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Is it possible that the clutch could be going already? I realize that having my friend learn to drive a stick on his first new car is a bad idea, but the clutch shouldn't be slipping after 2,000 miles. He's not that bad and his problem when learning was not slipping the clutch enough, so I don't see how its fried already....
So here's the deal. He let me drive the other day, we pull out of a parking lot and he says he wants a show for the rest of our friends back in the lot. I nail it in first while turning, tire smokes (LSD time), no problem. Bounce the limiter twice, bang second... wheels chirp and start to spin... ut oh tach shoots to redline wheels stop spinning and the smell of baked clutch replaces the scent of roasted tires. This is one example, its happened many times before and since.
I've driven LOTS of cars (its my job). I drive fast ones and slow ones. But I've never driven a brand new car (even a beat on one) that had a clutch slipping that soon or like that. I've NEVER hit second gear on any other new car and got nothing but clutch slip. I've also never driven a car with a clutch that's solid, catches low, and holds fine when driving like grandma, but then try to get power to the ground and it gives up. Most dead clutches are dead all the time, not just when shifting hard.
Its like the power and the tire traction is more than the clutch is up to handling. What's the deal? Did he fry it during his 2 weeks of learning (unlikely)? Has anyone else had this problem or do you have an opinions on the stock clutch?
So here's the deal. He let me drive the other day, we pull out of a parking lot and he says he wants a show for the rest of our friends back in the lot. I nail it in first while turning, tire smokes (LSD time), no problem. Bounce the limiter twice, bang second... wheels chirp and start to spin... ut oh tach shoots to redline wheels stop spinning and the smell of baked clutch replaces the scent of roasted tires. This is one example, its happened many times before and since.
I've driven LOTS of cars (its my job). I drive fast ones and slow ones. But I've never driven a brand new car (even a beat on one) that had a clutch slipping that soon or like that. I've NEVER hit second gear on any other new car and got nothing but clutch slip. I've also never driven a car with a clutch that's solid, catches low, and holds fine when driving like grandma, but then try to get power to the ground and it gives up. Most dead clutches are dead all the time, not just when shifting hard.
Its like the power and the tire traction is more than the clutch is up to handling. What's the deal? Did he fry it during his 2 weeks of learning (unlikely)? Has anyone else had this problem or do you have an opinions on the stock clutch?