Ok so I was taking a road trip earlier this week and had the car pretty full.
Full tank of gas
About 725~775 pounds of passenger
Full trunk 75 pounds estimated weight
I'm driving up an entrance ramp after filling up the car, getting ready to merge back on the highway. Clutch out of 1st just fine. I know I'm running full weight so I rev a little higher than normal, maybe 4k or so. I shift into 2nd and let out clutch. In the gas pedal and thru the stick I can feel a shudder, almost as if the drive shaft was off balance. The high end of 2nd gear did not have this problem. 3rd was fine as well. The rest of the trip was pretty uneventful, but when we got to where we were going we dumped a passenger (100 pounds) and the trunk luggage (75 pounds) and we never refilled so I had less than 1/2 tank for the return trip. It has come back slightly when I had 2 passengers in the car, in 2nd gear at lower RPM.
My 1st car 16 years ago was a manual, I've owned 3 since then and never had to replace a clutch. Even put 140k miles on a Kia and had the mechanic tell me it looked brand new. I know how to drive a stick and what they feel like. I know this isn't normal, but I don't know how serious it is. Anyone have some insight?
Could it have been the clutch slipping? My passengers were a little on the heavier side, but the car wasn't packed to the gills, and I feel our clutches should be able to handle what I was asking just fine.
Full tank of gas
About 725~775 pounds of passenger
Full trunk 75 pounds estimated weight
I'm driving up an entrance ramp after filling up the car, getting ready to merge back on the highway. Clutch out of 1st just fine. I know I'm running full weight so I rev a little higher than normal, maybe 4k or so. I shift into 2nd and let out clutch. In the gas pedal and thru the stick I can feel a shudder, almost as if the drive shaft was off balance. The high end of 2nd gear did not have this problem. 3rd was fine as well. The rest of the trip was pretty uneventful, but when we got to where we were going we dumped a passenger (100 pounds) and the trunk luggage (75 pounds) and we never refilled so I had less than 1/2 tank for the return trip. It has come back slightly when I had 2 passengers in the car, in 2nd gear at lower RPM.
My 1st car 16 years ago was a manual, I've owned 3 since then and never had to replace a clutch. Even put 140k miles on a Kia and had the mechanic tell me it looked brand new. I know how to drive a stick and what they feel like. I know this isn't normal, but I don't know how serious it is. Anyone have some insight?
Could it have been the clutch slipping? My passengers were a little on the heavier side, but the car wasn't packed to the gills, and I feel our clutches should be able to handle what I was asking just fine.
