Clutch Diagnosis Please

[OnceBitten]

Having clutch issue. Losing pedal pressure at times especially if I get on it in 1st gear and go to make the shift to second (no clutch at all). It seems to come and go for now. I have checked the fluid level and it is ok. Any suggestions?

 

[JTS VENOM PERFORMANCE]

Having clutch issue. Losing pedal pressure at times especially if I get on it in 1st gear and go to make the shift to second (no clutch at all). It seems to come and go for now. I have checked the fluid level and it is ok. Any suggestions?

Pressure plate

 

[JTS VENOM PERFORMANCE]

sorry for the short, was at dentist earlier, but if it is loosing pressure under accelratiion it sounds like the pressure plate is getting weak, but I would still first try flushig the brake fluid , jsut for giggles to see.

 

[OnceBitten]

Thanks! Does fine with normal driving just feels like its lost a little "feel" and seems like it only engages ner the floor with quite a bit of "slack" before it does engage. I will try a flush this weekend.

 

[wesalbert]

sorry for the short, was at dentist earlier, but if it is loosing pressure under accelratiion it sounds like the pressure plate is getting weak, but I would still first try flushig the brake fluid , jsut for giggles to see.

Brake fluid? Dentist give ya something good?

 

[JTS VENOM PERFORMANCE]

slap it in 4th or 5th running about 40mph, rev her up a bit and jsut drop the clutch hard, it should hit with a bang, if it dont then its probably weakining a bit

 

[OnceBitten]

Brake fluid? Dentist give ya something good?

Brake fluid is what's in the slave cylinder resivoir.

 

[viperhauler]

sounds like a slave, but if there's no fluid loss i don't see how it could be...

 

[JTS VENOM PERFORMANCE]

Brake fluid? Dentist give ya something good?

LOL actually yeah , made my hole noggin numb hehehe

 

[wesalbert]

Brake fluid is what's in the slave cylinder resivoir.

Really? Learned somethin new then.
I run brake fluid in my VW sandrail clutch system, but figured the truck guys would run something different.

 

[JTS VENOM PERFORMANCE]

under trq and acceleration the fingers of the pressure plate will naturally try to release, thus the more trq a clutch assembly can handle the stiffer the fingers are

but as they weaken , they will try to release and cuase the pedal to "loose feel"

thats a basic and simple explanation, sorrry I dont get techy