eppo37
02-13-2009, 10:03 AM
I had a new clutch installed in my '04 RX8 a couple of months ago. Since then, I've been having problems shifting.
The gears don't seem to engage with any consistency. Sometimes it's very smooth, sometimes it seems to slip a little, and sometimes it catches the gear all at once. Almost like I dumped the clutch (usually resulting in the car stalling). It normally only happens in 1st and 2nd, particularly from a stop or on hills. Last week, however, it slipped really badly as I shifted into 3rd. The RPMs shot up to about 6k, then wound down and caught around 3.5k.
Also, I have been having a lot of difficulty moving from a stop. Again, sometimes it launches very smoothly. But most of the times it surges as it accelerates. As if there are severe hot spots on the flywheel. But I just had the flywheel resurfaced when the clutch was installed. I also have an issue if I try to disengage 1st gear too quickly as it just begins to pull. For example: If I'm pulling out into traffic and realize a car is approaching faster than I thought, I push the clutch in and stop. But when I push the clutch in, the car shudders fairly violently, as if the car is about to stall. But the clutch is on the floor. So how could the gear be catching at all?
Ideas?
The gears don't seem to engage with any consistency. Sometimes it's very smooth, sometimes it seems to slip a little, and sometimes it catches the gear all at once. Almost like I dumped the clutch (usually resulting in the car stalling). It normally only happens in 1st and 2nd, particularly from a stop or on hills. Last week, however, it slipped really badly as I shifted into 3rd. The RPMs shot up to about 6k, then wound down and caught around 3.5k.
Also, I have been having a lot of difficulty moving from a stop. Again, sometimes it launches very smoothly. But most of the times it surges as it accelerates. As if there are severe hot spots on the flywheel. But I just had the flywheel resurfaced when the clutch was installed. I also have an issue if I try to disengage 1st gear too quickly as it just begins to pull. For example: If I'm pulling out into traffic and realize a car is approaching faster than I thought, I push the clutch in and stop. But when I push the clutch in, the car shudders fairly violently, as if the car is about to stall. But the clutch is on the floor. So how could the gear be catching at all?
Ideas?