On 14 Jun 2006 09:33:59 -0700, "Mooron" <mooron@mooron.com> wrote:


>Isn't it the opposite?

Damn, you're right. I guess I was thinking of brakes. :\
--
Bob

 

Mooron, I can go ya one better, I know a guy ( ahem ) that when he was
younger ( way younger ) put a brand new clutch, pressure plate and thow-out
bearing in his 1966 Hemi Charger, drove to the local drag strip approamately
13 miles from his house and on his 1st pass blew the new clutch PP and
Throw-out bearing right through the clutch pan.

I still have to live that down when I go home and see certain friends.

Tunez


"Mooron" <mooron@mooron.com> wrote in message
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>
> Blair wrote:
>> Is it even possible to wear out a clutch in 4000 miles? Sounds crazy to
>> me.
>>
>> -B
>
> Yes, it is possible to wear out a clutch in 4000 miles. I know someone
> who burned out a clutch in 600 miles.
>
> - Mooron
>

 

Mooron, I can go ya one better, I know a guy ( ahem ) that when he was
younger ( way younger ) put a brand new clutch, pressure plate and thow-out
bearing in his 1966 Hemi Charger, drove to the local drag strip approamately
13 miles from his house and on his 1st pass blew the new clutch PP and
Throw-out bearing right through the clutch pan.

I still have to live that down when I go home and see certain friends.

Tunez


"Mooron" <mooron@mooron.com> wrote in message
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>
> Blair wrote:
>> Is it even possible to wear out a clutch in 4000 miles? Sounds crazy to
>> me.
>>
>> -B
>
> Yes, it is possible to wear out a clutch in 4000 miles. I know someone
> who burned out a clutch in 600 miles.
>
> - Mooron
>

 

Mooron, I can go ya one better, I know a guy ( ahem ) that when he was
younger ( way younger ) put a brand new clutch, pressure plate and thow-out
bearing in his 1966 Hemi Charger, drove to the local drag strip approamately
13 miles from his house and on his 1st pass blew the new clutch PP and
Throw-out bearing right through the clutch pan.

I still have to live that down when I go home and see certain friends.

Tunez


"Mooron" <mooron@mooron.com> wrote in message
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>
> Blair wrote:
>> Is it even possible to wear out a clutch in 4000 miles? Sounds crazy to
>> me.
>>
>> -B
>
> Yes, it is possible to wear out a clutch in 4000 miles. I know someone
> who burned out a clutch in 600 miles.
>
> - Mooron
>

 

Tunez wrote:
> Mooron, I can go ya one better, I know a guy ( ahem ) that when he was
> younger ( way younger ) put a brand new clutch, pressure plate and thow-out
> bearing in his 1966 Hemi Charger, drove to the local drag strip approamately
> 13 miles from his house and on his 1st pass blew the new clutch PP and
> Throw-out bearing right through the clutch pan.

Ahh, that reminds me of my old Dodge with the 440. I couldn't
afford fuel for the thing now, if I could even find leaded gas.
That thing could move! The good old days...

- Mooron

 

Tunez wrote:
> Mooron, I can go ya one better, I know a guy ( ahem ) that when he was
> younger ( way younger ) put a brand new clutch, pressure plate and thow-out
> bearing in his 1966 Hemi Charger, drove to the local drag strip approamately
> 13 miles from his house and on his 1st pass blew the new clutch PP and
> Throw-out bearing right through the clutch pan.

Ahh, that reminds me of my old Dodge with the 440. I couldn't
afford fuel for the thing now, if I could even find leaded gas.
That thing could move! The good old days...

- Mooron

 

Tunez wrote:
> Mooron, I can go ya one better, I know a guy ( ahem ) that when he was
> younger ( way younger ) put a brand new clutch, pressure plate and thow-out
> bearing in his 1966 Hemi Charger, drove to the local drag strip approamately
> 13 miles from his house and on his 1st pass blew the new clutch PP and
> Throw-out bearing right through the clutch pan.

Ahh, that reminds me of my old Dodge with the 440. I couldn't
afford fuel for the thing now, if I could even find leaded gas.
That thing could move! The good old days...

- Mooron

 

Mooron wrote:

> Bob Adkins wrote:
>
>>On 9 Jun 2006 12:35:08 -0700, erik.craiglist@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>>
>>>never had this problem before (I've had three manual transmisisons
>>>before, last clutch lasted 185k miles before replacement in my old car
>>>if that says anything) so I think I know how to drive a stick shift.
>>
>>Weird problem. Never heard of that before. Your statement above just about
>>boils it down to some type of failure.
>>
>>Perhaps the hydraulics sprung a leak, bringing the clutch pressure down very
>>low causing slippage. Unless it happened on 1 long run without using the
>>clutch, you would have noticed it. Even then, you should have noticed the
>>engine revving higher than normal. What a strange problem!
>>--
>>Bob
>
>
> Isn't it the opposite? The clutch plates are pressed together by
> spring pressure and are pushed apart by hydraulics. A hydraulic
> leak should cause the clutch to be engaged all the time.
>
> I don't really know how it works, I'm just guessing.

You guessed right. The only exception would be if the leak was at the
slave cylinder and was such that oil could get on the disk. However,
that wouldn't cause the disk to be worn out, it would just slip and
probably smoke and stink something fierce.


Matt

 

Mooron wrote:

> Bob Adkins wrote:
>
>>On 9 Jun 2006 12:35:08 -0700, erik.craiglist@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>>
>>>never had this problem before (I've had three manual transmisisons
>>>before, last clutch lasted 185k miles before replacement in my old car
>>>if that says anything) so I think I know how to drive a stick shift.
>>
>>Weird problem. Never heard of that before. Your statement above just about
>>boils it down to some type of failure.
>>
>>Perhaps the hydraulics sprung a leak, bringing the clutch pressure down very
>>low causing slippage. Unless it happened on 1 long run without using the
>>clutch, you would have noticed it. Even then, you should have noticed the
>>engine revving higher than normal. What a strange problem!
>>--
>>Bob
>
>
> Isn't it the opposite? The clutch plates are pressed together by
> spring pressure and are pushed apart by hydraulics. A hydraulic
> leak should cause the clutch to be engaged all the time.
>
> I don't really know how it works, I'm just guessing.

You guessed right. The only exception would be if the leak was at the
slave cylinder and was such that oil could get on the disk. However,
that wouldn't cause the disk to be worn out, it would just slip and
probably smoke and stink something fierce.


Matt

 

Mooron wrote:

> Bob Adkins wrote:
>
>>On 9 Jun 2006 12:35:08 -0700, erik.craiglist@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>>
>>>never had this problem before (I've had three manual transmisisons
>>>before, last clutch lasted 185k miles before replacement in my old car
>>>if that says anything) so I think I know how to drive a stick shift.
>>
>>Weird problem. Never heard of that before. Your statement above just about
>>boils it down to some type of failure.
>>
>>Perhaps the hydraulics sprung a leak, bringing the clutch pressure down very
>>low causing slippage. Unless it happened on 1 long run without using the
>>clutch, you would have noticed it. Even then, you should have noticed the
>>engine revving higher than normal. What a strange problem!
>>--
>>Bob
>
>
> Isn't it the opposite? The clutch plates are pressed together by
> spring pressure and are pushed apart by hydraulics. A hydraulic
> leak should cause the clutch to be engaged all the time.
>
> I don't really know how it works, I'm just guessing.

You guessed right. The only exception would be if the leak was at the
slave cylinder and was such that oil could get on the disk. However,
that wouldn't cause the disk to be worn out, it would just slip and
probably smoke and stink something fierce.


Matt