6 Signs Your Vehicle’s Clutch is Failing

Is your vehicle developing problems while you shift during drives? Learn six common signs that your clutch is failing & needs a replacement!

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I’ve been told it’s fun to drive a stick shift, but probably not when you experience the clutch slipping.

Unfortunately for me, I have no vehicle to learn on as I always wanted to drive a stick shift, so currently it’s on my bucket list.

Hi, I’m Nancy at Kneble’s Auto Service Center.

I understand it’s common for a manual transmission to develop shifting problems, especially from poor shifting habits or deterioration of parts.

Would you know the signs of a clutch failing in a manual transmission?

Before I tell you six signs of your clutch failing on your manual transmission, like us on Facebook, follow on Instagram, and check out our YouTube channel.

The purpose of a clutch is to give power to the gearbox, which allows the transmission to move or change gears. When your clutch slips, this refers to your clutch disengaging and engaging without delivering power to the wheels so your vehicle won’t go forward.

The clutch may start to slip before it fails, and it is unable to move at all.

Six signs of your clutch are starting to fail is:

1. Do you ever smell a burning odor when accelerating? When there is friction from the clutch slipping, it can cause a burning odor.
2. Hesitation before you accelerate. This feels like the vehicle isn’t getting power to the wheels through the transmission.
3. If the clutch disengages too quickly giving you the feeling of slipping.
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4. The RPMs are staying high when you just start to accelerate, so the speed is low and the RPMs are high.
5. Your clutch pedal feels spongy or soft.
6. Notice that the clutch pedal position’s higher. As it fails, you may have to let it out more for it to operate.

All these are signs when you should schedule to have your order technician examine the components of your manual transmission to find the cause.

Fix the problem to prevent further damage.

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