anyone know how to test if the clutch needs to be replaced?

 

generaly pilot bearing noise, gear grinding becoming more frequent, and decreased clutch ingagement point. atleast thats where im at these days and i know i need a new clutch. also if the car has problems going into gear all together.

 

when u say decrease in clutch in engagement point you mean that clutch
needs to be higher for the car to move right

 

If it grabbed lower in the pedal before but now its grabbing higher than yeah

 

can u test it by trying to spin the tires
because if its engaging higher then there
would be little to no spin right

 

A couple ways to test your clutch. You could "pop" your clutch and if it grabs right away, usually a good indication that your clutch is grabbing. Feel the stiffness of your pedal. The farther you have to put your foot to the floor for it to disengage the worse it is. But that doesnt mean your clutch is bad, just how much its worn. If you have problems when you accelerate and when you step on the gas and the engine revs up but the car doesnt move its slipping. Its time to replace

 

It's opposite. The higher in the pedal travel the clutch engages/disengages, the worse it is. A new clutch will engage/disengage just above the floor. Pedal effort will also increase due to the altered angle of the pressure plate "fingers." In my RX-7, I barely have to tap the clutch to shift (170k, original clutch. h: )

You can usually get away with driving the old clutch until it starts to slip or the throwout bearing or pilot bearing starts to make noise. Avoid waiting too long though, total clutch failure sucks. (I once had one fail in a way that ripped the face off one side of the clutch, the pressure plate "fingers" worn so thin they were about to snap, throwout bearing nearly seized... not a fun time.)

 

double post. my bad.

 

exactly

 

hey thanks