Clutch issues

Tiny
DAMON MANSION
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  • 2010 DODGE CHALLENGER
  • 6.1L
  • V8
  • 2WD
  • MANUAL
  • 22,700 MILES
When starting the car I go to first gear It hesitate as if it's slipping and every gear after does the same. No grinding of gears and it goes to every gear good. Just when I am rolling it's like when I press the clutch it has to build up before it pick up speed.
Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019 AT 10:22 AM

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Tiny
CJ MEDEVAC
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It's sounding like your clutch disc is worn out or damaged.

Might be time for a whole new clutch kit.

On my previous Jeeps, I never did dump my clutch and squall my wheels to impress others or even impress myself with that "raw power", but I would often attempt to pull out bigger things than my Jeep was capable of. This would result in frying my clutch way before it's intended life was up.

I'm out of that stage with my Jeep. Hell damage is a thing of the past! My present clutch and engine was installed during the summer of '95 and seems just fine. This Jeep is my daily driver.

Riding with your foot propped on the clutch pedal can do the same over time. Sometimes the materials don't hold as long as you wish them to.

Should you replace it, let's not skip resurfacing the flywheel!

Our "Repair Guides" are at the top right side of our pages,

Below, I grabbed links to the things pertaining to the clutch from the guides.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/clutch-symptoms

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/clutch-doesnt-work-sometimes-or-not-at-all

https://www.2carpros.com

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-replace-a-clutch

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/inner-workings-of-a-car-clutch

Let us know what you find.

The Medic
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Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019 AT 4:44 PM

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