possible clutch wearring

firstsi · 12-03-2007, 04:54 PM

i'm approaching 50,000 miles and it is getting harder to get in gear at high rpms

anybody have this problem?

***k20z3 Koop*** · 12-03-2007, 05:04 PM

Have you changed you MTF? Going to a better MTF always helps shift feel, not to mention 50k is a lot if you're still running on stock.

Go up a hill slowly in a high gear, if you rev more than you're accelerating the clutch is on its way.

firstsi · 12-04-2007, 07:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by k20z3 Koop

Have you changed you MTF? Going to a better MTF always helps shift feel, not to mention 50k is a lot if you're still running on stock.

Go up a hill slowly in a high gear, if you rev more than you're accelerating the clutch is on its way.

yeah i put in amsoil about 25000 miles ago
thanks for the help

***k20z3 Koop*** · 12-04-2007, 07:58 PM

you should still be in the 6/60 also. So if your clutch isn't slipping and another MTF change doesn't help. I say to the dealer she goes.

firstsi · 12-04-2007, 08:00 PM

i had forgotten about the drive train warranty thanks

***k20z3 Koop*** · 12-04-2007, 08:02 PM

no problem maaan :)

***portabuddy*** · 12-04-2007, 08:35 PM

whats the standard drivetrain warranty like???, any one without extended with our crappy trannies is going to loose out bigtime...

***k20z3 Koop*** · 12-04-2007, 08:39 PM

6 years, 60k miles.

dorkiedoode · 12-04-2007, 10:28 PM

i don't have the warranty and i don't plan to keep the car no more then 3 years. Sad cause our tranny suck.

bad_andy0881 · 12-04-2007, 10:39 PM

If I'm not mistaken, the dealer wont replace a clutch, since its life depends on the way you drive it.

I could be wrong though.

friedk · 12-04-2007, 11:09 PM

Dealers generally don't replace clutches just like they don't replace brake pads or give you free oil changes.

There are always exceptions though.

pks17 · 12-04-2007, 11:20 PM

Isnt clutch componants part of wear and tear? 50 miles is quite a few.
Im guessing ur pressure plate is getting worn out, but its not covered under warrenty, unless it does somthing bizzare like break and cause u to tow the car back or somthing

***Undispu7ed*** · 12-04-2007, 11:28 PM

Clutch is wear and tear. They will not replace unless it was defective.

***portabuddy*** · 12-05-2007, 12:31 AM

At my place(not honda) we dont warranty clutches one day let alone a year...

you can go out in a brand new car or truck and smoke the clutch out in 10 min... apply the hand break and rev to 5000-6000 rpm and SLOWLY let out the clutch untill the car nearly cumbusts...

clutches are never warranty but they do sometimes get replaced unger good will policy, meaning that they want to keep you as a customer they replace it once and once only for free, but usaly you have to pay labour...

If it where me i would go out and get a lightened flywheel and a stage3 clutch and put that in insted...

dorkiedoode · 12-05-2007, 01:44 AM

stage3 ain't that pretty heavy to shift?

***portabuddy*** · 12-05-2007, 02:37 AM

its stiff on the leg but that makes it hold firm, doesnt affect shifting.

just go to the gym to beef your legs up or dont drive in the city :)

friedk · 12-05-2007, 03:08 AM

I'm sure your leg will be pretty beefy by the time you get to the gym.

It's going to be fun looking at your disproportionate calves.

***portabuddy*** · 12-05-2007, 03:14 AM

I was going to say that thats what the skyline is for but they have the clutch in the same spot... DAMMM!!, well no need to get one of those now

lol...

dorkiedoode · 12-05-2007, 09:05 PM

next thing you know the left leg is bigger then the right one.

radiocontrolhead · 12-06-2007, 03:27 PM

The clutch has nothing to do with him having a hard time getting into gear. Read what he wrote!

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12-03-2007, 05:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
*k20z3 Koop* Grab her face Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mass Posts: 1,803 Keith iTrader: 5 / 100%	Have you changed you MTF? Going to a better MTF always helps shift feel, not to mention 50k is a lot if you're still running on stock. Go up a hill slowly in a high gear, if you rev more than you're accelerating the clutch is on its way.

12-04-2007, 07:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
*k20z3 Koop* Grab her face Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mass Posts: 1,803 Keith iTrader: 5 / 100%	you should still be in the 6/60 also. So if your clutch isn't slipping and another MTF change doesn't help. I say to the dealer she goes.

12-04-2007, 08:00 PM	#5 (permalink)
firstsi Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: shooting womprats from 3 parseks Posts: 4,282 iTrader: 0 / 0%	i had forgotten about the drive train warranty thanks

12-04-2007, 08:02 PM	#6 (permalink)
*k20z3 Koop* Grab her face Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mass Posts: 1,803 Keith iTrader: 5 / 100%	no problem maaan :)

12-04-2007, 08:35 PM	#7 (permalink)
*portabuddy* The McGyver ofall McGyves Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mississauga Ontario Age: 23 Posts: 5,204 Bart Koscow iTrader: 7 / 100%	whats the standard drivetrain warranty like???, any one without extended with our crappy trannies is going to loose out bigtime...

12-04-2007, 08:39 PM	#8 (permalink)
*k20z3 Koop* Grab her face Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mass Posts: 1,803 Keith iTrader: 5 / 100%	6 years, 60k miles.

12-04-2007, 10:28 PM	#9 (permalink)
dorkiedoode Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,388 Kevin iTrader: 6 / 100%	i don't have the warranty and i don't plan to keep the car no more then 3 years. Sad cause our tranny suck.

12-04-2007, 10:39 PM	#10 (permalink)
bad_andy0881 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Eagle Rock Posts: 124 Ron iTrader: 0 / 0%	If I'm not mistaken, the dealer wont replace a clutch, since its life depends on the way you drive it. I could be wrong though.

12-04-2007, 11:09 PM	#11 (permalink)
friedk Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,658 iTrader: 2 / 100%	Dealers generally don't replace clutches just like they don't replace brake pads or give you free oil changes. There are always exceptions though.

12-04-2007, 11:20 PM	#12 (permalink)
pks17 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 916 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Isnt clutch componants part of wear and tear? 50 miles is quite a few. Im guessing ur pressure plate is getting worn out, but its not covered under warrenty, unless it does somthing bizzare like break and cause u to tow the car back or somthing

12-05-2007, 12:31 AM	#14 (permalink)
*portabuddy* The McGyver ofall McGyves Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mississauga Ontario Age: 23 Posts: 5,204 Bart Koscow iTrader: 7 / 100%	At my place(not honda) we dont warranty clutches one day let alone a year... you can go out in a brand new car or truck and smoke the clutch out in 10 min... apply the hand break and rev to 5000-6000 rpm and SLOWLY let out the clutch untill the car nearly cumbusts... clutches are never warranty but they do sometimes get replaced unger good will policy, meaning that they want to keep you as a customer they replace it once and once only for free, but usaly you have to pay labour... If it where me i would go out and get a lightened flywheel and a stage3 clutch and put that in insted...

12-05-2007, 01:44 AM	#15 (permalink)
dorkiedoode Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,388 Kevin iTrader: 6 / 100%	stage3 ain't that pretty heavy to shift?

12-05-2007, 02:37 AM	#16 (permalink)
*portabuddy* The McGyver ofall McGyves Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mississauga Ontario Age: 23 Posts: 5,204 Bart Koscow iTrader: 7 / 100%	its stiff on the leg but that makes it hold firm, doesnt affect shifting. just go to the gym to beef your legs up or dont drive in the city :)

12-05-2007, 03:08 AM	#17 (permalink)
friedk Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,658 iTrader: 2 / 100%	I'm sure your leg will be pretty beefy by the time you get to the gym. It's going to be fun looking at your disproportionate calves.

12-05-2007, 03:14 AM	#18 (permalink)
*portabuddy* The McGyver ofall McGyves Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mississauga Ontario Age: 23 Posts: 5,204 Bart Koscow iTrader: 7 / 100%	I was going to say that thats what the skyline is for but they have the clutch in the same spot... DAMMM!!, well no need to get one of those now lol...

12-05-2007, 09:05 PM	#19 (permalink)
dorkiedoode Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,388 Kevin iTrader: 6 / 100%	next thing you know the left leg is bigger then the right one.

12-06-2007, 03:27 PM	#20 (permalink)
radiocontrolhead Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hollywood, ca Age: 21 Posts: 2,927 Danny iTrader: 0 / 0%	The clutch has nothing to do with him having a hard time getting into gear. Read what he wrote!