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Notorio
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NOV 07, 08:02 PM
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You are looking at a picture taken from a mirror held in the starter opening on a 5 spd transmission. The Red Arrow is pointing at the clutch material remaining and you can just make out about 1 mm or so of the 'slot' that is on the surface. Am I correct in taking that to mean there is some life left? This is pretty much a stock 2.8 and I don't do clutch dumps or hammer the tranny in any way. What's your opinion, totally ballpark, can I get another few thousand miles out of this? When the car is on the road I put less than a thousand miles per year.
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Blacktree
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NOV 07, 08:19 PM
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It's hard to tell from the photo. That said, slipping the clutch (aka riding the clutch) can wear it out pretty fast.
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Gall757
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NOV 07, 09:17 PM
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A clutch starts slipping when the rivets are exposed. I don't know if you can assume anything by looking at that gap.
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olejoedad
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NOV 07, 11:03 PM
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If you are in high gear, at low rpm and you punch the throttle, does it slip?
If not, you're good to go.
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wftb
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NOV 08, 08:46 AM
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Any time I have had a clutch fail, it started to chatter engaging from a stop. After about 100 miles of doing this total clutch failure happened.
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Notorio
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NOV 08, 11:25 AM
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I've never observed any of these signs of slippage. Since I only drive this maybe a 1,000 miles/year if that seems like I'm should be OK for a while. My plan is to leave the short-block alone until I can switch it out for a 3.4, at which point I'd do the clutch as well. Appreciate all the feedback.
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FX
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NOV 08, 01:52 PM
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A way to preserve clutch life is to start off from dead stop at the lowest RPM you can. This is where most clutch ware happens...And don't slip it between shifts... [This message has been edited by FX (edited 11-08-2019).]
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Notorio
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NOV 08, 05:03 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by FX:
A way to preserve clutch life is to start off from dead stop at the lowest RPM you can. This is where most clutch ware happens...And don't slip it between shifts...
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Too true. Another way is to loiter over repairs and upgrades, leaving the car in the garage for 18 months 
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Kevin87FieroGT
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NOV 08, 09:44 PM
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We nursed a slightly slipping clutch on a V-6 Getrag combo for a couple years of summer driving. A clutch that slips a little probably will not fail over night on you, but as you notice the slipping starts in the lower gears you time is running short.
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cmechmann
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NOV 09, 09:41 PM
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You need to see if you can get a better look at the disc on the flywheel side. If you have the same amount of space in the material "gaps" on the flywheel side then you are OK. If the gaps are gone then you are near the rivets. Clutch disc have much less material thickness then brakes. Only about 3/32 on each side new over rivets.
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