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01-22-2014, 01:50 AM | #1 |
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Average Clutch Life?
I did a search and couldn't find the answer to this. Anyone know the average clutch life for normal driving. I know its all about how you drive but what would you say the normal life would be under normal conditions?
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01-22-2014, 02:23 AM | #2 |
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ive got a friend with over 200k miles on his mt truck and never replaced the clutch as far as were aware - his other cars (2) all have stock clutchs still
unfortunately i had to change my clutch out at ~16k miles - reasons .. who knows ~ avg i'd guess at least 80k
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Depends on how you drive. How long do you ride the clutch? Do you ride it at 3k? How often do you launch it? Are you granny shifting?
If you aren't too bad on it it should last 70k+. Probably closer to a 100 thousand miles though. |
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It can either last the life of the car... or 5 minutes. The choice is yours.
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01-22-2014, 05:58 AM | #5 |
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Piece of string.
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My car is completely stock except for all the mods.
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I know people with well over 250k km's on original clutches, but I also know people that burn them up in under 50k km's.
If you drive standard well, you should have no issues with the clutch lasting 200k km's unless the majority of the km's are at a drag strip or spent launching on the street. The odd hard launch isn't going to drastically shorten the life, but slipping excessively on every start from a stop and every shift will definitely shorten the life in a hurry.
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I dont ride the clutch often and I double de-clutch and blip when I can. I drive it semi hard I was just seeing as to when I should start preparing to change the clutch out. Thanks everyone!
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100% driver dependent.
My s2000's clutch went at 116k miles, and the clutch material itself was fine. It was the splines on the disk center that sheared, so the clutch couldn't engage. Also, the throwout bearing was dead. Not bad for nearly pure stop-and-go traffic DD'ing and track use for 5.5 years eh? I would expect the FRS/BRZ's clutch to be similarly durable. |
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Keeping the clutch pedal down while at stop lights will also shorten the lifespan. Shift into neutral and release the clutch at stop lights.
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