Clutch Life?!?!?
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What is the average clutch life for an X-type? Please answer in Mileage...
Three anwers please:
1- Under Normal driving conditions (occational heavy acceloration but typical conservative driving)?
2- Under Sport/Heavy driving?
3- Under Primarily Highway Driving?
Someone told me 10-14k miles, but that seems like a bunch of BS
Also, if you have had to change your cluch, what are your driving habbits and at how many miles did you have to change it? Also, what parts did you change?
Three anwers please:
1- Under Normal driving conditions (occational heavy acceloration but typical conservative driving)?
2- Under Sport/Heavy driving?
3- Under Primarily Highway Driving?
Someone told me 10-14k miles, but that seems like a bunch of BS
Also, if you have had to change your cluch, what are your driving habbits and at how many miles did you have to change it? Also, what parts did you change?
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you can kill a clutch in an afternoon if you want....
the simple answer is that the clutch willl fail from HEAT and not from the power.
heat come from slipping.. if you tell the engine to deliver power, and dont transfer that power to the wheels then you will burn the clutch..
SO, if you engage the clutch with the engine at idle . before you floor it.. and also change gears without slipping the clutch will last indefinetly.
I admit the X-type is hard to do that because the pedals feel numb.. but slip = wear...
dont kid yourself on habbits etc.............. fast driving and agressive driving can co-incide with long clutch life if you dont slip it...
now for the more mainstream answer... dealer techs tell me they have never changed a clutch because of normal wear.. they are well designed and last well with normal driving. There may even be some design level stuff where a decent clutch was used. because the 4wd makes it hard to replace.
I feel that my clutch is a bit slow to engage. if i dump it.... I wonder if there is a delay valve in the hydraulics a la BMW>..??
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the simple answer is that the clutch willl fail from HEAT and not from the power.
heat come from slipping.. if you tell the engine to deliver power, and dont transfer that power to the wheels then you will burn the clutch..
SO, if you engage the clutch with the engine at idle . before you floor it.. and also change gears without slipping the clutch will last indefinetly.
I admit the X-type is hard to do that because the pedals feel numb.. but slip = wear...
dont kid yourself on habbits etc.............. fast driving and agressive driving can co-incide with long clutch life if you dont slip it...
now for the more mainstream answer... dealer techs tell me they have never changed a clutch because of normal wear.. they are well designed and last well with normal driving. There may even be some design level stuff where a decent clutch was used. because the 4wd makes it hard to replace.
I feel that my clutch is a bit slow to engage. if i dump it.... I wonder if there is a delay valve in the hydraulics a la BMW>..??
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So you're saying that the cluch slips when it is not engaged and the car is at Idle? So if I'm at a red light I should keep the cluch in? hmmm, it's been a while since I owned a 5spd, but if thats the case I learned something new...I think
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Friend of mine had a Ford explorer with manual trans....normal driving, ocassional towning of boat, clutch lasted till 120K miles. About 5 years for him.
Wife got hold of it one day for the first time and fried it that afternoon.....lol
But I agree with Bojangles..he's got it down....
No, the clutch does not slip when not ingaged. The clutch starts to slip when you start to engage the clutch at the same time you're giving it gas....those first few seconds you get some slippage. So the more gas you give, and the slower you are to engage, the more slippage you get and that creates heat...which is bad....did that make sense..
On the other hand, if you're at a light, shifter in first, foot on clutch and you're playing with the pedal...you are causeing some slippage......the car is slowing rolling....than you ease off the clutch and roll the car forward again.....
The slippage created by this is probably very minimal, but over time it can cause failure.
Wife got hold of it one day for the first time and fried it that afternoon.....lol
But I agree with Bojangles..he's got it down....
No, the clutch does not slip when not ingaged. The clutch starts to slip when you start to engage the clutch at the same time you're giving it gas....those first few seconds you get some slippage. So the more gas you give, and the slower you are to engage, the more slippage you get and that creates heat...which is bad....did that make sense..
On the other hand, if you're at a light, shifter in first, foot on clutch and you're playing with the pedal...you are causeing some slippage......the car is slowing rolling....than you ease off the clutch and roll the car forward again.....
The slippage created by this is probably very minimal, but over time it can cause failure.
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Yes, but not as much since the engine/clutch are usually same speed....+- 500 rpm when shifting
Only time you would get a sever enough slip is keeping your foot on the gas while shifting..
Only time you would get a sever enough slip is keeping your foot on the gas while shifting..
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slip is one thing.. of couse there are different speeds of the flywheel and clutch disk and to engage the clutch, something has to change speed for them to engage. What you need to do to minimise wear from slipping is not try to apply power until the clutch is fully engaged.. either when starting from a standstill or during a shift.
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