Clutch problem
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Clutch problem
I have looked at other posts but I am just curious from this forum. The last time I went to the dragway, I smoked my clutch pretty bad. I admit that I am not the best driver, having only driven a standard there since I bought my Rex. My previous experience was with a 69 Cougar automatic back in 1976. My question is, what RPM should I be dropping the clutch at in order to get the best launch and avoid smoking the clutch I brought the car in to a Subaru dealer and they said there was nothing wrong with my clutch. I didn't think it was prudent to explain to them that, "No, there wasn't a problem all the time, only when I was at the dragway." Is there any way to check the clutch short of pulling the whole thing apart?
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Not really.
You need to slip it, albeit quickly, around 4.5K to 5K RPM.
Dropping the clutch is bad. Things break when you do that. Think about it.
In a 2wd car, the tires would just spin if you drop the clutch, releasing the stored energy.
You have a car that has 4 tires gripping the ground. Unless you have enough power to get all 4 tires spinning on the traction modifyer they put down on the strip (or even on the street), then something has to give since the wheels won't.
So what's next... either the clutch, or tranny gears. In our cars, it's usually the gears that go when you drop the clutch.
By slipping the clutch, quickly, you're taking the strain off the tranny/gears, with the car rolling/wheels turning a little, the strain is taken off the tranny and the clutch absorbs the abuse and the car then shoots forward.
I'd rather have a clutch replaced than the tranny/gears.
--KC
You need to slip it, albeit quickly, around 4.5K to 5K RPM.
Dropping the clutch is bad. Things break when you do that. Think about it.
In a 2wd car, the tires would just spin if you drop the clutch, releasing the stored energy.
You have a car that has 4 tires gripping the ground. Unless you have enough power to get all 4 tires spinning on the traction modifyer they put down on the strip (or even on the street), then something has to give since the wheels won't.
So what's next... either the clutch, or tranny gears. In our cars, it's usually the gears that go when you drop the clutch.
By slipping the clutch, quickly, you're taking the strain off the tranny/gears, with the car rolling/wheels turning a little, the strain is taken off the tranny and the clutch absorbs the abuse and the car then shoots forward.
I'd rather have a clutch replaced than the tranny/gears.
--KC
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