02-02-2021, 09:19 AM | #1 |
Drives: 2015 Camaro 1SS L99 Rs Package Join Date: Sep 2015
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Think it's time for a new clutch
Hey everyone, so my 2017 SS Camaro might be time to get a new clutch. I'm at about 30,000 mi on it, it's been my daily / fun car no major big upgrades except for mishimoto intake and I just got me a set of borla attack carbon fiber dual mode axle-back mufflers I was hoping to put on first, but I might need to do a clutch job before that.
I think the last straw was when we were trying to go up to the mountains this last weekend and it was 2 hours of uphill stop and go traffic, I didn't think anything of it at first but an hour and a half later we started smelling some burning pulled off to the side of the road open the hood and there was smoke coming from the clutch area. Waiting for it to cool down and it was working okay. next day we tried another mountain ran into some stop and go, only spent 5 minutes before I decided to turn around this time but then I started to smell a faint burning smell again not as bad as before , went away shortly but has me wondering if the clutch is probably on its last leg. I figure it's going to be a 2k+ job, but I don't know if I want to go stock OEM again for the clutch, was wondering if there's any better options out there for the SS Camaro. I looked and saw phastek has a nice twin disc kit for around 1300 or so but curious if it's a good upgrade over stock |
02-02-2021, 09:38 AM | #2 |
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Interesting... 30k miles for a new clutch is concerning. Mine is a daily driver in DC traffic and the clutch is still perfect. My old Camaro had 95k miles on the clutch before I traded it in and it was still great at that point. If it's wearing that quickly I'd have to imagine there's an underlying issue causing premature failure that needs to be looked into, otherwise you'll be right back in this same situation in another 2-3 years.
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02-02-2021, 09:46 AM | #3 |
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Agree.
Is it slipping, or just the smell/smoke that concerns you? I would expect 100k miles on a modern clutch without abuse. Stock clutch is dual disc, btw: https://www.camaro6.com/forums/showthread.php?t=452045 |
02-02-2021, 10:28 AM | #4 |
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No slipping luckily or anything like that luckily , that uphill stop and go stress the other day made it overheat and I actually saw a smoke coming from the clutch so I let it cool down before going back down the mountain. I talked to my service manager at my Chevy dealer they said it can be typical for these to go around 30,000 mi surprisingly, one of my customers had to replace his at 35k on his Camaro they said his was practically black and blue though so he must have really hot rodded it. I know these are considered wear and tear items and I have a feeling once they open it up it'll be treated as such. Yeah but no slipping I just noticed that when it heats up more it starts to smell now which definitely has me a little worried
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02-02-2021, 12:27 PM | #5 |
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I'd drive it until I found it slipping. These are pretty tough clutches. Many forum members have a lot of drag strip passes on the stock clutch including some high HP cars and the word is that the clutch holds up much better than predicted.
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02-02-2021, 01:12 PM | #6 |
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As previously stated, these clutches are pretty durable and already are a twin disk clutch. There's not much room to upgrade. I'd also call BS on the 30k mile range unless people are slipping the crap out of them. Should be able to reach 80-100k miles easy if it's treated right.
To help with the issue in the meantime, I would recommend to avoid slipping the clutch as much as possible with the pedal. If it's lots of stop/go traffic on an uphill grade, I'd at least make sure you're doing the following if you haven't already:
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02-02-2021, 01:15 PM | #7 |
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is this your first manual car? i used to daily it now weekend fun car only about 30k also and i race it and no problems
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02-02-2021, 02:11 PM | #8 |
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Pretty sure the clutch is pretty robust in our 6th gens, and I thought 6th gens already had twin disc clutch.
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02-02-2021, 02:17 PM | #9 |
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30k is way too low miles to need a clutch replacement if driven properly.
Now if you try to tow something heavy or just abuse it you could ruin a clutch in one day |
02-02-2021, 02:48 PM | #10 |
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The smell of clutch could be expected under such conditions. If it isn't slipping I wouldn't worry about it. If it can do a long burn out you should be fine. 30k in nothing.
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02-02-2021, 03:39 PM | #11 |
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Thanks for tips on it, I've had a manual before, but I don't think I've had a stick for as long as I've had this one for close to 4 years now. Hopefully I just overheated it and there's still life left on it, everything still grabbing okay I just don't think I'm going to do any uphill stop and go again because that was bad, go figure though southern California finally gets snow everybody and their aunt tries to go up the mountain at the same time lol
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02-02-2021, 04:56 PM | #12 |
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Well you will know if it has to be replaced because it will start slipping or will be hard to get in gear. Check your brake booster fluid to see if it’s low because sometimes will cause clutch problems.
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02-03-2021, 07:57 AM | #13 |
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30k miles and bad clutch = errors in driver technique
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02-03-2021, 08:44 AM | #14 |
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The clutch on our SS is stout. If it's burning up before anything near 100k miles (it should really last 200k if you know how to drive it even if you drive hard a lot) there's either something out of alignment causing it to drag on the flywheel all the time, or you're riding it too much, or you're doing way too many 5000 RPM drops without letting off clean.
If your Chevy dealer service advisor told you it's typical for these clutches to go at 30k, he should be fired and working at McDonalds. He should be nowhere near a wrench or under the hood of a car. |
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