How to tell if the clutch and Transmission are going out?

Question

Tomorrow I will be testing out a 2004 Hyundai Tiburon Gt. I saw this ad on craigslist and it seemed like a super great deal. He is bringing it down tomorrow for me to test drive and hopefully buy. But before I buy iv'e never owned a 5 speed car before so I wanted to know if there are any signs while I'm driving if the clutch or tranny are going out so i can tell before I buy. Last thing I want is to buy a car and find out 2 weeks later that the tranny or clutch is bad.Thanks

Answer 1

I can just about guarantee it with a hyundai, do not buy those crap can cars. This is not a good car, you want a good car, you need to get a lot more picky about what you are going to drive, those were crappy cars when new, don't buy an old wore out one, whats the point of that? Save your money.If you want a car that is going to at least last a little while, buy a Honda, a Nissan or a toyota, the subaru all wheel drive is a good car to And other than the subaru which is all wheel drive, the only drive train to buy is front engine, rear wheel drive. There are literally millions of crappy cheap front engine front wheel drive cars for sale,DON'T BUY SOMEONE ELSE'S PROBLEM CAR..

The problem with front engine front wheel drive is everything is crammed up in the front third of the car, and its smaller and lighter and does not hold up to high mileage well and they are 2 to 8 times more expensive to get fixed than front engine rear wheel drive cars are. Good luck, be patient, be choosy, keep saving your money no matter how long it takes to get a decent car, not some old worn out hunk of broken crap.

Answer 2

You'll want to give her a good test in that case rather than potentially owning a problem later if you buy. The best test is to load test the clutch. With the vehicle stopped and idling, push and hold the clutch to the floor and place the stick in third or fourth gear, next rev the accelerator to around 3500 RPM and let the clutch out a little bit at a time. As the engine labors and the RPM decrease, give her more gas and let the clutch out a little more. The object is to keep the RPMs up and keep releasing the clutch. A bad clutch will smoke heavily at this time indicating that you should not purchase the vehicle. Be sure to alert the owner of this condition when finished testing

Answer 3

Things to look for in a good transmission is that the shifter isn't notchy. It should go in to the gears relatively easy without putting that much effort in to it. You can tell if the clutch is still good is if you have the clutch fully engaged (completely letting go of the pedal) and the gas pedal on the floor is that rpm will go up and so does your speed. If RPM goes up but the speed go up slowly then it's slipping. the the clutch might be burnt.



Good luck and remember you can always back out any time before you sign something.

Answer 4

Start it in 3rd gear. It should labor a bit but you can feel it bite. If it just slips and slips, then the clutch is shot. Try it in 4th gear, too. If It's spongy, don't buy it. By the way, Hyundai does make good cars and the Tiburon is very good.

Ask how old the tires are and then see if they are badly worn. Also, if you can reach the brake disks, take something like a pen or screwdriver and move it down the face of the disk. If it's badly gouged, don't buy the car.

Answer 5

The transmission is improperly worn in 1st and 2d selector sleeve which holds the automobile in equipment. The sleeve has a groove the shift fork rides in and between both products there'll be major positioned on which permits the sleeve to diminish backtrack even as placed less than a load, causing it to leap out of drugs and grind.

Answer 6

Has a hard time going into gears and coming out of them (but it should feel stiff going in but smooth as butter... no jokes). Lot of play in the shifter some is needed but not more than an inch. squealing as you let off the clutch and accelerate. At worst HIgh rpm's with no speed to go with it(worst case scenario).