Jaybird79

This is my first manual car, and I was wondering what signs I should look for if my clutch is failing. It seems to be holding gear fine, it's just the pedal feels different. It's not as smooth/stiff as before, it's a little looser now and vibrates a tad more. Any reason to be concerned?

Nitti00GT

Hmm... mine was stiff when I got it in Jan. of '06 then kept getting stiffer. Eventually it made metalnoises when I pushed the clutch down, then started slipping.Two days laterit just went on me. It was my fault for not replacing it when I knew it was going bad.

Jaybird79

Oh it gets stiffer? Guess I'm alright then.

sitnlopro99gt

It could start to slip and you will smell it....everyones is different my pedal is not as tight as my brothers when I push it down, not sure why that is...maybe I need a clutch cable?

Jaybird79

Well the feel of the clutch has changed, that's why I'm a little concerned. I haven't smelled anything yet lol.

Nitti00GT

I guess it could be either stiffer or loser idk. Mine was also stiffer because the pilot bearing went out too. The guy said it took him almost an hour to get it off the car becasue it was so seized on.