IMHO, it really comes down to deftness and smoothness with both feet.

A clutch disc only wears when it slips, when one learns to shift gently and rev match well , slippage and wear is minimized

Inexperience as people learn to shift well and folks who don't think there is anything to learn are what wears clutches.

The worst are those who confuse violent shifting with fast driving are the worst

 

Wear is related to heat and friction. The hotter the clutch is, the more it wears. The longer the friction lasts with each shift, the more it wears. The slower you shift, the more slippage, the faster you shift, the less slippage. If you let the revs drop between shifts, the more slippage. It's an interesting combo of everything.

But, quick shifting on upshifts before the revs drop helps a lot.

Perhaps the biggest factors in the miles that a clutch lasts is simply....how many shifts have you done? In other words, how much is city vs highway (you can do literally a100 times more shifting per mile in city driving), and do you downshift to slow down, or just use the brakes.

 

Good news 100k with original and still strong,
thrust bearing still quiet too

 

Good to hear the OEM clutch being this great

Bought mine with 58K on the clock and rolled over 167K before storage last year.

As far as I know it's still on the OEM clutch; Only replaced the clutch master cylinder (for years ago?).

 

Mine is original, but only has 113k km on it, I think that's ~70k ish miles? That said, I've been expecting to replace it since I bought it 2 years ago. No slipping, but it shudders if I'm in stop and go traffic and have to push the clutch in before fully letting it out. My mech told me to expect it on the horizon when I got the pre-purchase inspection.

 

MY04 98k on OEM Clutch....Other than a noisy pressure plate it still grabs and goes with no slippage

 

Is the noise you refer to called clutch buzz like in the service bulletins or something else. Just curious

 

MY06 here. Pulled my clutch with 118k miles on it and there is a lot of meat left when looking at my new clutch disc side by side. Feel guilty throwing it into the trash..

These clutches can definitely go a long time without issue.

 

Changed mine at 183K. Can't be 100% sure it was original, but I'm fairly certain. It was time...



Broken, but also nearly worn out:



robert

 

212k miles and ~40 or so track days on mine