Burning clutch smell in reverse... - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

softgrip · 03-20-2016, 09:23 PM

I have a VERY narrow driveway on a hill. I have bend in it with a massive tree (1m diameter) one side, and an unforgiving rock wall on the other. There is less than 1/2 foot clearance either side of my car. Because of the nature of this driveway, reversing takes patience, concentration and a whole lot of clutch play.

In my WRX I had no problem, but in this BRZ my car smells like an egg factory by the time I get out. I'm using the same technique.

I hope I'm not damaging the car :/. I'm not sure there is a way I can modify my driving. I've been reversing out of this driveway for 15 years!

* hah from using search... Perhaps this is normal?!

Ultramaroon · 03-20-2016, 09:26 PM

How many miles on the car?

Lelantas · 03-20-2016, 09:26 PM

Reverse in to the driveway instead and drive straight out? Without seeing exactly what the situation is like, that sounds like the simplest solution.

extrashaky · 03-20-2016, 09:34 PM

Looking at your post history it seems you just recently got the car. So yes, that smell is normal for a new twin. The clutch may stink for a few thousand miles, especially when you're in a situation that requires a lot of slip. But once it's fully worn in it will stop.

This car has a lot of weird quirks that are actually normal. If you want to get really, really drunk, read through this forum with a bottle of your favorite liquor in front of you and take a shot every time you see a reference to something being normal.

softgrip · 03-20-2016, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

How many miles on the car?

700km

softgrip · 03-20-2016, 09:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lelantas

Reverse in to the driveway instead and drive straight out? Without seeing exactly what the situation is like, that sounds like the simplest solution.

Oh god no - that would be 100 times more difficult

. It's not an easy driveway, but I'm doing it the easiest way possible.

Ultramaroon · 03-20-2016, 10:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by softgrip

700km

Yeah, it's still burning off the cutting fluids and fingerprints.

Rustyspoon · 03-21-2016, 02:46 AM

had a similar situation with the backing in of a fairly aggressive slope. Clutch smell goes away when car has some mileage on it!

UNCC_BRZ · 03-21-2016, 09:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by softgrip

Oh god no - that would be 100 times more difficult

. It's not an easy driveway, but I'm doing it the easiest way possible.

You could cut down the tree get the stump removed and make your driveway straight....

krayzie · 03-22-2016, 07:06 AM

When I got my clutch upgraded at 15000km the stock clutch looked like it's new even with all that smell. I wouldn't worry about it.

lowlevel · 03-21-2017, 06:41 PM

Hmm, interesting... I too have just smelled burning clutch while parking with what seemed to be not an excessive amount of slipping and relatively early at about 2500km on the odo. In my case, kind of up a slope and around garage crap... hoping by around 5,000km+ I never smell it again... *cheers*

Xxyion · 03-21-2017, 07:38 PM

If its steep enough couldnt you just throw it in neutral and coast it?

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Lelantas Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Drives: '15 BRZ ISM Location: CA Bay Area / San Diego Posts: 63 Thanks: 31 Thanked 22 Times in 19 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Reverse in to the driveway instead and drive straight out? Without seeing exactly what the situation is like, that sounds like the simplest solution.

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extrashaky Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Drives: 2014 BRZ Limited Location: USA Posts: 4,045 Thanks: 1,100 Thanked 5,618 Times in 2,266 Posts Mentioned: 55 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Looking at your post history it seems you just recently got the car. So yes, that smell is normal for a new twin. The clutch may stink for a few thousand miles, especially when you're in a situation that requires a lot of slip. But once it's fully worn in it will stop. This car has a lot of weird quirks that are actually normal. If you want to get really, really drunk, read through this forum with a bottle of your favorite liquor in front of you and take a shot every time you see a reference to something being normal.

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Rustyspoon Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: FR-S, XJS, C10 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 57 Thanks: 2 Thanked 16 Times in 10 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	had a similar situation with the backing in of a fairly aggressive slope. Clutch smell goes away when car has some mileage on it!

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