Seemed like my clutch was slipping today. I was going up hill and had been in stop and go traffic for about an hour. Seemed I would check trying to "rapidly" accelerate and the RPMS would rise but the bus wouldn't gain speed. Then if I eased off the gas I could accelerate at a slower steady pace. Then after my "check" the clutch made noise just as it engaged from a dead stop. The noise was similar to a worn brake noise--a bit of metal on metal--not sever but definately audible. I stopped the "checking" for fear I'd bust something and nursed the bus to my destination. Seems like a no brainer. But here's the catch. When I came back home tonight I couldn't create the same effect. The clutch didn't seem to slip at all even up hill with heavy acceleration. And no noise even from a dead start. Would the clutch being hot from stop and go traffic, in addition to the clutch being worn, increase the slippage going up hill. Then when I was coming home in no traffic, and the clutch was cooler let's say, would it not be inclined to slip? (And yes, it's up hill both coming and going--up and down that is.) Finally, the clutch pedal engages and disengages the clutch quite close to the top of the pedal's travel. I suppose this would also lead to the clutch being worn out. But is there a standard travel that delinates "time for a new clutch." I can't find any info. on travel in Bentley. And it seems like there is no adjustment for the hydralic clutch--true? I''ve put about 60K on the clutch, but it was in the bus when I bought it so I'm not sure of the clutch's actual mileage. TIA Jeff 83.5 Westy LA,CA |
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