Clutch on it's way out?

chrisoverson said:
It'll mean it's coming toward the end of its wear limit I expect but not yet "last legs".

A clutch can last a lot of miles so it might be fine for a while. Some cars are auto-adjusting so you don't notice it really until it actually starts to give in.

Just make sure to save up some cash and put it to one side for when it does go :)
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:( sounds like it probably is coming towards its end with the really high biting point at 90k miles. Its hard to tell with it having a DMF clutch as i think there more forgiving taking off in first compared to a normal clutch.
Lucky i do keep money set a side at all times as i am probably looking at £850-£1000 for a full ST220 clutch and flywheel kit fitted :eek:
 
I did about 10k miles on my last clutch after it started to slip. Drive sensibly and it'll be fine for a while longer.

If you avoid driving at excessively high rpm and putting the engine under heavy load (low rpm in high gear and flooring it) it'll be fine.
 
Well I took it to the garage and the mechanic had a go and said it's definitely the clutch, but it should be fine for the next few days until I can get it sorted provided I take it easy.

Famous last words I'm sure :D
 
Clutch at 47k? Damn, someone's been riding that! Just changed a clutch on an Insignia at 214k due to DMF starting to rattle, original clutch still had loads of life left on it though!

You're perfectly ok to keep driving it, just avoid any conditions that make it slip, so don't go up a hill in 5th/6th, drop a gear or two it will help no end.
 
Had 37k on it when I bought it. 2 previous female owners. It's had a year of me riding the clutch in M60 rush hour traffic and playing too much traffic light GP.

First car, expensive lesson I guess haha.
 
I don't think clutches always slip when they fail, my clutch went at about 120K and the only side effect was a very low and very small biting point, followed by very stiff gear changes, followed by slight crunches when you put it in gear.

Might have been cos my engine doesn't have the power to make it slip. :D

47K is awful. :(

Sure it hasn't been clocked?
 
skyripper said:
Having been on the receiving end of this situation twice, I wouldnt go anywhere apart from the garage with a clutch thats borked.

A cooked up clutch and flywheel is a very messy thing if you drive it past the failure. That smell you get, is the smell of friction plates and metal at high temperature, and its leaking out of a sealed unit
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And once again, if you drive sympathetically, you can make a worn out clutch last a very long time, thousands of miles if you are careful. If it's literally just started to slip then it's obviously not on the verge of total failure.

I wouldn't hesitate to drive it, but you really need to restrain your right leg and stick to lower gears on hills. Provided you don't cause it to slip, it won't damage the flywheel.
 
Acme said:
47K is awful. :(

Sure it hasn't been clocked?
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Anything's possible I guess. Have FSH and MOT mileages match up though.


Dogbreath said:
And once again, if you drive sympathetically, you can make a worn out clutch last a very long time, thousands of miles if you are careful. If it's literally just started to slip then it's obviously not on the verge of total failure.

I wouldn't hesitate to drive it, but you really need to restrain your right leg and stick to lower gears on hills. Provided you don't cause it to slip, it won't damage the flywheel.
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Drove it home today with no issues, kept it gentle and there was no noticeable slippage or smell.
 
Dogbreath said:
And once again, if you drive sympathetically, you can make a worn out clutch last a very long time, thousands of miles if you are careful. If it's literally just started to slip then it's obviously not on the verge of total failure.

I wouldn't hesitate to drive it, but you really need to restrain your right leg and stick to lower gears on hills. Provided you don't cause it to slip, it won't damage the flywheel.
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Mine was like this for 6 months, but I new when to bite the bullet and had a garage prepped. £1300 for clutch, dmf, bearings and labour and London indy prices (which were the same as out of town dealer prices)!

This was at 80K though, for 75% city driving. 47K seems a bit low for a clutch replacement...
 
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weeble said:
Mine was like this for 6 months, but I new when to bite the bullet and had a garage prepped. £1300 for clutch, dmf, bearings and labour and London indy prices (which were the same as out of town dealer prices)!

This was at 80K though, for 75% city driving. 47K seems a bit low for a clutch replacement...
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Try about 15k which is what we have been getting out of the Hyundai's at work (Taxi's).

Makes you wonder how they are driven.
 
Third Opinion said:
Try about 15k which is what we have been getting out of the Hyundai's at work (Taxi's).

Makes you wonder how they are driven.
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Blimey!

We've got an 11plate at work with 504k miles on it (it's a Scania HGV) it's still on its factory clutch, on the other hand, some are toast by 100k which is low mileage in this game!

Very much dependant upon how they are treated.
 
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