What about 3rd gear, does it not move when under load?
Does the clutch have free play?
Can you smell the clutch or does it smoke?
These questions need to be answered before tearing into the clutch.
Freeplay is free movement of the clutch pedal before it disengages the clutch. Usually the clutch pedal will move 1/2to 3/4 of an inch before any resistence is felt,this is what free play is. It has to be there, if not a simple adjustment is all that is necessary to obtain the freeplay.
If there is no free play the clutch will not be fully engaged and will slip under load.
I seen a young man come into the parts house one time and said he needed a clutch for a Chevy truck. He said it slips really bad and won't hardly take off from a dead stop. I heard him tell the clerk that and I asked him if the pedal had any freeplay, the young man asked me what that was. Well to make along story short I went with him to his truck and made a simple adjustment and it was good to go. In this case a little knowledge went a far way.
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