I am going through clutches in record time on my R. The latest one is an AP organic one. The car has done 42000 miles and is about to go onto its 3rd clutch... (4 if you count the one that shredded in a fortnight. Think Honda may have fitted the wrong one and i wasnt charged for it..) I have been told that my hard shifting is causing this but as far as i am aware it is slipping the clutch that kills them not hard shifting. I also heel and toe pretty much most of the time.
Is there any mechanical reason why this could be happening with the car? Worn somethings, bent something elses? This is getting expensive so please help!!!

 

my car has 55896km.. still first clutch no problems at all

 

Still on original OE clutch at 41,000 miles...

 

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45,000, then again no heel toe action here, but i try every now and then

 

Buy sprung hub 4 puck bronze/ceramic disc and a stock ITR flywheel, and you'll never need a clutch again as long as you own your car. Bronze 4 pucks dont wear out like organic discs do. It sounds like you're pretty hard on your clutches so a CM stage IV should suit your needs. Just remember that non-organic clutches require a discipline many people aren't willing to live with in a daily driver. (chatter, heavier pedal feel, and the possibility of breaking your tranny if your foot slips off the clutch while it's in gear).


Modified by H-PIMP at 10:03 AM 4/9/2003

 

Still on original OE clutch at 47,000 miles...

Replaced ruined release bearing at ~41,000 miles

 

QUOTE: "the possibility of breaking your tranny if your foot slips off the clutch while it's in gear"

That sounds fun! Would i be right in thinking this means it will not slip at all? What about traffic etc. I dont use the car every day at all but it still gets city driven every now and again...

Can it be used with my lightened ITR flywheel? What brands/models are we talking about? Thanks

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Year One Racing &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">QUOTE: "the possibility of breaking your tranny if your foot slips off the clutch while it's in gear"

That sounds fun! Would i be right in thinking this means it will not slip at all? What about traffic etc. I dont use the car every day at all but it still gets city driven every now and again...

Can it be used with my lightened ITR flywheel? What brands/models are we talking about? Thanks</TD></TR></TABLE>

I recommend the CM stage IV highly, I have it in my car and I love it. Chatter is minimal and occasional traffic jams wont be an issue once you're used to the clutch. Again "SLIP" is not in tis clutches vocabulary, slippage is non-existant. I have an ITR flywheel that was shaved once. But I can't say how a lightened one would work, personally I think that an ITR flywheel is ligt enough since I don't road race. It's really up to you, but considering how heavy the stage IV is I'd imagine that a lightened oem flywheel may be prone to cracking under heavy use/abuse.

 

Are CM a US manufacturer? Do you have any prices for it? When you say it has no slippage does that mean that it is like a switch: on or off? Thats fine if it is as i can deal with it. It does sound very expensive though...

 

I have a stock ITR clutch and flywheel with 50,000 on them if you want.

 

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Yes clutch masters is a US manufacturer, the clutch is not quite an on/off switch since it has a sprung hub. The stage V is an on/off swith though.

http://www.clutchmasters.com

 

I have ~40,000 miles and I've had my clutch assembly replaced twice under warranty. The first go-around, it was a broken spring on the clutch disk and the 2nd time, it was due to a bad release bearing. I'm not particularly rough on my clutch. I've never launched the car so I'm not sure what the deal is. Is it me??