Thread: Signs of clutch going?

Mmm sounds a little suspect I had a standard clutch when I first turboed 15 psi and quickly started to slip going up hill in 3rd pushing it mostly .now have a turbo outback extreme clutch part no in sticky thread all good now although sometimes smelly after clutching in rev up hill if your going bush I'd change it probably cost 8 -900 labour cheaper than recovery ..

I would of thought boosting a 4BD1T to 15 PSI and slowly letting the clutch out would be called abuse.

Originally Posted by djam1

I would of thought boosting a 4BD1T to 15 PSI and slowly letting the clutch out would be called abuse.

Well yes but better to abuse it now than in the middle of no where. Hmm I leave in 10 days.... she'll be right or sink more money into vehicle prep?

they can go either way...

Ive seen them go gradually slipping and make another 10K Km with loving.

I've also seen them torn apart from one final too rough application.

It sounds like you've got the NA friction and pressure plate behind a now turbo donk and being able to make it slip while shoving double its designed torque limit is not unusual but its not good for it.

The juddering is a sign of a, youve glazed it and/or b. its had oil contamination.

generally IMHO they tend to go the former way and if nursed should return an additional 5K Km from the time they start to slip when pushing top cog up hill.

I`m guessing that yours is a factory fit clutch. I had problems with mine due to it being a conversion. If you do go and change your clutch. Whilst it is all in pieces take a look at the thrust bearing, spigot bearing, rear main seal and the input seal on the gear box. This is one part of your vehicle you don`t want to revisit any time soon. I noticed the signs of my clutch going was the loss of the ability to go either forward or back ward. No previous hints or signs. No noise, just broke the spline free of the clutch plate. Three hundred kilometres from home.
Cheers Hall

Better to fix it now that have it towed home tho like dave has said it could last another 10K if driven nice

I have had 2 clutches go in my rangie in less than 12 months tho it was the the fork pivot post breaking out of the bell housing as its a crap design but i fixed it permenent the 2nd time

Originally Posted by lokka

Better to fix it now that have it towed home tho like dave has said it could last another 10K if driven nice

I have had 2 clutches go in my rangie in less than 12 months tho it was the the fork pivot post breaking out of the bell housing as its a crap design but i fixed it permenent the 2nd time

How did you fix it lokka?

probably with lots and lots of weld metal....