Lambo Gallardo clutch

thepharcyde · 20 Dec 2008 at 18:39

I maybe being niave here, but why do the clutches need replacing pretty much every 5-10k? price 5k at a dealers!!!

I know if you can afford the car you can afford the servicing. I notice on Pistonheads that some have mentioned "upgraded clutch and flywheel" so maybe they are a weak part of the car?

Thomas. PLease. · 20 Dec 2008 at 18:46

because its a supercar, has a large amount of power going to all four wheels, and so probably wears out a lot quicker than it would on say an average hot hatch.

sigma · 20 Dec 2008 at 18:51

NickXX · 20 Dec 2008 at 18:51

Think it was mainly an issue on the earlier Gallardos.

thepharcyde · 20 Dec 2008 at 18:52

NickXX said:
Think it was mainly an issue on the earlier Gallardos.

Thought as much, cheers

Was this the Egear and manual?

JRS · 20 Dec 2008 at 18:54

Lots of power, being sent to all four corners, generally getting driven hard. It's going to wear the clutch a bit.

Plus it's a VAG product.

/runs

NickXX · 20 Dec 2008 at 18:54

Think it was the earlier Egears which munched them, I assume the manual was ok.

Housey · 20 Dec 2008 at 18:54

I put it down to crap driving, too much clutch slipping on quick get aways and to many of them spending most of their time driving around town posing rather than been driven cross country on a good long journey. I have never done a clutch in a car in my life (touching wood) and I don't plan to either. I don't ride them, I don't slip them, I don't do super fast getaways and I don't spend all day driving around town or holding my car on the clutch. If I did some or all of those things I outline on a Supercar clutch with that many horses I too would expect it to last 10K.

shauncr91 · 20 Dec 2008 at 19:02

I'm not sure about Gallardo's but I know Murcielagos were notorious for clutches breaking down after a few thousand miles. So if they shared the same components then it's possible.

Fothsn · 20 Dec 2008 at 19:14

shauncr91 said:
I'm not sure about Gallardo's but I know Murcielagos were notorious for clutches breaking down after a few thousand miles. So if they shared the same components then it's possible.

A Murcielago is a bat by the looks of things, I can't see them having a clutch