steve_s

How long on average is it before the clutch needs to be replaced. I have never had to replace a clutch on a car before, even my 360,000 mile cavalier sri was on it's original clutch. yet I read hear lots of people replacing them on impreza's. Does everyone pile on the revs then side step the clutch at every opportunity?

steve s

chiark

Even if you don't pile on the revs, the clutch is taking a shedload of strain. You're channeling between 210 and 300 bhp through it, depending on your mods, and onto 4 large sticky tyres which don't like to spin.

It takes a hammering due to the power and 4wd: if the tyres can't slip, the clutch takes a battering.

There's a thread on "average clutch life" in drivetrain right now

steve_s

Cheers nick
it looks like a real sore point clutches failing.
how can you tell if it's on the way out? must resist those gangster squeely wheel getaways. (shame I love trying to get wheels to spin)
Mines just done 30k with nothing to report..
doh - just given it the kiss of death.. I can see me on the way home tonight at the side of road clutch smoking...
steve

chiark

Slipping in top gear when booting it is the first sign of troubles - the revs will rise, but speed won't. Plus excessive judder but "they all do that sir".

Ragos Elias

So what is a good replacement of the O.E. clutch?
I know that it depends from the car and output power of it.Talking about the 98 MY GT, which I want to modify it what is the better for it?

Elias