ok today iwas on the free way in bumper to bumper traffic , going about 3mph then i revved it to about 6000 rpms and put it in 3rd gear and it didnt catch and my car didnt move so i tryed 2nd and still wouldnt catch then finally put it in 1st. after that my car smelt like burnt clutch and now when i go from a stop too first gear , theres like a little 2 jump in between going to 2nd gear. did i just misss up my car?

 

3mph, 6000rpm, then trying to push it into 3rd gear? You probably toasted your clutch, or came close to it. Probably time for a trip to the dealership. Though if you end up needing a new clutch, you might as well upgrade to the stage 1 RRM clutch.

 

what you thought was a burnt clutch is...well...a burnt clutch. time for an upgrade and possibly a lesson in accelerating with a manual transmission

 

Why did you rev to 6000 and put it in 3rd? I can't see how this could be a mistake? Putting it in third is a easy mistake but reving to 6000?????

 

Yup, fried clutch...and you won't have done your flywheel any favours either.

 

Who gave this kid a car?

 

oohh ohh i gave him the car oh wait no ididnt sorry.........

 

How does a clutch get toasted so easily? I burned the hell outta my friend's diesel Jetta's clutch. His was fine. Something isn't making sense, it should take more abuse than that.

 

key word.. JETTA

Mitsubishi isnt known for thier clutches being very good at standing up to abuse.Why do you think the Evo guys have had problems with them burning out easily?Because they have been beating on them.Also he isnt telling us how many times he has done that or anything else about his driving habits.For all we know he could ride around with his foot on the clutch and that could cause problems and fast clutch wear.Even if you just have your foot touching the clutch pedal while driving it engages it slightly causing wear.Not to mention the fact that Stock clutches in mitsu's suck and they arent for learners as I was told by the dealership.Just my .02
Basically we need more info on this.. and if you htink there is a bad problem with it then take it to the dealership.. but better hope they dont notice that you have been abusing it or they wont warranty it.and the clutch is expensive..

 

you dont know about jetta then huh...since they prolly have a wirse reputation when it comes to clutches then the evo

 

No.. I heard thier problems with thier clutch is worse.. but they tolerate more abuse.Generally german cars are built pretty good.. I never owned one but I have had friends that have owned a few Jettas and Golf's.. They arent all that bad.All I was saying is that They tolerate more abuse than mitsubishi clutches do..This is the 4th Mitsubishi I have owned and NONE of them took abuse well.

 

You should note, this is a 1988 Jetta diesel, probably makes quite the difference.

 

golf dont have a bad rep for their clutches...i used to run along with a 1.8t and 2 vr6's, i also ran along with some jettas...with hard street driving...jone of my friends' jettas wnet through a few clutches and turbo problems, and the other just wnet through 1...driver error wasnt it...their clutches just dont last

 

Ahh.. ok well see.. My boy had a Golf and it had every Clutch problem you could think of.. Driver error was one of them but he went thru alot of clutches as well.I knew of problems but not like that.. like I said I have never been a VW fan.. So I wouldnt really know about thier problems too much.. but still Point was our cars arent much better.. sure they can take some abuse (if you count 1-2 times as some) but they cant take continuous abuse.If you wanna continually abuse your clutch take Honda or Chevy.. They are a lil harder to fry.But as for ours.. they suck.. I am trying to talk ACT into making one but they need to know that there would be a market for it.

 

^why not just go with the ///RRM ones?...wait werent they supplied by ACT?...as for my clutch...my girl abused the hell out of it learning to drive stick and its as good as days one...i think i abuse it pretty good also...but my clutch is good