Initial Inspection and Diagnostic Overview

INTRODUCTION TO CLUTCH DIAGNOSIS

A defective clutch causes a clutch slippage, resulting in poor torque transmission The causes for this problem may be a faulty clutch line or disc, or a maladjustment of the clutch pedal.

Use these Steps to plan your diagnostic strategy. If you follow them carefully, you will be sure that you have exhausted most of the possible ways to find a clutch fault.

1. Gather information from the customer.
2. Verify that the condition described by the customer exists.
3. Find the malfunction by following the Symptom Chart. Symptom Chart
4. Verify malfunction is eliminated.