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Hectorortegon77

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I have a 06 mustang gt stick shift and I accidentally let out the clutch too fast going from 3rd to neutral to make a turn and a I heard a big clank I thought my trans broke but I drove it the next day and it was fine but I realized that I usually shift from 2nd to 3rd to go 30mph and I would be driving at 30 mph at 1,500 rpms and after that little accident when I shift from 2nd to 3rd my car drives at 2,000 rpms I need to know what’s wrong to fix it

 

Dino Dino Bambino

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Sounds like your clutch plate was already worn to the limit and now it's slipping. How many miles have you done on it?

 

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Bullitt95 said:

Sounds like your clutch plate was already worn to the limit and now it's slipping. How many miles have you done on it?

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My car has about 110k miles

 

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Does the RPMs go up in disproportion to your speed as you accelerate harder? This would indicate the clutch plate is slipping and you need to replace it. If not then there might be another issue.

 

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EmmJay said:

Does the RPMs go up in disproportion to your speed as you accelerate harder? This would indicate the clutch plate is slipping and you need to replace it. If not then there might be another issue.

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I’m sorry I don’t know what you mean by that but usually when I reach the speed limit I would shift up and then I would go whatever the speed limit is at 1500 rpms but now that I reach the speed limit and shift I have to go at 2000 rpms which makes me shift once more

 

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The only way your RPMs can change with a manual transmission is if the cluch is slipping. Otherwise, there is a direct coupling of the engine and the rest of the drive train that will not allow the RPMs to change at any given speed in any given gear.

 

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Hectorortegon77 said:

My car has about 110k miles

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If it's still on the original clutch it's done very well to go that far. Time to replace it.

 

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EmmJay said:

The only way your RPMs can change with a manual transmission is if the cluch is slipping. Otherwise, there is a direct coupling of the engine and the rest of the drive train that will not allow the RPMs to change at any given speed in any given gear.

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What do you suggest I do?

 

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By the way my third gear doesn’t pull as hard as it use to

 

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Hectorortegon77 said:

What do you suggest I do?

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I suggest taking it to a reputable repair shop and have them check it out. My guess is you have a worn clutch. If it isn't as fast in 3rd gear then it isn't as fast in the other gears too. A good shop will sort out the problems for you.