Spoke with Bill at Exedy and they are going to get me some info on a replacement clutch. No I didn't kill mine again lol, but I want to be prepared.
Anyhow, it'll be a Stage 1 clutch which is 40% more holding power than OEM. Also, gonna ditch the stupid dual mass flywheel and move to a single mass unit. That'll make this 1000000% better to drive and not fall the f**k apart the first time you give it some stress.
One thing I have wondered is if the dual mass flywheel is there for vibration absorption (transmission protection) on the 1.4t or is it more of a driveability thing? I can live with a single mass flywheel, but is having a single going to shake the transmission apart?
It's for driveability, we've been using single mass flywheel for 100 years and "first world problems need a dampened unit......
Anyhow, the single mass flywheel will be an improvement on clutch feel as well as acceleration because of less moving crap. Unless you opt for a race clutch or some such, you likely won't notice any difference in feeling tbh.
Another thing, remove the clutch delay valve and you'll be 100000x happier. I'm gonna do it while doing the clutch as soon as they come up with one for me.
Wonder if you can drill out like with some BMW's? My mustang had a single mass and I did notice that the grab point was much much less vague than on the Renegade, but it wasn't a hydraulic clutch either.
Yes you can, but you can also just pull the line and pull all the crap out and there ya go. It's actually really easy, just haven't done it yet myself.
Hit the 10000 mile mark recently. Have noticed my clutch isn't as... Ok as it once was. Lol. Was pulling out in to highway one day. Had some slip, smelt some burnt, and got a little worried. Any advice?
If you clutch slips with the pedal all the way out you need a new clutch. Period. If you smelled it while accelerating with the clutch partially out the you are being too hard on it.
In my experience you have to give it a tad more gas than idle revs to get the clutch engaged without killing it. Like I said, it's more mass to move. I shiver at the thought of slipping the clutch for any length of time, but in the equation of clutch release vs throttle, you can't really wait to apply any gas until it bites, not most of the time anyway.
You guys need to learn how to drive a manual transmission with clutch. This is the same engine/clutch/tranny as on the Fiat Abarth. Some of them are 100K+ on the same clutch. My Audi A4 (that I replaced with my 1.4T 6MT Renegade) was at 140K with the same clutch, no issues. Next time, just get an automatic, OK?
In general I agree with you, however you must remember the Abarth is a featherweight next to the Renegade, meaning power being applied through from a stop to fully engaging the clutch is going to be longer and require a bit more force. They can't really be compared in a vacuum.
@CB Jeep. I'm sure that's the issue. In 20 years of driving everything from lifted trucks to rice burners I've never had any clutch or tranny issues. I'm glad you have an opinion but go be a dick somewhere else, troll.
Like I said, learn how to drive a clutch. Don't rev the engine then let out the clutch and slip it it until motion occurs. You are burning it. Instead, let out the clutch until it starts to bite, then give it gas. Minimal slippage, smooth takeoff.
Necroposting to point out for future readers that you don't actually know what you're talking about.
The 1.4T has a delay valve in the clutch hydraulic line, which means clutch release and engagement are always feathered, which means it doesn't matter how you drive it, the clutch will wear out too fast.
Maybe next time don't be so eager to swing your dick around about how good you are at an unimpressive driving skill?
Having to replace a clutch at 60,000 miles bothers me. We sold our 2004 xB to our friend, it still had the original clutch. Only slipped when it was below zero, or you pushed it really hard. It had 235,000 miles on it. Was hoping to get to 100,000 on the Jeep without doing anything major like that.
WOT switch yes, most everything newer than 2000 has that feature.
Anyhow, from first hand experience - this clutch isn't gonna last long even if you only do highway driving. The disc is extremely thin, yes the brand new one, and doesn't have hardly any room for wear.
Hmmm.... That makes sense (clutch not being covered by warranty.) We will just upgrade if it wears out fast. We have 21,000 miles and almost 12 months already.
In Europe they don't cover clutch plates per se
unless it can be proved defective, but other
clutch components will be covered not only
for the initial 24 months but also for 3rd & 4th
years if extended. (Mileage limited.)
They're supposed to cover it for 12mo/12k, but they couldn't be bothered apparently.
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