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Old 11-30-2012, 01:49 PM   #89
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I just finished reading Ezra Dyer's column in Automobile about how the clutch prematurely failed in a Dodge Dart he was testing, with just 2,300 miles. Rob Benson, Chrysler's senior manager for manual transmission/driveline/4WD, stated that "at some point, the clutch was heated to the point that there was bluing on the pressure plate and flywheel. When you heat it to that level, the binding agents lose their ability to hold, and you lower the burst speed."

Sounds like this is exactly what happened to your clutch. Unfortunately this is not grounds for warranty repair because it is due to operator error, not mechanical defect. Expensive way to learn how to drive stick
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