jeffxyan

It seems as of late that I have a really notchy shifts. It doesn't shift smooth anymore. And sometimes it takes a second try to shift it into gear. Is there a small fix for this or am I going to need a new clutch or something. Also I already tried to change the tranny fluid. I just changed it to Redline fluid. xviper or anyone please give me some suggestions please.

I guess this is to be expected. I am up to 90K but just want to make sure I fix the correct problem. I have also been to 2 track events last year.

oakfloor

Check clutch fluid? slave or master cylinder worn or leaking? did you use redline MT-90? if so, it will take a few miles to warm up. take it to a mechanic to be sure.

sweetj

Mine does this every now and then I have almost 80k on her now

jeffxyan

It's not leaking but I know it is probably time to change. I will try this and see.

xviper

How old is your clutch? Usually, when a clutch wears down, you get slippage and you have the opposite reaction to gear changes (easier because the clutch is always not holding well). However, you can get to a point where the clutch is beyond an acceptable amount of wear and it is getting dangerously close to the rivets. At that point, the clutch can "grab" and becomes more difficult to fully let go. It is at this point, that perhaps gear changing will be adversely affected.

Oh yeah, do the clutch fluid change. It can do wonders sometimes.

sweetj

Whats the normal life of a clutch?

xviper

Haha, if I could answer this one with one simple number, I would be a very good fortune teller.

Clutch life is tremendously dependent upon each car and the way it is driven and in what type of motoring environment it is driven in. Some S2000 owners have indicated that they have slipping clutches after a few thousand miles. These people really shouldn't own S2000s. Then there are people who report still being on the original clutch and getting close to 100,000 miles (very rare).
If there has been no abuse and the clutch has been setup properly from the beginning, an "average ballpark" figure might be 50K to 70K miles.

sweetj

Very interesting... I have almost 80k on my car but I did have the buzzing tsb fixed. Did that replace the original clutch?

xviper

Yes, it did. You basically started off with a new clutch all over again when they did this. That TSB involved a new clutch disc and should have also included a new throw out bearing. They should have inspected the flywheel and pressure plate at the time. If they didn't advise you about those, then it's most likely that they deemed them to have been in good condition.

Jasonoff

OR... they don't properley lube the throw out bearing and you have my issue.