The engine of your car is sophisticated, it is not always easy to read all the symptoms it sends us. However, it is definitely crucial to try to stay on alert for the slightest indication of weakness in your car to limit the risk of serious complications. If you have the feeling that your clutch is slipping on your Renault Master 2, you’re right to have started examining. It’s a defect that must be taken into account as soon as possible, otherwise you could end up with an useless car. To help you in your approach our team has decided to produce this guide which should allow you to see more clearly and make the right choice to avoid aggravating the situation and confirm that it is indeed the trouble you are victim of. To achieve this, we will first look at what a slipping clutch on Renault Master 2 is and how to verify that this is what is occurring to you, and then, what steps can be taken to correct the situation.

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What is slipping clutch on Renault Master 2 and how to recognize it?

A Renault Master 2 with a clutch that slips

The clutch of your Renault Master 2 is the part that allows your car to change gears. It is placed between your gearbox and your engine. It is the part that comes into contact with the flywheel which is located on the engine side and which will collect the power transmitted by the clutch. With wear, the clutch of your Renault Master 2 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 recognize clutch slipping on an Renault Master 2?

There are many techniques to find out that the clutch of your Renault Master 2 is slipping. You can conduct all of these checks without any help.
You can simply find out 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 confirm the first statement, you can stop, pull the hand brake, engage the first gear, accelerate reasonably by releasing the clutch of your vehicle gently, in the event that your engine motor rises in revs but the Renault Master 2 keeps fixed it is the indication 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 almost certainly dead.

What should I do when ever my clutch slips on my Renault Master 2?

Limit the wear of your Renault Master 2 clutch

We will at this point give you some recommendations to limit the wear of your clutch and avoid your clutch slipping on your Renault Master 2. First of all, it is good not to leave your foot on the clutch pedal, regardless if the pressure you apply is very light you will pre wear the clutch release bearing which will sooner or later result in a total change of the clutch kit. Another point not to be missed, do not over-accelerate when you start, your acceleration must permanently be adapted to the velocity of your engine motor. In the event that 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 Renault Master 2 clutch

Finally, in this last portion, we will talk about the repair part. In circumstance the clutch of your Renault Master 2 is useless, you may possibly be stuck at a standstill and have no other choice than to contact the tow truck, because a dead clutch no longer allows the transmission to transmit power to the wheels. If this is the circumstance, take note that you will have to replace the complete clutch kit, this repair needs quite a few hours of work and is approximated to cost between 500 and 1200 euros depending on the engine and the workshop.

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