Originally posted by CSVT#49:


I'm just wondering what this could be.
-Clutch?
-flywheel is glazed and causes clutch not to grab?
-Some kind of problem with the throw-out bearing?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.



Yup, sounds like a clutch that is glazed or going out. Can't see any way to fix it other than pull it.

How long or mileage on the spec1? Maybe it got some fluid on the disk or you just could have wore the disk out.

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