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Old 08-20-2017, 05:44 PM
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Just wondering what the average lifespan of a factory clutch and flywheel is on a Tiburon. Do most people usually get about 100K on them or does it start to wear out before hand? I know it all depends on how you drive the car but lets say you just drive the car normally without too much abuse.
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If you don't sit in traffic and don't drive the sh*t out of it. I would think you could easily go over 100k. I pulled my stock clutch to throw in an ACT at 50ish K and it still looked decent. I drove like an idiot on it and overheated it at least once. If you sit in traffic a lot and drive the poo out of it I would say under 100k expected. If you just drive a bit hard from time to time and do a lot of highway. I'd say 125k - maybe even 150 before it starts to get worn out. That is assuming the hydraulic stuff doesn't go bad, the bearing stays together, etc.
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My parts car supposedly had the original clutch at 125k miles when the original timing belt broke.
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I have 218k on the factory clutch in one Accent, and that's the race car.




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