Every other frs driver thinks my clutch feels different - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Yruyur · 09-30-2012, 09:11 PM

I have had about 4 others drive my car asking if I did something different with my clutch.

I think mine feels more like a cable clutch where you can feel feedback. You can definitely feel the clutch engaging better. It also feels like it takes more force to push down while the others I have tested kind of feels like you are pushing down on a pillow.

I do think it's a little harder to get into to first and second gear though. I looked in the master cylinder reservoir and do have a bit of fine black powder. So are the seals on the master cylinder going or does it sound more like clutch wear. I have over 10k on the car and am pretty hard on it.

*************update*****
I had my clutch transmission flywheel replaced for starting to grind in 4th. They also replaced the slave cylinder. My car shifts perfectly and feels like the others I have driven. Here is the thread on that fun.

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20759

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Texas BRZ · 09-30-2012, 09:20 PM

Don't know what to say... I guess have the dealer diagnose to see if they confirm the issue you feel / see.

I have 5k miles on mine, and I don't feel any issue... I'm pretty firm on the car too, but I wouldn't say I'm 'hard' on the clutch...

Spaceywilly · 09-30-2012, 09:26 PM

I wonder if they changed suppliers at some point or something. I went to an FR-S/BRZ dyno day and all the other FR-S drivers said that the clutch on my car and the one other BRZ there felt better/stiffer than theirs. We also both had high mileage though and all the FR-S's were newer so maybe it is a mileage thing.

fistpoint · 09-30-2012, 09:34 PM

The two manuals I played with were both recent(August) deliveries and had a clutch that I wouldn't call "pillow soft". Perhaps they heard some of the complaints about having a ***** clutch and adjusted it.

Yruyur · 11-15-2012, 09:12 PM

Resolution finally. Updated the original post. Had a new tranny clutch and flywheel installed. But I think it was the slave cylinder they replaced that did it.

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20759

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09-30-2012, 09:11 PM	#1
Yruyur Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Scion fr-s asphalt M/T Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 4,192 Thanks: 1,416 Thanked 1,631 Times in 941 Posts Mentioned: 96 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Every other frs driver thinks my clutch feels different I have had about 4 others drive my car asking if I did something different with my clutch. I think mine feels more like a cable clutch where you can feel feedback. You can definitely feel the clutch engaging better. It also feels like it takes more force to push down while the others I have tested kind of feels like you are pushing down on a pillow. I do think it's a little harder to get into to first and second gear though. I looked in the master cylinder reservoir and do have a bit of fine black powder. So are the seals on the master cylinder going or does it sound more like clutch wear. I have over 10k on the car and am pretty hard on it. ***********update*** I had my clutch transmission flywheel replaced for starting to grind in 4th. They also replaced the slave cylinder. My car shifts perfectly and feels like the others I have driven. Here is the thread on that fun. http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20759 Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 2 __________________ Last edited by Yruyur; 11-15-2012 at 10:44 PM.

09-30-2012, 09:20 PM	#2
Texas BRZ Sports Car = Anti-Drug Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 2014 Honda CBR600RR Location: Plano Posts: 917 Thanks: 371 Thanked 307 Times in 193 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Don't know what to say... I guess have the dealer diagnose to see if they confirm the issue you feel / see. I have 5k miles on mine, and I don't feel any issue... I'm pretty firm on the car too, but I wouldn't say I'm 'hard' on the clutch... __________________ "Did you know that this car comes with 300 horsepower in its stock form? 200 from the engine, 50 in its chassis, and the final 50 within the driver who can make the most of it." Texas BRZ

09-30-2012, 09:26 PM	#3
Spaceywilly ZC6A2B82KC7J Join Date: May 2011 Drives: 2002 WRX Location: Providence, RI Posts: 1,632 Thanks: 361 Thanked 727 Times in 236 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I wonder if they changed suppliers at some point or something. I went to an FR-S/BRZ dyno day and all the other FR-S drivers said that the clutch on my car and the one other BRZ there felt better/stiffer than theirs. We also both had high mileage though and all the FR-S's were newer so maybe it is a mileage thing. __________________ Straights are for fast cars. Turns are for fast drivers.

11-15-2012, 09:12 PM	#5
Yruyur Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Scion fr-s asphalt M/T Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 4,192 Thanks: 1,416 Thanked 1,631 Times in 941 Posts Mentioned: 96 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Resolution finally. Updated the original post. Had a new tranny clutch and flywheel installed. But I think it was the slave cylinder they replaced that did it. http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20759 Sent from my flux capacitor using Taptalk __________________

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09-30-2012, 09:34 PM	#4
fistpoint Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: Supercharged Golf Cart Location: Estados Unitos Posts: 1,196 Thanks: 75 Thanked 364 Times in 206 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	The two manuals I played with were both recent(August) deliveries and had a clutch that I wouldn't call "pillow soft". Perhaps they heard some of the complaints about having a ***** clutch and adjusted it.

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