81K on Original Clutch!
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Originally Posted by gerry100' timestamp='1450630542' post='23832574
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
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
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.
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All you guys with over 120k miles are getting amazing service out of the oem clutch, you must be doing something right - good driving traits.
I once went on a test-drive with a car salesman while test-driving a manual tranny new car. After the drive the salesman told me that was the best test-drive he's ever been on, lol. I guess they get a lot of bad drivers who don't know how to drive stick.
I once went on a test-drive with a car salesman while test-driving a manual tranny new car. After the drive the salesman told me that was the best test-drive he's ever been on, lol. I guess they get a lot of bad drivers who don't know how to drive stick.
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It felt like a hydraulic issue, so I replaced all of that. That didn't change anything, which left me a bit confused. I decided to pull the transmission because something had to be busted in there. I was really happy to actually find something busted!
robert
