Is my clutch done/gone/cooked/dead

[Chris2388]

Ok so today on my way home from work My car is driving normaly. Then I noticed all of a sudden my rpms raise but my car does not axcelarate but once i let off it goes a lil then rpms go up and no speed increase. My clutch was replaced about 6 months before I bought it (says paper work in car when bought and PO). It has never slipped on me or anything are clutches known to just go out of the blue??

I was not popping my Clutch or dumping it or anything Like that just normal driving and normal shifting.

[CB7freak92]

i don't know a whole lot about clutches, but my friends integra was doing thesame sort of thing. and his mechanic told him the gears in the tranny were wearing out? something like that.

[cbscandal]

That used to happen in my last CB.
Then I realized that I was resting my foot on the clutch.

[Chris2388]

I just checked my Clutch fluid, and My slave cylinder and all is good. Im gonna take it for a spin because as I was moving her around my Driveway she felt Fine.

[batever]

Something is wrong with your clutch mechanism. I don't know what would cause it to do that intermittently, like you've been experiencing, but something is off.

A basic test of clutch function: Hold your brake (or just put your e brake on) Put the gear select knob in first, then let the clutch pedal slowly up.

If your car doesn't stall, then your clutch mechanism just took a dump.

It doesn't sound like your clutch is as bad as that, there's something more mysterious/intermittent going on.

[cbscandal]

That used to happen in my last CB.
Then I realized that I was resting my foot on the clutch.

Keep in mind, I lost my 5 spd virginity in that car. As hard as it was for me to admit, it was my fault. I didn't realize it until I drove my friend's EF.
What I was trying to say was, it wasn't my clutch, but it was something obscure. Make sure nothing is wrong with your lines, slave cylinder, or your foot.

[andrew22888]

This is the clutch or pressure plate. One or the other. My car just did the same thing changed the clutch flywheel and pressure plate. All good now.

[Chris2388]

My clutch is now fine I let her sit for a couple hours. Then she ran fine. I took her for a 2 hour drive just to see if it would happen again and nothing.

[wed3k]

the real test is to put a whole bunch of weight in the back or friends and go on a steep incline. putting around town isnt a stressful enough test for a clutch.

[nusdogg]

My clutch overheated when it was my first time running at the track, and it wouldn't let me go into second gear when I shifted out of first. Had to force it into 2nd gear and coast down the drag strip doing 29 sec. LOL!

Then I called it quite and watched other ppl race the whole day and when my buddies and I were leaving, the car shifted fine. So I figured, my clutch overheated and just needed to be cooled off. I freaking hated F1 Racing clutch kit ever since. Then a week later, I replaced it with a Exedy stage 1 clutch kit with a 8lb flywheel. Loved it ever since.