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02-07-2008, 12:07 AM | #1 |
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A rubber smell from the hood?
I just did a 4k launch on my 04 wrx. I launched it mulitple times before and it never smelled this bad before. Is this normal?
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02-07-2008, 12:28 AM | #2 |
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That is probably some burnt clutch you smell.
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02-07-2008, 12:50 AM | #3 |
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yeah man, im pretty sure you burned out the clutch....OUCH
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02-07-2008, 12:50 AM | #4 |
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is that bad? i drove around and stuff it feels fine just that smell is really bad.
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02-07-2008, 01:03 AM | #5 |
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Well you didn't completely burn it out if you said it still feels like it did... You defiantly shaved some of its life away though.
Lesson of the day... Don't do 4k drops if you don't know what your doing and what you are damaging. |
02-07-2008, 01:09 AM | #6 |
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i sure did learn my lesson !
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02-07-2008, 01:12 AM | #7 |
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I assume you just dumped the clutch?
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02-07-2008, 01:12 AM | #8 |
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Ugh. did this last month. Keep the windows down. It probably sunk in to your interior and is lingering bad. It should go away withing 48 hrs.
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02-07-2008, 01:13 AM | #9 |
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ibclutch
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08-01-2008, 10:23 AM | #10 |
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burnt clutch does not smell like rubber. which is it, rubber or clutch lining?
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08-01-2008, 11:02 AM | #11 |
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^^^^ ....and clutch lining smells similiar to overheated brake linings in case you're not familiar with the odor.
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08-01-2008, 11:24 AM | #12 |
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08-01-2008, 06:15 PM | #13 |
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1. tranny breaks
2. "omg tranny is weak! i was just cruising!" |
08-01-2008, 07:10 PM | #14 |
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yea thats why if you are practicing launching wait till you want ot replace the clutch and the ndo it although you might hurt the tranny so be careful or do what i did and borrow your friends wrx
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08-01-2008, 09:39 PM | #15 |
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some clutches do smell like rubber, but subaru OEM ones smell like old garbage. Burnt rubber smell could also be one of the accessory belts slipping.
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08-01-2008, 10:44 PM | #16 | |
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