Clutch On The Way Out?
Discussion
Today on a 'swift' drive I noticed that when flooring it in 4th or 5th gear, at about 4k rpm, the revs rise about 1k instantly, drop back about 500rpm, then begin rising again. Is this the clutch slipping?
Note that it doesn't happen at all when accelerating hard in lower gears. It also doesnt happen when accelerating full throttle in 4th and 5th at low rpms (2000-3000ish). As mentioned above, it only occurs close to peak torque (5k rpm) when flooring it in 4th or 5th when at 80+ mph.
In normal driving it feels great as it always did, but the rpms yo-yo in a strange fashion when flooring it at 4krpm+ in high gears.
Am I correct in stating that I need a new clutch?
Note that it doesn't happen at all when accelerating hard in lower gears. It also doesnt happen when accelerating full throttle in 4th and 5th at low rpms (2000-3000ish). As mentioned above, it only occurs close to peak torque (5k rpm) when flooring it in 4th or 5th when at 80+ mph.
In normal driving it feels great as it always did, but the rpms yo-yo in a strange fashion when flooring it at 4krpm+ in high gears.
Am I correct in stating that I need a new clutch?
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