lordvader 0 Posted June 7, 2006 Is there such thing as a sticky clutch ? Every now and then, when my foot is completely off the clutch pedal, it feels like the clutch is partly engaged, and my car would bunny hop until I change gear (it will usually only do this in low gear). Is this a symptom of the clutch, or clutch cable ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lordvader 0 Posted June 7, 2006 I just drove home now, and it happened a lot more on the way home. It feels like something is holding back (loading randomly) the engine, keeping things from spinning freely. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jono 0 Posted June 7, 2006 If your foot is off the pedal, then the clutch should be fully engaged, if it's not it will simply slip. 205 Gti's tend to be a bit bunny hoppy in low gears at low speed (in traffic), is it not that? If the clutch isn't fully engaged and slipping (revs rise exceeding expected acceleration) it will be fairly obvious, espeically accelerating hard in third gear upwards. Cheers... J. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lordvader 0 Posted June 7, 2006 If your foot is off the pedal, then the clutch should be fully engaged, if it's not it will simply slip. 205 Gti's tend to be a bit bunny hoppy in low gears at low speed (in traffic), is it not that? It seems like that, but much more so than usual. If I'm in first gear, foot off the clutch, and accellerating, it feels like something is holding onto the engine, then releasing it on and off. You might describe it as the gear ratio's varying whilst in gear, if that makes sense... I don't think the clutch is slipping, as I checked the oil when I got home, and there was no burning clutch smell. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jono 0 Posted June 7, 2006 Interesting... Could possibly be something in the gearbox binding perhaps the diff, but generally if that starts to happen, then the gearbox will fail completely very quickly. What I suggest you do is jack the car up, put it out of gear and turn the front wheels independantly and feel for any resistance, if none there, then put one wheel on the gournd and turn the free wheel feeling for any resistance, then repeat for the other wheel. If no resistance is found get both wheels off the ground again, start the engine, put into first gear, hold one wheel, it should be easy to stop it turning, and the other should spin freely, if you can't stop either wheel by hand and then I suggest you may have a diff problem. Cheers... J. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SPGTi 2 Posted June 7, 2006 Check condition of the clutch cable. These dry out and cause a "sticky" clutch. Steve Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lordvader 0 Posted June 8, 2006 ... If no resistance is found get both wheels off the ground again, start the engine, put into first gear, hold one wheel, it should be easy to stop it turning, and the other should spin freely, if you can't stop either wheel by hand and then I suggest you may have a diff problem. Cheers... J. Wouldn't that imply a splipping diff? I'll give it a go on the weekend, but I would have assumed that it'll be quite difficult to stop a freely spinning wheel if it's attached to the transmission ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pete C 0 Posted June 8, 2006 I'll give it a go on the weekend, but I would have assumed that it'll be quite difficult to stop a freely spinning wheel if it's attached to the transmission ... It's not, I was checking the condition of my driveshafts on Tuesday and could stop one wheel at a time quite easily using my foot (not my hands, I was too scared). It's an open diff so it will send all the power to the wheel with least resistance Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lordvader 0 Posted June 8, 2006 It's not, I was checking the condition of my driveshafts on Tuesday and could stop one wheel at a time quite easily using my foot (not my hands, I was too scared). It's an open diff so it will send all the power to the wheel with least resistance I just checked for resitance on the wheels (could only do one at a time, don't have a proper jack to get both wheels up), and though both wheels span freely, one did spin more freely that the other (RH wheel), and there was also less noise. There was also a bit of a grinding noise coming from the left while I was parking it in the garage today I'm getting a lift to work tomorrow, don't want a wheel falling of or something ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob_the_Sparky 9 Posted June 8, 2006 If it were the clutch then the engine speed would change without the road speed changing, doesn't sound like a clutch problem to me. Rob Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
