The engine of your car is sophisticated, it is not always easy to read all the symptoms it sends us. Nevertheless, it is certainly necessary to try to stay on alert for the slightest indicator of weakness in your automobile to limit the risk of serious problems. If you have the feeling that your clutch is slipping on your Volkswagen Golf 7, you’re right to have started investigating. It’s a problem that must be taken into account rather quickly, otherwise you could end up with an unusable automobile. To help you in your approach our team has decided to write this article which should allow you to see more clearly and make the right choice to avoid aggravating the issue and make sure that it is indeed the problem you are victim of. To do this, we will first take a look at what a slipping clutch on Volkswagen Golf 7 is and how to verify that this is what is happening to you, and then, what measures can be taken to resolve the issue.
What is slipping clutch on Volkswagen Golf 7 and how to recognize it?
A Volkswagen Golf 7 with a clutch that slips
The clutch of your Volkswagen Golf 7 is the part that enables your automobile to change gears. It is located 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 Volkswagen Golf 7 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 Volkswagen Golf 7?
There are many techniques to identify that the clutch of your Volkswagen Golf 7 is slipping. You can perform all of these checks yourself.
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 statement, you can stop, pull the hand brake, engage the first one, accelerate moderately by releasing the clutch of your vehicle gently, if your engine rises in revs but the Volkswagen Golf 7 keeps 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 automobile should stall, if not, your clutch is most likely dead.
What should I do when ever my clutch slips on my Volkswagen Golf 7?
Limit the wear of your Volkswagen Golf 7 clutch
We will now give you some recommendations to limit the wear of your clutch and avoid your clutch slipping on your Volkswagen Golf 7. 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 end up in a complete change of the clutch kit. Another point not to be missed, do not over-accelerate when you start, your acceleration must constantly be adapted to the speed of your engine. 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 Volkswagen Golf 7 clutch
At last, in this last portion, we will address the repair part. In case the clutch of your Volkswagen Golf 7 is dead, you may be stuck at a standstill and have no other choice 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, 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.
In the event that you have any additional questions about the Volkswagen Golf 7, do not hesitate to consult our Volkswagen Golf 7 category.
