Is my Clutch Toast???
6/4/10, 03:14 PM
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Is my Clutch Toast???
My car is not holding the power while its in gear. If I have the car say in 4th gear at 2k, step on it, the tach will raise crazy fast. Then the car will catch, tach drops, and I smell clutch. Is this a sign that my clutch is toast or something else?
6/4/10, 03:33 PM
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wow that sounds bad, and sounds like the clutch.....
6/4/10, 04:35 PM
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6/4/10, 04:44 PM
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6/4/10, 05:04 PM
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6/4/10, 05:12 PM
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6/4/10, 06:05 PM
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The slip was VERY minimal though, but you have a lot more power than my lowly 3v.
(mine was from stop/go traffic)
6/4/10, 06:20 PM
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6/4/10, 06:44 PM
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For normal driving, yes.
As an example of Ford's approach look back at the '07s' heat -warped flywheels-grinding shifts problem. Just because the GT500 is their starship Mustang it doesn't mean they don't count the beans whether for the '07s, the '10s, or the '11s for that matter.
As an example of Ford's approach look back at the '07s' heat -warped flywheels-grinding shifts problem. Just because the GT500 is their starship Mustang it doesn't mean they don't count the beans whether for the '07s, the '10s, or the '11s for that matter.
6/4/10, 08:04 PM
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6/9/10, 01:30 AM
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Wow. I don't have but 1100 miles on mine but now I'm worried about it. I was under the (potentially false) impression that these new clutches were really good and can take a beating with some real power. I hope that is still the case. 
