Why is my car eating clutches so fast???

[UfoZ8myCow]

I have a 93 S13... Stock KA24DE 5 speed no mods at all. I just replaced the clutch about 4 months ago with just an OEM replacement because the old clutch was slipping. Now less than 6000 miles later the clutch is slipping AGAIN.

I dont ride the clutch, I dont abuse the car at all... Havent been to the track at all with it, never drifted it... I know how to heel/toe and rev match properly... So what gives?? Why the hell is my car eating through clutches so quickly??? Could it be due to some other problem?

Any ideas?

[sikkk240]

you cant drive?
whoever installed it, did it wrong?

[S13NismoStyle]

I would check the flywheel if the clutch is brand new. Ive seen flywheels that look like they are burned or glazed over and the clutch will not properly grab.

[rewind]

could be the flywheel........ thats what happend to me. check into that.

[UfoZ8myCow]

They also replaced the flywheel with a stock resurfaced one when I did the clutch but Ill have them look at that when they inspect it... I think its under warranty. Thanks guys

[S14mc]

Yeah, check the flywheel. Maybe there is a deformality on the mating surface not allowing the a full clamp. Maybe you want to resurface?

my .02

[sr240dett3]

Flywheel is something to look at.

And with Stock clutches, its supper important to brake them in.
If you start hammering on them to quick, that will cause the clutch to begin to wear or glaze faster.

More agrassive clutches like ceramic and carbon/ceramic don't need as much break in. But with organic clutches i cant stress how important it is to break them in

[vvtisupra]

Check the pedal throw, aka the rod under your clutch pedal. Properly adjust this so that your clutch isn't slipping constantly.

[JDMS1lv1a]

yea,i think breaking in your clutch for at least 500 miles is a must to get the flywheel surface broken in nicely.

[kandyflip445]

Also, IIRC there should be a "step" machined into the flywheel when resurfacing it. Might wanna check that out too.

[UfoZ8myCow]

Flywheel is something to look at.

And with Stock clutches, its supper important to brake them in.
If you start hammering on them to quick, that will cause the clutch to begin to wear or glaze faster.

More agrassive clutches like ceramic and carbon/ceramic don't need as much break in. But with organic clutches i cant stress how important it is to break them in

Yeah I actually did break it in... I drove it really easy for the first 500 miles. I never really started hammering on it, the car has 130k miles on it and I want it to last. Ill be checking all this stuff out tomorrow for sure. Thanks guys for all the good info.

[turboeic]

I knew someone with the same problem. She used to take it to a shop to get it put in. She went to them like 3 times in like a 15,000 mile period. She told me I checked and each time they forgot to put in the throwout bearing. So that also might be the case.

[sbanzer123]

Check the pedal throw, aka the rod under your clutch pedal. Properly adjust this so that your clutch isn't slipping constantly.


deffinitly look into that

[kandyflip445]

I knew someone with the same problem. She used to take it to a shop to get it put in. She went to them like 3 times in like a 15,000 mile period. She told me I checked and each time they forgot to put in the throwout bearing. So that also might be the case.



Yeah.....:goyou: How would that even work without the TO bearing?