superu Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 (edited) Note to self. Live and learn. After mechanic installs new racing clutch.... DO NOT ADJUST IT YOURSELF, EVER! The SPEC stage 2 was to be, but will not be the last clutch I buy. After less than 60,000 miles this one is DUN! Racing clutches are touchy, BUT strong. They don't last long when out of adjustment though. Once its installed and adjusted by the pro, leave it alone, no matter how much you want to learn and fiddle with things.... Lesson learned. Now, with the need for another flywheel to go with my Exedy replacement, I will be back on the road tomorrow... AND I WILL NOT TOUCH CLUTCH OR HILL-HOLDER ADJUSTMENTS AGAIN Edited March 11, 2009 by superu added info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RallyKeith Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 After less than 60,000 miles this one is DUN! What makes you think a racing clutch should last even half of that? Clutches are no different from brakes. The crappy ones don't grab well but last forever. Good ones grab really well and wear fast. Combine that with the type of aggresive driving that would require an upgraded clutch and it wears even faster. I would personally say that you got WAY more life out of that clutch than you should have expected. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 What makes you think a racing clutch should last even half of that? Clutches are no different from brakes. The crappy ones don't grab well but last forever. Good ones grab really well and wear fast. Combine that with the type of aggresive driving that would require an upgraded clutch and it wears even faster. I would personally say that you got WAY more life out of that clutch than you should have expected. Keith Agreed. nipper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superu Posted March 11, 2009 Author Share Posted March 11, 2009 What makes you think a racing clutch should last even half of that? Keith Yeah, wear items are wear items, but i thought that a clutch speced for racing would be overkill for a daily driver and occasional light offroading and pulling (i.e. pulling cars out of the snow I guess i was sold by the SPEC specs indicated extra long life, and by the guy at clutchexpress. I was under the impression it would be an excellent choice for long life (as a daily driver) but MUCH stonger than stock when applied for pulling, and light offroading. So if i got 60K out of it, and that's long for a stage 2, though not used in a racing application, i guess i feel a touch better about it... Still nearly 5 bills for a clutch gone in 4 years... Hopefully the "OEM" exedy will outlast the original Suby clutch (which went 110K) But, ya live and ya learn! :-\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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