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Maintenance & Repair Transmission Traumas?
2409 messages, Last post on Nov 27, 2009 at 7:16 AM
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Replying to: KarenS (Jan 19, 1999 7:23 pm)
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Replying to: mik2 (May 12, 2007 7:53 am) |
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Replying to: rooineck (Jul 09, 2005 4:49 pm) |
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Hello, I have a question regarding manual transmissions and the clutch. It is my first time driving a manual transmission and I learned on the vehicle. The car was purchased new and has 10000 miles on it now, but again, I learned how to drive a manual transmission on the vehicle. The clutch feels absolutely fine when driving the vehicle, but when on a hill, if I put the car into first and turn it off, then take my foot off the brake, I can feel the car lock into first, but then after a second, it seems the clutch slips and the car rolls forward a bit. Then the clutch seems to catch again and the car stops. Then it slips and rolls an inch. Etc, etc. I've always used the emergency brake whenever I park on hills so never noticed this before. Is this a bad sign that I have already worn out the clutch and it is slipping? Or is this common for a manual transmission on a hill? I was under the impression you could park on a hill simply by putting the car in gear and turning the car off.
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Replying to: aztek18 (Jul 11, 2007 6:57 am) Use your parking brake and turn the wheels into the curb.
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Replying to: kiawah (Jul 11, 2007 7:11 am) The true test of a clutch is whether it will slip "under load", that is, in a high gear (like 4th or 5th) going up a hill. If it doesn't slip doing that, it's as good as gold. |
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My Saab recently developed an odd situation; when putting the car into reverse, (usually when cold, but not always) I try to reverse and it's as if the brake is engaged..it makes a squealing noise and actually rides up... by rolling forward a little and back once or twice it seems to get better. Then, just recently it began becoming more difficult to even get into reverse without grinding, and now shifting into any gear is almost impossible... I fear the clutch is done for, but are the two problems related? The car is essentially up for sale, but if the clutch is cooked I expect I'll need to fix this first.. how much will I be paying, and could it be as simple as replacing the cable?
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Replying to: le_on (Jul 11, 2007 5:07 pm) |
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For a couple of weeks, not only has the rain been turning streets into rivers, but my transmission has started doing weird things. I've noticed that when the car is slowing down, say, to pull into a parking spot, it of course has to downshift, but then it seems to forget it's in gear, like it's in neutral, and pedaling does nothing but rev the engine, and then it remembers it's in gear and then I can pull in. I don't have any trouble from a standing start or from a dead stop, I have no problems (yet) accelerating. And most frustrating, it doesn't do it all the time. Every now and then from a stop light it will take longer to shift into second. But again, it's not everyday. Last weekend we got a break from the rain, and it seemed OK. This week the rains came again, and the problems started again. This morning as I was getting an oil change, my service attendant said my trans fluid was low and topped it up. He said it looked as if it had been leaking at some point. However, I've never noticed any puddles. My question is, could any of this weirdness be weather-related? And, since the fluid has now been topped up, should I see an improvement in its behavior? My service man told me to take it to a transmission specialist soon to have it checked out, but I don't trust people who are in the business of selling you a transmission! In the meantime, I'd like to get a feel for what could be the problem. Thanks in advance!
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Replying to: irismg (Jul 14, 2007 10:37 am)
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