corvett

my s2k has nearly 80K on it and i think the clutch is going...i am not sure that i understand what you are saying about slippage, but the pedal depresses much lower than before, lot of play in it, to change gears, i need to get past the play and the pedal nearly hits the floor

so the question is, how do i get this repaired for the least amount of $$$...as soon as i fix this, i am planning on selling the car, had it almost 4 years, just replaced the brakes for the first time and got a new radiator...it seems to have gotten to the point where its falling apart, although it was a great card until a few months ago

called the dealership and they are saying 1200, any advice?

Muz

My car has 40,000Kms on the odometer. It had the clutch replaced at 21,000Kms for the clutch buzz decelleration issue. The replacement clutch is only 19,000Kms old and is now badly worn (slipping and engages right at the top of the pedal). I have never done a clutch drop or hard launch on the car. I have approached Honda about replacing it and am waiting to hear back from the regional manager. I hope it's good news.

glagola1

To all the people who are like, "I've never done any clutch dumping or hard shifting and my clutch is going....": That's why your clutch is going.

See, hard shifting and clutch dumping do not invoke slippage (wear). Feathering, and gradual clutch release are what do that. Also, if you down shift for engine braking you are wearing out your clutch at twice the pace of a person who simply uses the brakes to slow the car. Think about it. Each engagement of the clutch takes a little life off the surface.

Anyway, I've got 62k on a MY 00 and zero signs of clutch slippage. I've been heavily auto-xing the car for 2 years with race tires and I've destroyed rear axles because of aggressive launching. I also don't downshift to slow the car. I always rev match and the only time I ever slip the clutch is in first gear when starting the car from a stand still.

Honda is right. They should not pay for the clutch as it is completely out of their control as to how the driver wears it down.

Another thing; it

Intrepid175

[QUOTE=glagola1 Posted on Dec 21 2005, 08:19 AM]To all the people who are like, "I've never done any clutch dumping or hard shifting and my clutch is going....":

PilotSi

I was about to say --

if you properly rev-match for an engine braking, there is no slip involve. Therefore your clutch would be okay.

My Prelude has 70k on the clutch, and it's half as thick as my new clutch i'm putting in. Which by logical reasoning, would mean it had another 70k to go. Furthermore, that clutch was abused at autox for 4 seasons... The only reason I replaced the clutch was because the pressure plate spline springs decided to break on me.

David

Squeezer

70k miles on my stock one, still going strong

Intrepid175

"Logically," one might think so but it doesn't work out that way. I don't really know why, but the first half of your tire life, the first half of your brake life, and probably the first half of your clutch lift, it really the first 2/3's. For some reason, the last "half" just doesn't hang in there as long.

Drive Safe,
Steve R.

Saki GT

I've experienced slippage twice in the past week. Both times I was going from the 1-2 shift at redline, popped my foot of the clutch pedal while going into the gas, and the rpms hung at 7500-7800 for a sec and then fell down to where the should be. Both times this happened it was between 30-40

mellowhead

[QUOTE=Saki GT,Dec 21 2005, 08:09 PM] I've experienced slippage twice in the past week. Both times I was going from the 1-2 shift at redline, popped my foot of the clutch pedal while going into the gas, and the rpms hung at 7500-7800 for a sec and then fell down to where the should be. Both times this happened it was between 30-40

Amer

Haven't had a clutch go bad but then again I only have 16k miles.