RudolphTheRedNosedGTI
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I'm at my wits end. This clutch will be the death of me. ECS bleeder block, flushed and bled fluid, and still this damn engagement issue.
When im in a high rpm range and am shifting from WOT, to clutch in, change gear, clutch out, back to WOT, The pedal comes all the way back up, the clutch grabs, but it takes 4-5 sec for the power to actually transfer. During that time the revs just stay put. Don't decline, don't increase. The car doesn't accelerate, it stays at its same speed. It only happens when I'm going back to WOT after a shift, and happened within a range of 3k and 5k RPM, usually as im upshifting (2nd to 3rd, 3rd to 4th, 4th to 5th). It varies what change sequence it happens in, and it happens so sparatically at such high RPM that I have not been able to recreate it when I'm at a shop or have a camera rolling. But it always does it when I'm not filming of course. I will be taking the car to the track, so having to wait 5 seconds for 1 out of 4 shifts is not acceptable.
Its either the clutch is slipping (which this is a characteristic I've never heard of for clutch slip), or the fluid is not returning fast enough to the clutch. That would mean either my throw out bearing or my master cylinder is out. The throwout bearing was brand new with the clutch, and it did this on the old stock clutch as well. So that would lead me to believe clutch master cylinder. But, this symptom is not one of master cylinder failure, nor is it of throw out bearing failure. Pedal still comes back up, fluid isnt leaking as far as I can tell.
I don't know what else to do but blindly replace parts that may still be fine. If anyone has any ideas, please help.
Car is a 2013 GTI APR Stage 2. Clutch is a Clutchmasters FX-350 on a brand new OEM dual mass flywheel. This symptom was with both OEM clutch and the new clutch. I don't know what else could be the issue.
Since I can't seem to get it on camera I can do my best to re-enact it. Off gas, clutch in, shift into gear, clutch off, noticeable feel of clutch grabbing, on gas, revs hold at RPM for that gear, revs hold still at that RPM for 4-5 seconds with gas down, feel a noticeable surge in power actually being transfered, slowly begin to accelerate.
When im in a high rpm range and am shifting from WOT, to clutch in, change gear, clutch out, back to WOT, The pedal comes all the way back up, the clutch grabs, but it takes 4-5 sec for the power to actually transfer. During that time the revs just stay put. Don't decline, don't increase. The car doesn't accelerate, it stays at its same speed. It only happens when I'm going back to WOT after a shift, and happened within a range of 3k and 5k RPM, usually as im upshifting (2nd to 3rd, 3rd to 4th, 4th to 5th). It varies what change sequence it happens in, and it happens so sparatically at such high RPM that I have not been able to recreate it when I'm at a shop or have a camera rolling. But it always does it when I'm not filming of course. I will be taking the car to the track, so having to wait 5 seconds for 1 out of 4 shifts is not acceptable.
Its either the clutch is slipping (which this is a characteristic I've never heard of for clutch slip), or the fluid is not returning fast enough to the clutch. That would mean either my throw out bearing or my master cylinder is out. The throwout bearing was brand new with the clutch, and it did this on the old stock clutch as well. So that would lead me to believe clutch master cylinder. But, this symptom is not one of master cylinder failure, nor is it of throw out bearing failure. Pedal still comes back up, fluid isnt leaking as far as I can tell.
I don't know what else to do but blindly replace parts that may still be fine. If anyone has any ideas, please help.
Car is a 2013 GTI APR Stage 2. Clutch is a Clutchmasters FX-350 on a brand new OEM dual mass flywheel. This symptom was with both OEM clutch and the new clutch. I don't know what else could be the issue.
Since I can't seem to get it on camera I can do my best to re-enact it. Off gas, clutch in, shift into gear, clutch off, noticeable feel of clutch grabbing, on gas, revs hold at RPM for that gear, revs hold still at that RPM for 4-5 seconds with gas down, feel a noticeable surge in power actually being transfered, slowly begin to accelerate.
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