Did I Fry my Esteem Clutch??

ad75 · 13th November 2007, 11:40

yesterday evening was going to drop my dad to the railway station.as usual stuffed the luggage in the boot.the car was in the basement.

with three passengers in the car i took reverse to get onto the road.basement to the road is an incline.

while on the incline the car was finding it difficult to climb in reverse gear.i pressed the accelerator harder.while doing this i found a strange thing happening to the clutch pedal.the clutch pedal was stuck at half it wasnt moving further to release it fully.my leg was fully off the pedal.there was a smell of something burning.

Did i fry the clutch??
if so should i take it to MASS now or can i delay it by another 400 kms.? (2nd service is due at 5k kms) will it be covered under warranty?

the clutch doesnt feel the same anymore..

suren181 · 13th November 2007, 12:06

ad75, well sorry to say so, but it does seem that you have fried your clutch. It is best advisable for you to show it to MASS before you lose out on valuable fuel (Mileage drops if the clutch is fried) and of course the chances of a breakdown are also there depending on the extent of damage. Check whether you can wriggle out a warranty replacement for I have heard that the MASS do consider this to be doable.

gd1418 · 13th November 2007, 12:45

You sure have fried your clutch buddy. Delaying it for another 400 Kms is risky since this may give way anytime. And what if it does so when you are in an emergency?

Bro, get it rectified asap and get the service done as well; what if it is 400 km short of 5K..

vnabhi · 13th November 2007, 12:53

ad75, I'm sorry to hear about what has happened. But since it appears to be a July 2007 model, how could this happen so soon? Definitely it could not have been a single incident of reversing the car on an incline. Do you drive half-clutch most of the times?
In any case, the car warranty should take care of it, but I am not sure if it covers parts subjected to wear and tear.

ad75 · 13th November 2007, 13:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by vnabhi

Do you drive half-clutch most of the times?

in bangalore traffic, half clutch is inevitable.still its rare when i drive with half clutch.

esteem_lover · 13th November 2007, 14:02

From experience, i can say that you can wait unless you are not comfortable with the clutch, in that case take it to your service centre.

flipsyde · 13th November 2007, 19:59

you fried your esteem-clutch before your second service????

how on earth did you manage to do that???

goldsun · 13th November 2007, 20:07

Surprising that the clutch got fried out in such a shorter period. Probably you are using the clutch pedal as a foot rest!!!

nitrous · 13th November 2007, 20:30

Maybe a case of poor quality clutch as experienced by many on the Swift petrol .

dustDevil · 14th November 2007, 00:34

Is one such incident of heavy-loading enough to wear out a clutch!?

ad75 · 14th November 2007, 10:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by goldsun

Probably you are using the clutch pedal as a foot rest!!!

never Dude! this is not my first car.niether am i new to driving.my previous car's clutch was replaced @60k.looks like a faulty clutch.am taking the car to MASS today.lets see what they say.

Torque-ative · 14th November 2007, 11:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by dustDevil

Is one such incident of heavy-loading enough to wear out a clutch!?

True, I've had to rock my car (In -froward & reverse) when stuck multiple times, with half clutch and high revvs. Its doubtful a brand new cutch could burn so soon.

Could this be a faulty or poor quality clutch release bearing which went KAPUT !!

Bud I think warranty will definitly cover this,..but my 2 cents of advice...next time pull out of the basement and then load the car with folks & stuff !

ad75 · 19th November 2007, 20:22

hey guys,

took my car to MASS today.Suraksha hosur road.

They said the clutch wear due to "overriding" (term used by them) is not covered under warranty.they say exact damage can only be ascertained after opening the clutch.

they did remove the clutch cable & refitted the same after some greasing.the gearbox oil was also filled 200ml.

though the clutch is better now but still am not happy with it.

should i take it to another mass?? anyone?

even if for arguments sake i agree that there was clutch riding etc, is the estemm clutch so fragile that this problem apprears at 4600kms running?

rmonie · 19th November 2007, 20:55

Suggest you get it checked at another location. Also get the pressure plate checked as this has failed on new vehicles.

humyum · 19th November 2007, 21:48

Why not open the clutch assembly and check the plates?If nothing u will have a peace of mind that its either gone or perfectly in shape.U can take the required action after that.IMO

13th November 2007, 11:40	#1
ad75 BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Noida Posts: 271 Thanked: 25 Times View My Garage	Did I Fry my Esteem Clutch?? yesterday evening was going to drop my dad to the railway station.as usual stuffed the luggage in the boot.the car was in the basement. with three passengers in the car i took reverse to get onto the road.basement to the road is an incline. while on the incline the car was finding it difficult to climb in reverse gear.i pressed the accelerator harder.while doing this i found a strange thing happening to the clutch pedal.the clutch pedal was stuck at half it wasnt moving further to release it fully.my leg was fully off the pedal.there was a smell of something burning. Did i fry the clutch?? if so should i take it to MASS now or can i delay it by another 400 kms.? (2nd service is due at 5k kms) will it be covered under warranty? the clutch doesnt feel the same anymore..
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13th November 2007, 12:06	#2
suren181 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 850 Thanked: 11 Times View My Garage	ad75, well sorry to say so, but it does seem that you have fried your clutch. It is best advisable for you to show it to MASS before you lose out on valuable fuel (Mileage drops if the clutch is fried) and of course the chances of a breakdown are also there depending on the extent of damage. Check whether you can wriggle out a warranty replacement for I have heard that the MASS do consider this to be doable.
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13th November 2007, 12:45	#3
gd1418 Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 3,578 Thanked: 728 Times View My Garage	You sure have fried your clutch buddy. Delaying it for another 400 Kms is risky since this may give way anytime. And what if it does so when you are in an emergency? Bro, get it rectified asap and get the service done as well; what if it is 400 km short of 5K..
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13th November 2007, 12:53	#4
vnabhi Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: DC -> DC Posts: 5,958 Thanked: 2,393 Times View My Garage	ad75, I'm sorry to hear about what has happened. But since it appears to be a July 2007 model, how could this happen so soon? Definitely it could not have been a single incident of reversing the car on an incline. Do you drive half-clutch most of the times? In any case, the car warranty should take care of it, but I am not sure if it covers parts subjected to wear and tear.
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13th November 2007, 14:02	#6
esteem_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Madras/Py Posts: 7,556 Thanked: 502 Times View My Garage	From experience, i can say that you can wait unless you are not comfortable with the clutch, in that case take it to your service centre.
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13th November 2007, 19:59	#7
flipsyde BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Chennai Posts: 644 Thanked: 84 Times	you fried your esteem-clutch before your second service???? how on earth did you manage to do that???
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13th November 2007, 20:07	#8
goldsun BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 230 Thanked: 48 Times	Surprising that the clutch got fried out in such a shorter period. Probably you are using the clutch pedal as a foot rest!!!
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13th November 2007, 20:30	#9
nitrous Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: UAE/Lon/Madras Posts: 6,965 Thanked: 325 Times View My Garage	Maybe a case of poor quality clutch as experienced by many on the Swift petrol .
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14th November 2007, 00:34	#10
dustDevil BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Surat Posts: 159 Thanked: 16 Times View My Garage	Is one such incident of heavy-loading enough to wear out a clutch!?
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19th November 2007, 20:22	#13
ad75 BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Noida Posts: 271 Thanked: 25 Times View My Garage	hey guys, took my car to MASS today.Suraksha hosur road. They said the clutch wear due to "overriding" (term used by them) is not covered under warranty.they say exact damage can only be ascertained after opening the clutch. they did remove the clutch cable & refitted the same after some greasing.the gearbox oil was also filled 200ml. though the clutch is better now but still am not happy with it. should i take it to another mass?? anyone? even if for arguments sake i agree that there was clutch riding etc, is the estemm clutch so fragile that this problem apprears at 4600kms running? Last edited by ad75 : 19th November 2007 at 20:24.
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19th November 2007, 20:55	#14
rmonie BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 231 Thanked: 60 Times View My Garage	Suggest you get it checked at another location. Also get the pressure plate checked as this has failed on new vehicles.
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19th November 2007, 21:48	#15
humyum Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 2,750 Thanked: 5,422 Times	Why not open the clutch assembly and check the plates?If nothing u will have a peace of mind that its either gone or perfectly in shape.U can take the required action after that.IMO
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