Clutch Repair

The clutch is one of the most vital parts of a vehicle with manual transmission. It is made up of several different parts that you should keep properly maintained to keep your transmission running at its best. If your clutch does need repair and has to stay for an extended period of time, we have a shuttle that can take you to and from our facility.

Maintaining the Clutch

By Evander Klum -- As a responsible driver and car owner, you should not wait for a clutch to slip before doing something. Clutch pedal free play should have the measurements of 3/4 to 1 1/2 inches. Any excess in the measure implies something is wrong. This eventually causes grinding and damage to the transmission. Any shortage in the measure implies there is malfunctioning in the clutch disc and throw out bearing. It is better to refer to the... more

An Important Transmission Aid

By G. Wiggins -- By principle, a clutch is needed because the engine spins all the time, but the car wheels do not. For a car to stop without killing the engine, the wheels need to be disconnected from the engine somehow. The clutch allows us to smoothly engage a spinning engine to a non-spinning transmission by controlling the slippage between them. Clutches are useful in devices that have two or more rotating shafts. One of the shafts is... more

Motorcycle Clutch Problems

By maricon williams -- The usual problem with a motorcycle clutch is that it drags or slips. You may be driving confidently then suddenly surrounding circumstances tell your mind to hit the clutch but it won't work because it slips? What do you think will result? This is pretty dangerous since it can spell a terrible crash, bump or worst loss of life. To preclude these things to happen, there are several things that we can do. First, you... more

Pressure Makes the Clutch better

By jessicamatthews -- A key component of a clutch is the pressure plate, which is bolted to the flywheel and clutch disc. Volvo pressure plates are either spring-type or diaphragm-type, depending on the make or model of the Volvo in question. The main function of the pressure plate, deals, as the name implies, with applying pressure. In this case, said pressure is applied to the clutch disc, effectively transferring the torque to the vehicle's transmission. Working with the... more