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Hello everyone! So my 2000 Subaru Legacy with 120,000 miles on the clock is starting to show signs of clutch slippage in 3rd 4th and 5th gears. If I drive slowly and gradually rev it up, it doesn’t slip.
So my question is, having ordered the parts to replace the cluch, is the car going to last a few more weeks for me to get the clutch done?
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No big Subaru pro, but I also never heard of clutch slipping in selective gears. You actually have less torque applied to clutch in higher gears, as they are normally used for cruising. If it does not slip in take off 1st gear – that’s interesting anomaly.
120 000 miles does not sound too much for a clutch, unless you really ripped it before. But then again, it’s about the right time to gididdone too.
Will it last few weeks? Who knows. But, read the 1st paragraph. Why it does not slip in 1-3 but does so in 4-5? Can you adjust it? Some do have adjustable shifter(-s) on gear box.Just baby it like you have been. When a car is running weird, we often adjust our driving habits to not aggravate the problem. I would imagine it would last a few more weeks unless things get worse on a daily basis.
Here is what to do for now – Plan your driving around the fact that it could clunk out completely out at any time. That means take whatever precautions are needed in case you get stranded. Avoid highways if possible. Try not to make any unnecessary trips.
That does seem weird how the clutch selectively slips.
In most cases there is more or equal force applied to your clutch in higher gears, think in terms of final drive ratio…in a rear drive car a 4.11 rear axle requires the drive shaft to rotate 4.11 times for the rear hubs to rotate one time, this allows less force needed to move a load but requires many more rotations of the drive shaft to go the same distance as a lower ratio like a 2.73. You can also think it of terms of a bicycle, if you are going along in highest gear and want to speed up you have to exert a lot of force on the pedals or shift down. As you are going along in forth or fifth gear and you apply throttle there is a lot of force exerted on the clutch and likely where an early worn one will slip.
[quote=”MfromVan” post=118086]So my question is, is the car going to last a few more weeks for me to get the clutch done?[/quote]
That’s something that a person can’t predict from the other side of the internet for you. Terrain, daily mileage, & driving habits are all going to affect how much life you can eek out of the clutch. What I can suggest is that if you’re the type of person to ride the clutch…stop that…stop that now. Go easy on acceleration and try to stay out of fifth gear altogether if you can help it. If trying to modify your driving behavior causes you to hinder traffic flow, then it’s just time to stop driving the car for now.
I used to drive this car with a slipping clutch for months before replacing it. It was slipping a lot so in 1st gear I had to press the gas pedal to almost 1/2 in order to start moving.
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