clutch going out in my 06.

Discussion in 'Modifications & DIY how-to' started by Mike, Aug 19, 2008.

  1. Mike

    Mike Member

    Alright, I have a 2006 WRX. IT has 27,000 miles on it. Got it in January.

    I hardly ever beat on this car, im not saying I dont haul ass because I do but I never launch it or anything like that. My clutch just randomly started slipping BAD mainly in 4th gear. Ill be cruising in 4th gear at like 2500 rpms and slowly step on the gas and the RPMs shoot up and I go nowhere, it sucks. Its now getting to the point where it does it in almost every gear except 1st. I took it to SOG today and they said it has 1k miles left then its DONE.

    What do I do, I want to sell the car soon due to gas/insurance prices being outrageous. Ive read that the clutch is a different type of pressure plate or something, should I change the clutch out myself with an OEM disk or should I have SOG do it for 1400$ like they said (FU*K THAT!) does anyone on here replace them for a good price?

    Let me know asap

    Mike
     
  2. Is the clutch not covered under warranty? I though I read somewhere that they are...
     
  3. Mike

    Mike Member

    Where do I check? SOG said it wasnt, but of course they will say that.
     
  4. Ben@TTR

    Ben@TTR Member

    damn thats high. Its not that difficult to change but you have to take a lot of s#!t out (engine) to do it. Subie motors are a snap to pull out.
     
  5. wrxin8or

    wrxin8or Mullitt Staff Member

    Clutch is not covered by warranty...it is considered a wear item (tires, windshield wipers, etc.)

    What mods do you have that caused your clutch to die at 27k miles?
     
  6. techlord

    techlord Active Member

    5mt right??? If so do that yourself and do not pull the engine for a 5mt. 6MT pull the engine.
    Forget SOG talk to KINGWREX.
     
  7. integroid

    integroid Supporting Member

    Kingwrex Ftw
     
  8. Mike

    Mike Member

    its 5 speed, all i have is sti exhaust and intake. nothing else. I read on some forum that the average mileage that the clutch goes out is 25,000 miles on an 06.
     
  9. RoMe

    RoMe Active Member

    Im not sure about that the STI and the 92x have 30xxx and 28xxx miles on them and the clutches are both healthy. And trust me the clutch on the 92x gets beat up by the gf quiet often
     
  10. wrxin8or

    wrxin8or Mullitt Staff Member

    My 02 still has the original clutch....93kish miles on it
     
  11. jayj713

    jayj713 Member

    My clutch slips once in a while in 4th and 5th. Luckily hasnt happened in any other gears.

    EDIT: I have about 31k miles.
     
  12. Mike

    Mike Member

    yea, Ive heard that the 06 stock WRX clutch sucks ass. Mine only slipped in 4th gear about a month ago and now it slips just about every gear. I dont have the money to replace it now, IDK what to do.
     
  13. techlord

    techlord Active Member

    pickup a disk off of ebay for about a 100 and swap it yourself with one buddy get the girly to turn the crank.
     
  14. Mike

    Mike Member

    how much harder is it to swap a clutch in my car vs a Nissan 240sx

    I have an S14 and its a bitch to change the clutch in that, im sure its worse in the wrx...
     
  15. FACE

    FACE Active Member

    with the 5mt you just put the car up on stands and drop the tranny. I think you should talk to kingwrex...send him a pm and im sure he will help you out
     
  16. Mike

    Mike Member

    I did talk to him, Im trying to figure out what his point was.
     
  17. My 06 has 55k on it.no clutch problems so far.
     
  18. techlord

    techlord Active Member

    really is not that bad we had importracer's on the ground in less than 2hrs from the time he rolled in my garage.

    disconnect the obvious, pop out the ball joints, pop out the spring pins, 2 jacks one to support the tranny one to manipulate the angle of the engine, slide that bitch off then drink a beer.
     
  19. Mike

    Mike Member

    Im going to put it on a lift and check it out then buy a clutch and most likely do it myself
     
  20. kingwrex

    kingwrex Supporting Member

    id help you do it but im really busy with changing dealerships at the moment. if something is freed up for me ill let you know if i can help you out.
     
  21. 07Ltd#767

    07Ltd#767 The Neighborhood Drunk

    My clutch mysteriously went out in my STi, took it to SoG, they couldn't figure out what was going on. It wasn't slipping, it just stopped working all together. They said they didn't know what the problem was, so they replaced the clutch, flywheel and some of the dog gears.

    I got a bill for $6k, but warranty covered all of it...including the rental car. BTW, stock impreza = not good...got the same mileage as my STi and is sslloooww.
     
  22. JEFFSTI

    JEFFSTI Member

    mine in my sti went out at 60,000 after i put the gt30r kit on it. i bought a exedy 3 puck clutch and my guy here in blairsville put it and my tein springs on for $500 bucks.
     
  23. Matt

    Matt Think before you post Staff Member Supporting Member

    a stock clutch is not designed to go out after 25k miles. whoever you bought it from must not know how to drive a stick....or maybe you?

    and yes, something like that is not covered by any warranty.
     
  24. WRXCoupe

    WRXCoupe Active Member

    Yeah that clutch sounds over spanked, if you bought it used it may have been abused.
     
  25. Mike

    Mike Member

    thanks man!!
     
    Last edited: Aug 21, 2008
  26. Mike

    Mike Member


    It deffinately is not me, I can drive fine, must have been the owner before me for sure.
     
  27. Davidwrx

    Davidwrx Member

    In my years of driving manuals (22 or so) and reading internet forums (12 or so) the best I have determined is that there is no average life for a clutch regardless of model. I would guess a sports car would be less just based on how it is driven. Don't let it slip much, they can last a long time (200K+). If it slips a lot, I have heard of them lasting less than 6K.

    Change it and if you drive it OK, you should be fine.
     
  28. Mike

    Mike Member

    any reccomendations on what clutch I should get, money is tight, keep that in mind!
     
  29. WRXCoupe

    WRXCoupe Active Member

    Might want to ask Matt @ Batlground he has given me some very fare qoutes on parts and is uber knowledgeable.

    http://Parts.BATLGROUND.com/
    ^^^^Check out the new parts website^^^^^
    Batlground@Gmail.com
    AWD Dynojet -Tuning by Dan Willie
    770-319-9605
     
  30. Mike

    Mike Member

    Ok I will^

    What if I bought a decent clutch disk like ACT and resurfaced the stock pressure plate and used it again if it wasnt too bad? Would that be ok?
     
  31. Tray@topspeed

    Tray@topspeed Member

    You can always schedule an appointment at TopSpeed. We can fix it for you no problem!
     
  32. Davidwrx

    Davidwrx Member

    typically pressure plates are replaced and not resurfaced. You can resurface the flywheel. I guess the reason to replace the pressure plate if something else went wrong with it, you would have to take it all back apart again.
     
  33. Mike

    Mike Member

    oh well clutch kits for this car are super expensive like a stage 2 kit is like 4-500 and a pressure plate alone is 200+ its rediculous and I have no money.
     
  34. Matt

    Matt Think before you post Staff Member Supporting Member


    I don't think Matt works there anymore.....
     
  35. Matt

    Matt Think before you post Staff Member Supporting Member

    are you planning on doing major power upgrades in the next few months or year? If not, then stage 2 is not worth it. Go for an OEM replacement kit and you'll be just fine. That and a kit comes with the pressure plate.

    boxer4racing.com has an OEM replacement clutch kit for your car for $249.

    also, you can get a slightly upgraded clutch kit on ebay for 348. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/EXED...trksidZp3286Q2em20Q2el1116QQitemZ270262512475
     
  36. Mike

    Mike Member

    Thanks man!!
     
  37. Matt

    Matt Think before you post Staff Member Supporting Member

    no problem homie....just trying to help out. :)
     
  38. Matt

    Matt Think before you post Staff Member Supporting Member

    double post FTL....
     
  39. WJM

    WJM Banned

    The clutch DISC is the only wear item thats not covered under warranty. If the pressure plate goes bad, or throwout bearing, thats covered under the 3/36.

    Brakes, wiper blades and some other 'wear items' are covered but you can only get them ONCE under the 3/36.

    Dont know what kind of crack you're smoking but it only takes me about 20 mins longer than a 5MT to do a clutch job on a 6MT.

    I can do a 5MT clutch job from start to finish in 45~60 mins.
     
  40. Matt

    Matt Think before you post Staff Member Supporting Member

    truth...I've seen him do it. :)
     
  41. Mike..Maybe the pressure plate was defective and ruined the clutch disc.??(warranty?)...?not enough clamping pressure?? see post from 07ltd#67
    Seriously I would replace the disc,pressure plate,release bearing and pilot bushing(bearing?) if it was my car.
     
    Last edited: Aug 22, 2008
  42. integroid

    integroid Supporting Member

    Man, I wish you lived closer. I need to get my new clutch installed on my Legacy. King, you still available?
     
  43. Mike

    Mike Member

    Im ordering a clutch in the next few days, please someone help me find the best one for me for a low price!!

    Thanks to all of you, you help me alot!

    Mike
     
  44. Sparta

    Sparta Active Member

    Will I'd like to see you do those times on the ground. Everything easier when you have a lift. I bet the customer still pays for 6 hours too even though you can do it in 1.

    King and Ped did mine in the garage. They pulled the motor, surprisingly it took only 45 min (if that). About 4 hours later, including a long lunch break I was on my way home.
     
  45. integroid

    integroid Supporting Member

    Mike, I get a pretty good discount on SPEC clutches but even with my discount, it would be cheaper to get the clutch already listed or the OEM.

    PM Topspeed or battlground to see what they can sell you a clutch for.
     
    Last edited: Aug 23, 2008
  46. kingwrex

    kingwrex Supporting Member

    im changing dealerships next week so im kinda busy with that and i wont be able to do side jobs at the new shop. id have to do it in my garage
     
  47. pEd

    pEd This ain't no Piccadilly!

    I can offer my garage space for a small fee :fawk: :)
     
  48. Mike

    Mike Member

    pEd, how much would you charge to do my clutch? sence you have done a few...
     
  49. It was weird ..today the Cartalk guys where talking about a guy whose clutch went out on his subee.Evidently there is a problem with weak pressure plates.(Not enough clamping force.) So was that you who called??
     
  50. WJM

    WJM Banned

    Not going to happen.

    Thats the point.

    The beauty of FLAT RATE pricing.
     

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