Car question does anyone know how to tell if a clutch is going out on a ford probe or if it just needs transm?

Question

The clutch on the car is sticking and it is hard to shift gears

Answer 1

My clutch just recently went out and I had similar problems. When I would shift into first, second, etc. I'd get delayed reactions, like the car stuck in neutral before switching into gear for a few seconds longer after I would have the car in gear, so I'd get high revs as if I wasn't letting the clutch out. Occasionally my car would not want to go into gear and I'd kind of have to force it. Another clue that your clutch might be going out is if you have to push the clutch really low before the gears will shift - new clutches are really high, so you only need to press down a bit before it disengages. It drops after a few thousand miles, but if you're pressing your clutch to the ground before it disengages, its probably going out. Sometimes mileage can be a hinter, but it depends on if you've been the only driver of the car, if you or someone else rides the clutch, etc. I had a friend who had their clutch go out at 70,000 - I hit almost 170,000, and I had a professor who hit 220,000 before replacing the clutch.

Try to get it checked by a mechanic to rule out any other problems. A mechanic I went to said they couldn't tell if the clutch was going to go out soon and it would kind of go out when it did, but that seemed weird - I would think a mechanic could tell if it would be going out soon.

Good luck!

Answer 2

I am not sure what you mean by sticking. When clutches go out, it is usually because the clutch disc, which is the part that wears out just like brake shoes, gets thinner just as brake shoes or pads do. As they thin out, the point where they engage and start applying power to the transmission changes. Eventually the pedal is almost at the top when this happens and the clutch slips, because the pressure plate can no longer squeeze it into the flywheel. There are springs that break on the pressure plate, which is one of the 3 key parts of the clutch system, when these break, it can get tough or impossible to push in the clutch. There are a couple more possibilities, the hydraulic cylinders that push these parts apart, can be crapping out, or just low on fluid, check it or have it checked. Bottom line it is probably the clutch, have a mechanic check it.

Answer 3

it might not be the clutch,but the pressure plate,also it could be the snyronizer.did you check the oil in the tranny.if the pressure plate is bad,then the clutch cant draw away from the flywheel,when you press the clutch pedal.

Answer 4

Check the clutch slave cylinder. I pulled an entire transmission just to find that a simple clutch slave cylinder was faulty.