Trouble symptom | Suspect area | Remedy |
Clutch slipping
• | Car will not respond to engine speed during acceleration |
• | Insufficient vehicle speed |
• | Lack of power during uphill driving |
| Insufficient pedal free play | Adjust |
Clogged hydraulic system | Correct or replace parts |
Excessive wear of clutch disc facing | Replace |
Hardened clutch disc facing, or oil on surface | Replace |
Damaged pressure plate or flywheel | Replace |
Weak or broken pressure spring | Replace |
Difficult gear shifting (gear noise during shifting) | Excessive pedal free play | Adjust |
Hydraulic system fluid leaks, air trapping or clogging | Repair or replace parts |
Unusual wear or corrosion of the clutch disc spline | Replace |
Excessive vibration (distortion) of the clutch disc | Replace |
Clutch noisy | When the clutch is not used | Insufficient play of the clutch pedal | Adjust |
Excessive wear of the clutch disc facing | Replace |
A noise is heard when the clutch is disengaged | Insufficient grease on the sliding surface of the bearing sleeve | Repair |
Improperly installed clutch assembly or bearing | Repair |
A noise is heard when the car suddenly rolled up with the clutch partially engaged | Damaged pilot bushing | Replace |
Hard pedal effort | Insufficient lubrication of the clutch pedal | Repair |
Insufficient lubrication of the spline part of clutch disc | Repair |
Hard to shift or will not shift | Excessive clutch pedal free play | Adjust the pedal free play |
Clutch disc out of place, runout is excessive or lining broken | Inspect the clutch disc |
Spline on the input shaft or clutch disc dirty or burned | Repair as necessary |
Faulty of the clutch pressure plate | Replace the clutch cover |
Clutch slips | Insufficient clutch pedal free play | Adjust the pedal free play |
Clogged of the hydraulic system | Repair or replace parts |
Clutch disc lining oily or worn out | Inspect the clutch disc |
Faulty pressure plate | Replace the clutch cover |
Clutch grabs/chatters | Clutch disc lining oily or worn out | Inspect the clutch disc |
Faulty the pressure plate | Replace the clutch cover |
Bent clutch diaphragm spring | Replace the clutch cover |
Worn or broken torsion spring | Replace the clutch disc |
Engine mounts loose | Repair as necessary |
Clutch noisy | Damaged the clutch pedal bushing | Replace the clutch pedal bushing |
Loose part inside housing | Repair as necessary |