great to hear. they seam to be replaceing alot of clutches lately with out giving people to many problems.

 

Nice to know they are replacing clutches without a fight

 

my clutch was slipping real bad after 25k one day i got pissed redlined dumped the clutch(this was in dec) right after it grabed like no other no problems at all held up from mid dec till 3-2-04 when my tranny blew.

-Adam

 

gdogg who told you about a recall. I still have not seen one posted and when I go to my dealler they tell me to get the f out.

 

look i burnt my clucth on the sti 2004 BY 7000 MILES !!!!!
i've owed 89 subbie wagon....2001 2.5rs and now 2004 sti
i've always driven stick all of them...now this clutch burns out at 7000 miles its bull ****....i raced my 2001 never any clutch problems but nowi mean come on 7000
the dealer wanted me to sign an abuse form ...i said fix the car **** your form...ya know...can anyone tell me HOW i did it in 7000 miles....andrea
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enough said! LOL!

 

when i slip the clutch at 6500rpm but dont let it out all the way and just sit there and this smoke come outa my hood does that count as burnt.

-Adam

shingle springs subaru Sucks

 

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As noted above, the clutch shudder is not exclusive to the WRX. It also afflicts 2.5L NA cars from 99 to 02 according to the TSB.

How long has the 2.5L tranny been around? Before 1999? If this problem started with 1999 models, it's the lot/batch of clutch/flywheels supplied by the OE manufacturer that slipped Subaru quality controls.

This is not a Subaru design or engineering problem; it's a quality control problem. It's a problem that originated from the OE supplier/manufacturer of the clutch/flywheel (Exedy?) that Subaru didn't detect until enough "bad" drivers started complaining.

Subaru probably used one of these bad clutch/flywheels as a replacement part on your Legacy.

So I complain about this, and people who have never been in the same car with me start mouthing off about how I can't drive AWD.

How many post-TSB '04+ Subarus or Audi Quattros have clutch shudder problems?
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First, I totally agree with the above. Okay, without getting flamed, let me say that I've had two clutches in 80,000 miles, and this is driving my Subie like an old lady (I had my racer-boy days back in high school; now, I take care of my ****). I was told by my buddy Mark (40 years working on cars): "Yep, Subaru clutches are crap."

Subaru (like GM and Ford) tend to ignore problems with their vehicles (remember the SVX with its "self-destroying automatic tranny?).

I have driven sticks for over 33 years now, and NEVER had problems with "excessive wear" on my VW's (four of them), BMW's (two of 'em), Alfa Romeo, MG, Ford, Chevy, Jaguar, Honda, Toyota, Datsun (Nissan, for you youngsters) and IH four-yard truck! So, yes, Fuji Motors (nee Subaru) makes crappy clutches, unless you get lucky (maybe Sochiro wasn't hung-over on saki, the day he assembled your car).

Listen: I LOVE my Subaru... But! I am not blind to its faults. And hell, for $20K (or $32K) they should be built like bricks! The fearless leader of Subaru said, "We want to go upscale with our cars." All well and good, but if you wanna run with the big dogs, you gotta BE a big dog! And cheap clutches are NOT "upscale", big dog material. And name-calling at folks who disagree with you is--what?-- immature, goofy, whatever. Clutches CAN be poorly made, and not all failures are "driver error". No need to flame people, and hide behind your computer.

Anyway, this is my view of things, as a guy who likes to own low maintenance vehicles (Toyota Corolla: 180,000 miles with perfect compression, and Honda Accord, 225,000 miles with no problems).

regards,

Zeke
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