92-Accelerating problem (clutch?)
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92-Accelerating problem (clutch?)
Well I thought my car was good to go after all the work i've done but guess not. I had to take my car out last night and noticed that when I hit the gas, the car winds up but nothing as far as accelerating. It still ran fine until I would try and drop the gas a bit....is it the clutch? Fluid? looking for some direction...
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St. Jude Donor '12
probably the clutch - but How many miles?
We have whats known as a dual mass flywheel - they are pretty much unobtanium
So if you need to change the flywheel as well (follow the FSM to check it) you will probably have to go to a single mass.
Do a search here for a dual mass replacement that may not be as noisy as a lighter flywheel.
We have whats known as a dual mass flywheel - they are pretty much unobtanium
So if you need to change the flywheel as well (follow the FSM to check it) you will probably have to go to a single mass.
Do a search here for a dual mass replacement that may not be as noisy as a lighter flywheel.
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The car has high miles (160K) and seems to of been taken care of well. I've only had it for just over a year so i don't know how long the clutch has been in there. I would say it showed up suddenly but i've only put 500 miles on it this year...pedal does feel fine. I did replace the slave last winter and no issues till this.
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Check with the previous owner and see if they changed the flywheel when they did the clutch. If they did not then you are probably looking for a flywheel replacement as well. 160k on the stock dual mass is fantastic! Do a search for the single mass direct replacement here.
Good luck!
