Clutch Maintenance: Helping You Avoid Costly Repairs in the Future
For most people, they treat their car like a baby, providing it with the care and pampering that is needed to stay in its best shape through the years. Nonetheless, there are some who often ignore the importance of maintenance of its different parts, and hence, resulting into costly emergency repairs, and at its worst, accidents. In order to avoid the latter, the different components of the car should be well-maintained, including the clutch.
Making the Clutch Last Longer
Proper maintenance, without a doubt, is the best way to prolong the functional life of your clutch. Today’s modern models of cars have a clutch that can withstand up to 75,000 miles of driving. This can be shorter if clutch is not maintained properly.
To reduce the wear of your car’s clutch, there are some things that you can do, such as making sure that the car only carries the weight that it can realistically do. If you are towing a trailer that is too heavy for the capacity of your car, the clutch can be easily worn out. If you are always driving uphill, the wear of the clutch can also be quicker. When changing gear, do not do it suddenly, as if you are in a hurry.
Do not pass through a stop light like there is fire as revving the engine will cause the clutch to overwork and make it more susceptible to damages. It is also important to gently engage and disengage from the clutch in order to avoid damage on the friction disc of the clutch, and hence, extending its functional life without calling for expensive repairs. Lastly, make sure that the clutch is only used when needed. Do not use it to save the brakes.
When is a Repair or Replacement Needed?
One of the most common signs that a repair or replacement is needed would be when you are experiencing slipping in the clutch. It leads into an increase in the pressure between the flywheel and the clutch, and hence, affecting the performance of your car.
If the clutch produces too much noise, this is also an indication of an obvious problem that needs to be solved as soon as possible. Other common problems include leak in the clutch cylinder, loose cables, and problems with the internal components of the clutch. Such can be avoided only if proper clutch maintenance is observed. Nonetheless, when the problem is already apparent, the best thing to do is to contact a trusted and reputable mechanic in the area to handle the job. With the expertise of the mechanic, you can be confident that the clutch will soon be working normally, and they can also help you to carry out proper procedures for clutch maintenance.
In case you are in any doubt that your clutch is actually faulty, Mr Clutch will complete a free clutch check while-you-wait. Through our expert diagnosis we will be able to tell if your clutch is faulty before we start any work on your vehicle. If you think that you are having problems with your clutch just bring your vehicle along to any of our autocentres and one of our skilled technicians will check out the problem with no obligation for a repair. It will only take a few minutes so there is no need to book, just visit your local autocentre during opening hours.
You can find further information on common symptoms that you may experience when the clutch in your vehicle is failing, here. If you experience any of the problems listed, bring your vehicle to your local Mr Clutch and one of our expert technicians will be able to perform a free clutch check to diagnose the cause of the problem.
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