The engine of your car is elaborate, it is not always easy to understand all the symptoms it sends us. On the other hand, it is absolutely essential to try to stay on alert for the slightest indicator of weakness in your vehicle to limit the risk of serious concerns. If you have the feeling that your clutch is slipping on your Alfa Romeo 147, you’re right to have started examining. It’s a problem that must be taken into account rather quickly, otherwise you could end up with an unusable vehicle. To help you in your approach our team has decided to produce this article which should allow you to see more clearly and make the right decisions to avoid aggravating the issue and make sure that it is indeed the issue you are victim of. To achieve this, we will first check out what a slipping clutch on Alfa Romeo 147 is and how to verify that this is what is occurring to you, and then, what measures can be taken to solve the issue.
What is slipping clutch on Alfa Romeo 147 and how to spot it?
A Alfa Romeo 147 with a clutch that slips
The clutch of your Alfa Romeo 147 is the component that allows your car to change gears. It is placed between your gearbox and your engine. It is the component that comes into contact with the flywheel which is located on the engine side and which will receive the power transmitted by the clutch. With wear, the clutch of your Alfa Romeo 147 slips because it is made up of notches that engage in the flywheel, and with wear and friction it wears out. It is said that the clutch slips when its teeth are too overused for it to engage on the flywheel.
How to spot clutch slipping on an Alfa Romeo 147?
There are some techniques to identify that the clutch of your Alfa Romeo 147 is slipping. You can execute all of these examinations on your own.
You can simply identify that your clutch slips when you accelerate and your engine revs up, but your car does not speed up, you may also encounter a burning smell.
To verify the first observation, you can stop, pull the parking brake, engage the first gear, accelerate moderately by releasing the clutch of your vehicle lightly, if it turns out your engine rises in revs but the Alfa Romeo 147 is still fixed it is the indicator of a dead clutch.
Finally, you can put yourself, still in third gear, with the handbrake on, and by releasing it, your vehicle should stall, if not, your clutch is most likely dead.
What should I do if my clutch slips on my Alfa Romeo 147?
Limit the wear of your Alfa Romeo 147 clutch
We will right now give you some tips to limit the wear of your clutch and avoid your clutch slipping on your Alfa Romeo 147. To begin with, it is good not to leave your foot on the clutch pedal, regardless if the pressure you apply is very mild you will pre wear the clutch release bearing which will sooner or later result in a complete change of the clutch kit. Another point not to be omitted, do not over-accelerate when you start your car, your acceleration must constantly be adapted to the speed of your engine. In the event you are at a standstill accelerate slowly, if you are at medium speed accelerate gradually when you release the clutch pedal of your car so as not to make it slip against your engine flywheel.
Replacing your Alfa Romeo 147 clutch
At last, in this last portion, we will address the repair part. In case the clutch of your Alfa Romeo 147 is useless, you may possibly be stuck at a standstill and have no other solution than to phone the tow truck, because a dead clutch no longer allows the transmission to transfer power to the wheels. If this is the case, bear in mind that you will have to replace the complete clutch kit, this repair needs quite a few hours of work and is estimated to cost between 500 and 1200 euros depending on the engine and the workshop.
If perhaps you have any further questions about the Alfa Romeo 147, do not hesitate to consult our Alfa Romeo 147 category.
