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

Yruyur · 09-30-2012, 10:11 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, 10:20 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, 10:26 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, 10:34 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, 10:12 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, 10:11 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 11:44 PM.

09-30-2012, 10:20 PM	#2
Texas BRZ Imperfect Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 2025 C8 Z06s and more! Location: Plano, Texas Posts: 925 Thanks: 374 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... __________________

09-30-2012, 10:26 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: 7 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, 10:12 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, 10:34 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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