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"Hachiroku" <Trueno@AE86.gts> wrote in message
news:pan.2006.11.02.21.15.07.220712@AE86.gts...[color=blue]
> On Thu, 02 Nov 2006 15:15:35 -0600, Ray O wrote:
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>>
>> <socorro_9@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1162501585.779336.109680@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...[color=darkred]
>>>
>>> Ray O wrote:
>>>> <socorro_9@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:1162486007.797238.119610@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>>>> >I have a 1998 Corolla CE with approx. 139,000 miles on it. Its a five
>>>> > speed and I noticed lately that the gears do not shift good. I have
>>>> > to
>>>> > push hard on the gas in order for it to go. In fact, I think that
>>>> > all
>>>> > my gears are like that...a long passing gear before it catches. What
>>>> > is that, the transmission or the clutch?
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>> When you say that the gears "do not shift good" do you mean that it is
>>>> difficult to put the gearshift lever into position or do you hear a
>>>> grinding
>>>> noise when shifting?
>>>>
>>>> check the fluid level in the clutch master cylinder next to the brake
>>>> master
>>>> cylinder in the engine compartment.
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> Ray O
>>>> (correct punctuation to reply)
>>>
>>>
>>> No, the gears shift into position well, its just that the gears do not
>>> catch upon shifting. When it finally gets into gear, the engine revs,
>>> but the car does not speed up.
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>>
>> That sounds like a worn clutch or worn pressure plate.
>>
>> Factors that cause rapid clutch wear are drivers who are relatively new
>> to
>> driving a vehicle with a manual transmission, excessive slipping of the
>> clutch, drive frequently in stop-and-go traffic, downshift frequently,
>> frequent start on inclines, and holding the car on an incline by slipping
>> the clutch instead of using the brake.[/color]
>
>
> Hey, Ray, I always downshift. Have been since I bought my first Toyota.
>
> What do you mean by "Downshift Frequently"?
> I have 259,000 on the ORIGINAL clutch on my Corolla, and the Corolla
> before that went 235,000 on the original clutch!
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Well, you can slow down the car by downshifting or you can slow down by
applying the brakes. If you downshift at higher RPM, then you are wearing
the clutch more than if engine and transmission speed are matched. Of
course, on long downhills, downshifting is preferable to letting the brakes
fade. Personally, I'd rather do a brake job than a clutch job. ;-)
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Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)