art

Under average driving conditions how many mils should a clutch last (std
transmission)

Chris Whelan

art wrote:

> Under average driving conditions how many mils should a clutch last (std
> transmission)

You would need to more carefully define "average driving conditions". Also
the driver is more of a factor than the conditions.

I have been driving for 43 years, at an average annual milage of around
15,000. The vehicles have been everything from old heaps to brand new. Some
of them I have kept for more than six years. I have *never* had to replace
the clutch in any of them.

OTOH, I know of drivers who regard the clutch as a wear item to be replaced
every couple of years. Just remember that it only wears at all when your
foot is on the pedal!

HTH

Chris

--
Remove prejudice to reply

Stephen F.

"Chris Whelan" <cawhelan@prejudicentlworld.com> wrote in message
news:r7_He.12258$SO4.2963@newsfe4-win.ntli.net...
> art wrote:
>
>> Under average driving conditions how many mils should a clutch last (std
>> transmission)
>
> You would need to more carefully define "average driving conditions". Also
> the driver is more of a factor than the conditions.
>
> I have been driving for 43 years, at an average annual milage of around
> 15,000. The vehicles have been everything from old heaps to brand new.
> Some
> of them I have kept for more than six years. I have *never* had to replace
> the clutch in any of them.
>
> OTOH, I know of drivers who regard the clutch as a wear item to be
> replaced
> every couple of years. Just remember that it only wears at all when your
> foot is on the pedal!
>
> HTH
>
> Chris
>

I have also easily gotten more than 150'000km out of a clutch. Rev-matching
on downshifts and *never* riding the clutch pedal makes a big difference, as
does an efficient start in 1st gear (not too much slipping). My sister, on
the other hand, managed to toast one in less than 25'000km.

Dave Gower

"art" <arturri@inreach.com> wrote in message
news:GfOdnRuQ_NSa3W3fRVn-gw@inreach.com...
> Under average driving conditions how many mils should a clutch last (std
> transmission)

I put 250,000 kilometres (150,000 miles) on a clutch on a Plymouth Horizon.
Car went to the crusher with its original clutch. It saw a mix of country
and city driving, including commute road-warrior duty.

Vic Dura

On Tue, 02 Aug 2005 20:54:49 -0700, art <arturri@inreach.com> wrote:

>Under average driving conditions how many mils should a clutch last (std
> transmission)

I'm an "easy" driver: acceleration matching the prevailing traffic,
slow steady use of the breaks. On my 1997 focus 5spd, I had 145,000
miles on the original clutch & breaks when I sold it.

So far that has been the most trouble free car I ever owned.

Now driving an 05 focus 5sp zx4.
--
To email me directly, remove CLUTTER.