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Can forcing into gear with the engine off cause damage to the pressure friction plate, flywheel or cause the clutch to burn out?
In November 2019 a new drive train was fitted. I was not advised that a new clutch was needed. The car is 4 years old and has done 87000. Just over a week ago I broke down. I couldn't get the car ...
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Why doesn't a car move when in neutral?
Handbrake is off all this time.
I read/heard that while in complete stop or idle, when car is in neutral, there is RPM around 800 RPM.
Does that mean the flywheel (which is connected to the engine) ...
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Clutch Pulses at low RPMs - Problem? [duplicate]
I drive a used 2009 Toyota Matrix S (80k miles), and this is my first manual transmission car so forgive me if I'm describing something obvious and pedestrian here.
Recently, I've noticed some odd ...
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Mystery-2008 Scion xB sticks in gear
So my wife has a 2008 Scion xB with a manual transmission. We've been having a problem that comes and goes with it, and is difficult to get to the bottom of. When we're driving the vehicle, it ...
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Can I confirm clutch slippage by shifting without disengaging the clutch (while stopped)?
This question got me thinking about a possible test that anyone driving a manual transmission could perform to diagnose severe clutch plate slippage:
Engage handbrake, make sure there is nothing in ...
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Can a faulty gearbox cause a clutch to wear?
I bought an Iveco Daily Van new back in February (10 months ago) and yesterday it broke down.
The basic symptoms being that it wont engage into gear (the engine start fine but when you depress the ...
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