The engine of your car is elaborate, it is not always easy to interpret all the symptoms it sends us. On the other hand, it is definitely important to try to stay on alert for the slightest indicator of weakness in your car to limit the risk of serious concerns. If you have the impression that your clutch is slipping on your Peugeot 309, 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 car. To help you in your way our team has decided to write this guide which should allow you to see more clearly and make the right choice to avoid aggravating the problem and confirm that it is indeed the trouble you are victim of. To accomplish this, we will first take a look at what a slipping clutch on Peugeot 309 is and how to check that this is what is occurring to you, and then, what steps can be taken to correct the problem.
What is slipping clutch on Peugeot 309 and how to spot it?
A Peugeot 309 with a clutch that slips
The clutch of your Peugeot 309 is the component that enables your engine 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 Peugeot 309 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 damaged for it to engage on the flywheel.
How to spot clutch slipping on an Peugeot 309?
There are many ways to identify that the clutch of your Peugeot 309 is slipping. You can conduct all of these checks without any help.
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 as well experience 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 unit rises in revs but the Peugeot 309 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 car should stall, if not, your clutch is probably dead.
What should I do when my clutch slips on my Peugeot 309?
Limit the wear of your Peugeot 309 clutch
We will now give you some tips to limit the wear of your clutch and avoid your clutch slipping on your Peugeot 309. To begin with, it is wise not to leave your foot on the clutch pedal, whether or not the pressure you apply is very light you will pre wear the clutch release bearing which will sooner or later lead to a full change of the clutch kit. An additional point not to be omitted, do not over-accelerate when you start, your acceleration must always be adapted to the velocity of your engine unit. If 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 Peugeot 309 clutch
Finally, in this last part, we will discuss the repair part. In case the clutch of your Peugeot 309 is dead, you might be stuck at a standstill and have no other option than to call 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 change 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 garage.
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