Free Online Car Repair

Why you should install a shift kit no matter what vehicle you drive Most people don't know it but automobile manufacturers intentionally allow the transmission to slip between gear changes in order to create a smoother transition from one gear to the next.  The term for this is shift overlap.  In lay terms, this means the transmission is in two gears simultaneously.  While this allows for a silky smooth transition between gear changes, it is not necessarily good for the transmission, vehicle performance or your wallet.  Here's why: Shift overlap reduces the efficiency and performance of your vehicle because during shift overlap the clutches for both gears are slipping, meaning the full power being made by the engine is not reaching the drive wheels.  The lost power is consumed by the slipping clutches.  In addition to a loss in efficiency and performance, slipping causes added wear on clutch discs and creates heat.  Both of which will ruin you...

Do I need New Clutch I have a manual transmission. Lately the clutch has started to slip. Does that mean I need a new clutch? Its not necessary,but yes if the vehicle is driven more miles and clutch is not replaced since long then replacing the clutch will help to take care of the problem. It depends. If your clutch has low miles on it (40,000 or less), chances are the slippage is due to one of two things: oil contamination or a misadjusted clutch linkage. If your clutch has a lot of miles on it (60,000 or more), chances are it's worn out and you need to replace it. Manual transmission clutch slips after 20 minuets of driving If the clutch is slipping right from the start or after an hour(doesn't matter), the clutch is no good. My thought is that its not actually the clutch disc thats no good but that the pressure plate is defective. If you've had the clutch replaced recently...Take it back...!!! You should be completely under warranty... the clutch operates ...