# Manual transmission **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [January 10, 2009, 6:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/manual-transmission/24691 "2009-01-10T18:23:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sfedele](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@sfedele](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sfedele)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 6:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/manual-transmission/24691/1 "2009-01-10T18:23:42Z")
engine revs but does not accelerate as well, esp. in lower gears, but also in 3rd, 4th and 5th. ---
**Author:** ![BustedKnuckles](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bustedknuckles/32/25_2.png) [@BustedKnuckles](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BustedKnuckles)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 6:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/manual-transmission/24691/2 "2009-01-10T18:26:55Z")
If your foot is off the clutch pedal, and the engine revs without acceleration correctly, you probably need a new clutch. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 6:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/manual-transmission/24691/3 "2009-01-10T18:27:38Z")
The problem might be with a slipping clutch. Try putting the transmission in 5th gear and then slowly let the clutch out. If the engine doesn’t stall when doing this, the clutch is worn out. Tester ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 7:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/manual-transmission/24691/4 "2009-01-10T19:50:18Z")
Yup! This surely sounds like a badly slipping clutch. How many miles are on the odometer of this mystery vehicle?