Hello Joseph....you will feel the clutch slipping. As your driving along at a low speed ...accelerate quickly...If the RPM's go up faster than the vehicles moves forward...your clutch is slipping and needs further attention. A clutch will also produce a rather strong odor when it slips as it will generate a lot of heat.
If your vehicle starts and will not move forward at all....make sure the vehicle moves. While not running, in neutral..push it a few feet...should glide easily...if it doesn't find the wheel(s) that are binding...Is the emergency brake applied or jammed? Are one of the vehicles brakes jammed? If everything is turning smoothly and the engine starts and allows you to depress the clutch pedal and select a gear without a grinding noise... but will not move the vehicle forward, make sure the clutch is actually engaging by observing the linkage and clutch arm.
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Hello Joseph....you will feel the clutch slipping. As your driving along at a low speed ...accelerate quickly...If the RPM's go up faster than the vehicles moves forward...your clutch is slipping and needs further attention. A clutch will also produce a rather strong odor when it slips as it will generate a lot of heat.
If your vehicle starts and will not move forward at all....make sure the vehicle moves. While not running, in neutral..push it a few feet...should glide easily...if it doesn't find the wheel(s) that are binding...Is the emergency brake applied or jammed? Are one of the vehicles brakes jammed? If everything is turning smoothly and the engine starts and allows you to depress the clutch pedal and select a gear without a grinding noise... but will not move the vehicle forward, make sure the clutch is actually engaging by observing the linkage and clutch arm.