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Old Jan 14, 2006 | 04:10 PM
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For future reference (and for a friend) what is the average clutch life? The only time i blew a clutch it was at 195k miles, but it seems most people loose theirs at around 120,000. Also, what exactly are the "signs" of a dying clutch. I'm not quite sure what "clutch slipping" is. When i blew that clutch i had just realized days before that there was a problem and it was probably nearing the end of its life, but i didn't expect it to be so soon. I don't really remember why exactly i thought the clutch was going, how it was performing different. also, is there anything that can be done to perhaps lengthen the life of a clutch? thanks.
 
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Old Jan 14, 2006 | 04:34 PM
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When the clutch slips, you can notice the engine revving higher, but the vehicle not accelerating.
 
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Old Jan 14, 2006 | 05:00 PM
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Originally Posted by jman724
For future reference (and for a friend) what is the average clutch life? The only time i blew a clutch it was at 195k miles, but it seems most people loose theirs at around 120,000. Also, what exactly are the "signs" of a dying clutch. I'm not quite sure what "clutch slipping" is. When i blew that clutch i had just realized days before that there was a problem and it was probably nearing the end of its life, but i didn't expect it to be so soon. I don't really remember why exactly i thought the clutch was going, how it was performing different. also, is there anything that can be done to perhaps lengthen the life of a clutch? thanks.
Average is a relative term. The shortest clutch life I've seen on one was 10,000 miles; myself I can go over 200,000 miles. Life will be determined by driver habits (like the person noted that get's 10,000 miles) as well as how much it's used (ie, lots of city driving vs highway). When the problem develops, you will notice slippage, usually when leaving a stoplight or when accelerating on a freeway on ramp. It will progessivly get worse to where very litte throttle application results in slippage. If you continue to ignore it, there will come a point in time where you will go to drive the vehicle and it will have so much clutch slippage that it will be virtually impossible to drive. This final and last phase of life will come as a big surprise, therefore, don't prolong clutch replacement for several hundred miles. Finally, to lengthen your clutch life just drive it correctly (ie, avoid unnecessessary slippage).
 

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