Clutch slipping?

[maldotcom2]

I had parked on a grassy slope overnight, when i went to reverse back up the slope this morning, as i let the clutch out, it started to pull then i could feel something sort of juttering and the car stopped moving, but i could hear the engine working. Tried again, same thing. I looked at the back wheels and it was obvious they were losing traction on the wet grass, but usually that just feels like a smooth spinning. This feels like possibly the clutch slipping causing the back wheels to break traction. It took quite a few goes to reverse, and it's not like it was a steep hill or anything. Normal driving seems fine.

Does this sound like the clutch is slipping? The clutch plate is only about 5000k's old and i'm not too hard on it. Is it possible the moisture from the wet grass found it's way into the bellhousing and caused the clutch to slip a bit?

[GTP 85]

you sure it wasnt the wheel on the other side spinning? if you have an open wheel diff it will do that

[maldotcom2]

Nah it has an LSD, could it have been slipping, given it was only under light power maybe it didn't lock up. The thing is given the slope, and how softly i was trying to reverse, it shouldn't have spun the tyres. Then there's the shuddering which leads me to think clutch slipping. I've little experience with manual problems so hoping someone can shed some light.

[stocky]

clutch slipping shouldnt cause any kind of wheel spin really. when a clutch slips, its the engine that spins faster while the wheels slow down, not the other way round like you described

[maldotcom2]

yeah i know what you're saying. I was just thinking if the clutch was grabbing and letting go quickly it might be jolting the wheels making them start spinning. I guess it's a mystery then. Cheers.

[hako]

Reversing uphill means that most of the weight is on the front wheels whilst both rear driving wheels have reduced weight which means the chances of the wheels spinning in increased. Sounds normal to me.

[VrWagz1]

Well, it sorta sounds normal, especially jittering as the wheel bites.*note your lsd dosnt work in reverse.
My other suggestion is your front input shaft is leaking and being parked forward down a slope it would have spent all night running oil over your clutch.

[maldotcom2]

Good points guys, thanks for the suggestions.

[Goose!!!]

My clutch that is 10,000 k's old now, is already screwed coz my ******** cousin (previous owner) didn't replace the dual mass flywheel and it caused my clutch to slip (due to the surfaces not mating properly) glazed the sh*t outta it, and now i have to replace the whole lot again.....

So maybe check that the flywheel was replaced (if you have a dual mass) or machined (solid)

and my LSD works in reverse.....

[maldotcom2]

Flywheel is solid and wasn't machined, stupid decision i know.