Clutch Replacement?

magnus · Post by **magnus** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 6:10 pm

okay, i have an 02', and wanted to know roughly when the clutch needs to be replaced. i know that it depends on driver to driver, but in general, has anyone had to replace their clutch?

i have 76k miles on the car, and just wanted to prepare before doing any more mods to the car.

thanks.

tamadrumr88 · Post by **tamadrumr88** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 7:51 pm

i will probably have to replace my clutch soon and i have 48k on my '01

definitely go with the NA PT cruiser clutch from Fenton Dodge..... direct fit and its rated for more torque, some say it has a softer pedal feel tho... pretty cheap too

Baal · Post by **Baal** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 6:51 am

its 90% driver dependant, i blew mine at 15k miles.

some peopl with 60kmiles still have the stock one

BlackRoseRacing · Post by **BlackRoseRacing** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 6:57 am

The 4 years of worked for DCX, we only had one neon come in for a clutch replacement. It was a 1GN R/T w/120k miles on it.

magnus · Post by **magnus** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 4:52 pm

interesting, different experiences. Well, i bought the car brand new, and have started to hear noises when the clutch is pressed. I believe it may be the clutch bearing, but i am just trying to be safe before i start spending more money on the car.

quicksilvr · Post by **quicksilvr** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 5:29 pm

Baal wrote:its 90% driver dependant, i blew mine at 15k miles.

some peopl with 60kmiles still have the stock one

Holy fried clutch disc's batman, that's crazy. 15k?! Were you doing 4000 rpm clutch drops on a regular basis? I have 79k on my original clutch, and it works great. I

BlackRoseRacing · Post by **BlackRoseRacing** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 6:22 pm

Post by **Diablo0** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 7:02 pm

tamadrumr88 wrote:i will probably have to replace my clutch soon and i have 48k on my '01

definitely go with the NA PT cruiser clutch from Fenton Dodge..... direct fit and its rated for more torque, some say it has a softer pedal feel tho... pretty cheap too

THought I'd throw this out there, last time I heard Fenton wasn't doing discounts anymore... unless something new has come up.

But yeah... it does really depend on the driver. I thought mine was going out around 40K but now I have 50K and it's holding strong. I woudnt' worry with it until you start feeling it slip.

magnus · Post by **magnus** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 10:36 pm

Thanks! LOL. I guess i will be able to grap my carbon hood sooner than i though.

kArLoZ · Post by **kArLoZ** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 10:53 pm

magnus wrote:Thanks! LOL. I guess i will be able to grap my carbon hood sooner than i though.

It will looks great!!

Baal · Post by **Baal** » Wed Sep 14, 2005 6:29 am

quicksilvr wrote:
Baal wrote:its 90% driver dependant, i blew mine at 15k miles.

some peopl with 60kmiles still have the stock one

Holy fried clutch disc's batman, that's crazy. 15k?! Were you doing 4000 rpm clutch drops on a regular basis? I have 79k on my original clutch, and it works great. I

Well probably higher than 4000rpms, at this height theres a huge power loss so you have to launch at high revs.

and yeah i didnt just wear it out, one day racing in the streets it just blew up, now i have a pt clutch, i hope it will last longer

esteinmaier · Post by **esteinmaier** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 3:43 pm

16788 miles, and I'm having slippage. It's not horrible, but once the car is fully warm, I can't floor it in either 4th or 5th. I'm planning a PT transplant. I blame it on my tendency to keep the car from rolling back at stoplights with the clutch instead of the brake.

Post by **Diablo0** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 3:47 pm

esteinmaier wrote:16788 miles, and I'm having slippage. It's not horrible, but once the car is fully warm, I can't floor it in either 4th or 5th. I'm planning a PT transplant. I blame it on my tendency to keep the car from rolling back at stoplights with the clutch instead of the brake.

Well yeah... that'd do it

nodestiny · Post by **nodestiny** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 3:57 pm

30K and going strong, some WOT shifts too. Definatly has taken my abuse well.

CrashTeam · Post by **CrashTeam** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 4:22 pm

Cant find it, grind it! around 34K and still kickin!

Baal · Post by **Baal** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 7:25 pm

If your stocker is still alive means you are not driving hard enough ^__^

01rtgurl · Post by **01rtgurl** » Fri Dec 30, 2005 7:14 pm

Baal wrote:If your stocker is still alive means you are not driving hard enough ^__^

I call B.S.! 82k and still kicking....

BlackRoseRacing · Post by **BlackRoseRacing** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 7:59 am

When mine starts to slip, I throw on the drag slicks...do a couple burnouts then throw the street wheels back on and all is fine...
Most clutches will probably start to glaze over giving that so called worn out feel, break this glaze and all is well....

dinetuner · Post by **dinetuner** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 12:59 pm

BlackRoseRacing wrote:
When mine starts to slip, I throw on the drag slicks...do a couple burnouts then throw the street wheels back on and all is fine...
Most clutches will probably start to glaze over giving that so called worn out feel, break this glaze and all is well....

so what your saying is you beat it back into submission?

J-Villa · Post by **J-Villa** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 4:41 pm

lol.....i plan on doin the pt clutch with a lighter flywheel hopefully in the next couple of months...

bige1030 · Post by **bige1030** » Sun Jan 01, 2006 9:11 pm

esteinmaier wrote:16788 miles, and I'm having slippage. It's not horrible, but once the car is fully warm, I can't floor it in either 4th or 5th. I'm planning a PT transplant. I blame it on my tendency to keep the car from rolling back at stoplights with the clutch instead of the brake.

Try using the handbrake. All the Europeans do it

tooslow · Post by **tooslow** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 10:04 am

handbrake is your friend and it is not only european that do it Africans do it too. I got 70k on my stock clutch and I go too the track atleast 1 a month my car must have atleast have a 100 passes on it

fixitmattman · Post by **fixitmattman** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 7:34 pm

I've got over 89 000mi on my 00. I don't believe the clutch has ever been changed. Works as well as the day I bought it.

Also makes a difference that I don't use it much either.

Matt