Average Clutch Life?

[kuhlka]

Originally Posted by CSG Mike

Neutral clutch out at a light is bad form. If you need to get moving in an emergency...

I wonder what would happen to your trans if you got hit head-on at a stop with the car in 1st. The vast majority of accidents at a stop are from behind and I doubt even half of the victims saw it coming. The other half probably saw it coming when it was too late to react. Maybe a tiny fraction gas it and reduce damage or avoid it completely.

I was sitting at a light when someone got slammed from behind by a pickup truck right next to me. Old guy wasn't paying attention and just rolled into them at 35mph. IMO, this rule of thumb applies better to motorcyclists because we're constantly looking everywhere when stopped at intersections (and I've got a bike that'll do 0-60mph in ~2.7s. When I was living in SoCal I just lane split to the front for added safety. In a cage you're a bit SOL unless at every light you're constantly going between scanning ahead and staring at the rear view.

[SmsAlSuwaidi]

Still looks brand new it has 11000 miles on it


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[BaBaFlyingSheep]

Originally Posted by SmsAlSuwaidi

Still looks brand new it has 11000 miles on it


Sent from my IBrick

How long did it take you to take the clutch out, or is there a quick/easy way to check clutch wear, same way as brakes?

Did you install an aftermarket one and leave the OEM in your car?

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by BaBaFlyingSheep

How long did it take you to take the clutch out, or is there a quick/easy way to check clutch wear, same way as brakes?

Did you install an aftermarket one and leave the OEM in your car?

Yep, ....... set the emergency brake, fire up the engine, put it in 2nd gear, rev to about 2,500 rpms, slowly let the clutch out. If the engine dies, the clutch still has life.


humfrz

[Packofcrows]

Toyota 1990 Pickup 22re engine 5 spd

Clutch life: 315,000 miles.

I only killed it when I started riding it down mountains...I was dumb.

Oldies Celica:

218k approx

Killed it when I let friend borrow it

FRS I say 100k.... since I replaced TOB. I fear the way it was engaging may have forced clutch to engage crookedly.

[alan.chalkley]

The reverse gear ratio is too tall and i have to compensate by riding the clutch during reverse parking on steep hills around sydney.
So people in hilly areas will probably wear out clutches more often.

[RichardsFRS]

Our xb went 188k. Daily driver in traffic. No reason your clutch won't last forever under normal conditions.

[8R6]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Yep, ....... set the emergency brake, fire up the engine, put it in 2nd gear, rev to about 2,500 rpms, slowly let the clutch out. If the engine dies, the clutch still has life.


humfrz

might be a dumb question, but wouldn't the engine stall regardless of what gear youre in when you let the clutch out while in gear?

[RichardsFRS]

Reverse on an incline sucks. Both my cars were hard to engage on an incline. Yesterday in the FRS i had to keep shifting in and out and pulling up a bit without bumping the curb then finally the reverse engaged. The scion XB was worse. Some days I wasn't sure I was gona get it in reverse.

I could just park in front on the level lot but the rear is closer to my office. Today I just backed the FRS into it. They are pretty steep inclines at the bottom

[Scavanger]

I have just under 50k on my clutch with autocross days, track days, drag strip launches, drift events, and well as several hard runs down back roads and mine still looks like the day I got it from the dealership with 1 mile on it.

[Teseo]

Whats is granny shifting?

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by 8R6

might be a dumb question, but wouldn't the engine stall regardless of what gear youre in when you let the clutch out while in gear?

That's true.

However, if the clutch was really bad, and you were in 1st gear, the engine may think it has a chance at moving the car ..... and keeps trying ..... thus wearing the clutch excessively.

If it were in 6th gear, the engine would give up right away and the clutch still may be bad.

Hell, I really don't know why 2nd gear ...... that's just what my grandfather taught me ......


humfrz

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Teseo

Whats is granny shifting?

I scrapped this off the Internet:

"Granny shifting.. Slowly push clutch in, slowly move shifter to next gear, slowly let out the clutch..

Double clutching... Used on old non synro'ed trannys, big trucks/rigs, etc. Push clutch in, move shifter out of gear, let clutch out, push clutch in, and move shifter to next gear, let clutch out.

Speed shifting... Used in racing with a clutch car. 4 ways of doing it.. Faster times will be had from this away, but you better be good at it or you'll over rev the engine..

1) Throttle all the way to the floor, never let off the throttle during shift, smack clutch in, grab next gear, and jerk your foot off clutch.

2) Shift like you norm would, but just real fast.. off throttle, on clutch, gear shift, off clutch, on throttle.

3) clutchless shifts.. Match speed with RPM then just move the shifter, don't use the clutch at all.. If you don't hit the marks though with the speed and RPM you will tear up the transmission

4) like # 2, but right befor you move the shifter and let of clutch, blimp the throttle to get RPMs up higher before you let out the clutch"



And then their's "grandpa shifting" ........ that's slow and jerky ......


humfrz

[8R6]

Originally Posted by Teseo

Whats is granny shifting?

when you're not double clutching like you're supposed to