i just got my evo a few weeks ago and only drove it for three days and the clutch went out. i think it was because im virtually inept at driving my own 5 speed car, so after i finished my clutch install. i had a buddy whos a WAY better driver, roll it around town for a good bit (50 miles LOTS of stop-n-go). its an act street disk thats kissing a prostreet flywheel. i mean, i can drive it, well no...... id say i can get it to move in forward direction with out killing it. if i do a 1500rpm or so slip. and i tend to hold the clutch in ALOT. so im wondering, could my retard driving screw up my new clutch that i spent my weekend installing?

 

Well, thats a pretty easy question to answer, yes. If you know you're slipping the clutch too much, then stop when you realize it. Its pretty easy to grasp if you just have it in an empty lot, no radio, and just listen to the pitches of the engine. If you concentrate on what you're doing, the clutch pedal gives ALOT of feedback. Have your friend give you more pointers.

 

yes ....you can kill your new clutch very quickly.

have your buddy teach you how to drive. Rev a little higher ...slip it gently until you start to feel it engage, and as soon as the car is moving let it all the way out. Should only take a second or two. NEVER RIDE YOUR CLUTCH. When down shifting ....just dump the clutch as soon as you get into your lower gear.

 

lol an aftermarket clutch? maybe if u hold it at 7000 and let out the clutch super super slow untill it smokes as bad as FWD tires when they launch...

 

dump the clutch? the car bucks reallly hard if you do that...isnt that bad for the front diff cuz its bogging heavily? i always revmatch or heel toe

 

yeah it will buck him ....but it won't kill his clutch like riding it out for 20 seconds. Once he learns how to drive he can work on that

a little bucking is not going to break a front diff

 

unless its my evo... im scared to punch this car cuz it might explode...i think i have a lemon

 

well ...you should be taking it easy and not going above 5500 rmp or so for atleast 500 miles to break in the clutch.

You are not going to break drivetrain parts downshifting for god's sake ...not driving like a grandma.

Basically ...just NEVER ride the engagement point. If you want to ease out the pedal after a downshift, that is fine. But your foot should never stop moving. Same thing goes for taking off. It should be a fluid motion ....don't stop lifting the pedal and ride once you hit the engagement point. It is a fluid motion.

 

well as far as normal driving im okay i just push the clutch in around 2500 and by the time i shift and left the clutch out its right around 2200. that seems to be smooth. but if i try to go fast it doesnt go so smooth.

 

when i say i hold the clutch in alot, i mean i dont downshift, ill just push the clutch in, pull it outta gear, and hold the clutch down through the stop.

 

wow u killed it that quick? must've been riding the clutch a lot.
from first gear in normal traffic, u should start letting off clutch with <1500 rpms. i usually only have to move 2' or so before i'm completely off the clutch.
just think of it this way, if u let off clutch sooner and at lower rpm, u won't break or wear anything out, so it's better going that way. occasional stall is still better than dead clutch.
do NOT hold it down during a stop.
shift around 3k rpms, so that it'll be easier for the engine to accelerate in next gear
good luck

 

Well just holding the clutch in (engaging the pedal) is not wearing on it. Leaving the clutch out (releasing the pedal) doesn't wear it either unless you're making like, 700hp on the stock clutch...then it may slip a little. It's the in between parts where you are transitioning from engaged to released that most wear occurs.

Not much we can tell you on a forum, you're just going to have to practice at it. Sounds like you are probably trying to hard not to cause damage really...just relax and try to keep the RPMs as low and consistent as possible when pulling away from a dead stop, but release the clutch as soon as possible.

 

yeah, practice is really the only way. your right i am trying too hard no to cause damage. im just gonna drive the f@@king thing till i get it. cause i know the car is a beast, so i look extra retarded when i cant drive it right.

 

I give this guy props for owning up to it and asking for advice, bravo man. At least you didn't come on here crying on how weak the clutch is... Like everyone said, practice makes perfect. Driving with the radio off will help drastically, listen to the engine. Another thing u can do is just put it in 1st and slowly let the clutch out with no gas and feel when it starts to grab. Not enough to stall it, but enough so u know at what point the pedal starts engaging. You can do it in reverse with less chance of stalling if you like.

I usually give the gas a little blip before i start moving, just to give the engine a head start since it's not a light car and it's only a 2.0L off boost w/low compression. Not a big one, just enough to bump it to like 1k rpms quickly. So mine's like this:

Blip- On Gas
Clutch out about 1/4 way until it starts to grab (I have 35k on my stock clutch so sometimes it grabs a little higher...u know what i mean)
Smoothly let clutch out rest of the way

That's the basics of it. Once you get it's down you'll do the whole thing in like a second. Smoothness is the key. If you mess up, just put the clutch back in and start over. If it bucks, back on the clutch and start over. You'll get it man.

 

i taught my 12year old nephew how to drive stick at an empty lot in 20mins...

sorry man i had too....lol