Don't Ride the Clutch! Or THIS Happens featuring a Subaru Impreza
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Don't Ride the Clutch! Or THIS Happens featuring a Subaru Impreza
Here guys just fill out this form instead of commenting:
I have been driving my ________ for ____ years and ______,000 miles and am still using the original clutch. Everyone else is an idiot and can't drive. Luckily I am the chosen one and a perfect driver.
+K20a3RSX I'll bet you drive an automatic.
+Austin Rivers nope!
K20a3RSX oh I see you're just mocking everyone in the comments who says something very similar to that
+K20a3RSX Replace that last sentence with, "Luckily I am not an idiot who rides the clutch everywhere"
Ford ranger, 17 years, and 192,000 miles
You are an amazing person. I just subscribed to you. I love what you said at the end about helping people.
Barnacules Nerdgasm hey look who it is!
Barnacules Nerdgasm Wow, never thought i'd see my favourite tech youtuber browsing random car videos, hey!
Barnacules Nerdgasm felt like I was kinda hanging out with the guy watching the video lol; subscribed
Barnacules Nerdgasm So true. I am subscribing for the same reason. Great Tutorial. Great human being.
+Barnacules Nerdgasm were did you come from...
Got married, we're now on our third clutch.
Don't you mean you should divorce *her
GH3KKO GARDENER LMFAOOOO
lol that was pretty funny
i don't get it
Big Hoyle really?
subaru, remove engine for clutch change :)))
You don't have to, but the reallity is that it's SO easy to pull the motor. The connectors, mounts, everything is made to make it easy. It's like an old VW beetle.
aham,I would like to do one :)
amarika lucky for cheaps car
Yea they make everything easy access, unlike most other manufacturers.
Audi for example, omfg. Pretty much everything requires taking the engine out, especially on the v8s. It's not a quick and easy job either. Costing 1000s if you take it to a garage.
doesn't machine flywheel. instantly void warranty.....
I just do 5K rpm and drop it
haha lol
Oh the humanity...
Hopefully not in a Subaru.
If you want to pop a boxer you can do that lel
Do that all the time 😏 my Subaru is lit
I always shift to neutral if I have to stop for more than a few seconds. Crap like this is why I don't let other people drive my vehicles.
+largol33t1 yep my truck is 10 years old 161k miles, nothing except the slave cylinder has been replaced. clutch disc acc throw out bearing are original
+Krankie V Who ever drove that car probably always left their foot resting on the clutch pedal. Even with the transmission in neutral, the throw-bearing will get a workout if you rest your foot on the clutch.
+Buelligan88 well duh... I shift to neutral at a stop so I don't have to hold the clutch in
+Krankie V My car is 21 years old with 331k miles on the clock and all the clutch bits are original and work great, even though I never shift her to neutral on long stops. :I
+Krankie V you should downshift, you'll save your brakes that way. (Rev-match when you downshift though)
Wow I'm surprised at how riding the clutch just seems to mess up everything. I figured the abuse would focus on one part of the clutch, my guess was the pressure plate with all those fragile looking prongs. But nope, it screws up everything royally!
+Esquire Chewington IV Well said Sir (translation) ALHSJHDGGGGRHHHH!!!!
+Esquire Chewington IV Once you've changed a clutch - you change your driving. Everyone else? Changes the way I test drive cars now.
+Forever Computing If i'm shopping for a used manual, I'm just factoring replacing the clutch into my purchase.. Same with timing belts and the like, unless they have documentation of a recent replacement. I don't trust how people drive and I don't trust what they say either.
I've recently realized after about 4 years of driving stick I need to break some bad habits... I've gotten into the bad habit of downshifting just about constantly; every light, every stop.....every gear except 1st pretty much....
In fact pulling away from lights my car would sometimes shake violently unless I pushed in the clutch more after driving for a while. My theory is maybe the clutch was getting hot or something?? I'm waiting to see if it happens again since I've changed my habits. It's hard to be sure as my nose is clogged most of the time so if my clutch was burning I may not have smelt it loool.
+Esquire Chewington IV I think of it like this. The clutch has a finite amount or shifts. Each shift you make is one less shift you have left. So I try to minimize my shifting and only shift when I have to. Some people shift way too much. I have a friend who goes from 1st to 6th in 30mph traffic.
I've found out one time, if you ever change a clutch for someone who don't know HOW to operate one, you will indeed get the blame for the one you put in for not working right... even though it works perfect. Changed a clutch one time for a 19 year old kid that had no business owning a vehicle with a clutch, only to find out he thought there was something wrong with the one I changed when in fact there wasn't anything wrong with it, he just didn't know HOW to operate it. After driving the truck myself with him in it just to show him there wasn't anything wrong, I suggested he go buy a truck with an automatic cause he wasn't driving it right. A few months later he was driving a truck with an automatic.... the kid just couldn't get the hang of how to operate a clutch, all the mean while trying his best to keep his RPM's below a grand, I told him this isn't a diesel engine and he didn't even know why I was telling him that.
Even in a big 12.9L straight 6 you don't want to keep it under a grand. 1500 to 1700 is probably the best place to shift if you're floating the gears. 1600 to 1800 if you're double clutching.
vlasktom If you're talking about engines from 18 wheelers, 1700 rpm's is max for shifting. I spent 7 years OTR with all kinds of transmissions and I floated all the lower end gears despite what load I had, all below a grand. But then the high side, it would depend on the roads incline or decline and the load, but tried to keep it at no more than 1500. With double clutching you can keep the rpm's the same as floating if you do it correctly. The problem people have with double clutching is that they tend to go to far in with the clutch and hit the clutch break, which will force you to rev the engine up higher to make up for the engine rpm drop to catch the next gear in time. You mentioned 1800 rpm's, a lot trucks that are governed won't even get to 1800 rpm's, the fuel rail pressure will max out below that on some of them, depending on how it's set.
***** I am. I've never gone OTR, but locally it doesn't really matter about load size, if it's less than 23 tons, it's not worth while. The ones that I've driven, 2006 and older, governed out at about 2100. One didn't govern out until 3000 (I wound up spinning a bearing on that one and it wasn't even my fault. The cruise control went haywire and decided to floor it in neutral). I hated that one. It was a 1986 Volvo.
vlasktom Just a heads up vlasktom, my last comment I made to you was under my other TH-cam account, Ron R. I deleted it but you'll probably find it in your email. For some reason TH-cam is persistent on switching my other account on me even though I don't log into it and I didn't catch it this time... so Ron R and assutech007 are the same... damn TH-cam for that crap, I can't ever seem to find out how to stop it either.
***** Lol you're fine. It is a pain in the ass, I know lol
In an all wheel drive car like this the motor pull is much faster.
Awesome video, love your philosophy and if you were anywhere close to my location you'd be my #1 choice of mechanic Brian..... Keep up the great work!
SuperDave21 Thanks Dave! I appreciate that!
If you ride the clutch go ride the bus instead
hahah
Clutch riders should stick to AT.
wow. This guy is awesome. He managed to remove the engine and replace the clutch all by himself. Someone was born with a gift.
other people can do this too....granted not near as fast as him...
MoSkunk Jr. Because that fast forward feature is amazing.
I can do this also its not as hard at it seems, but its simpler to drop the transmission, god only knows why he too the long route for a clutch replacement
not as bad as a clutch i saw on reddit, poor woman didnt know how to drive manual, drove it in 3rd all the time, burned the clutch out badly
Women should stay in the kitchen and kept away from any automotive contraptions. Now that we know Gordon Ramsay. I am afraid women would no longer have any proper place to belong to.
joe reed Would you risk it?
not_a_russian
William: This one woman burned out a clutch.
Not a Russian: ALL WOMEN ARE RETARDED! HUUUR!
Me: Isn't that a silly statement? It is demonstrable that there are excellent female drivers. My mother is one. My sister is another.
AtariMaxiToriyama I've never said that all women are retarded. nor huuur.
Hello, I am woman... Welcome to jackass!
Great video Brian. My last two cars (both bought new) were sold off at 107,000 and 119,000 miles and both still ran the original clutch good as new. If you appreciate how a clutch works, changing gear isn't rocket science!
Seriously, they should teach these in driving school. All they taught was how not to fail the test.
Liou David Exactly! I heard over in the U.K. that if you take your driving test in an automatic then you are only legally allowed to drive automatics, vice versa with manual transmissions.
If you do a manual transmission test in the U.K you are also able to drive automatics. If an automatic transmission is used for the test then they may only drive autos.
Same in France.
same in sweden
Alex Turner Same thing in Oman
Is this just a Subaru thing? I have *NEVER* pulled an engine to change a clutch, you pull the transmission. Hell of a lot less work too...
on a 2000 Chevy S10 with a 2.2 I4 step 1 to change the clutch in the service manual is to remove the cab
armadillo platypus
That seems a pretty huge design flaw
He said in other comments that he removed the engine because he didn't have a lift.
hugeslacker
That doesn't stop me! lol *Hugs my jack stands*
chbrules
That is literally just another word for transmission... The proper one, but I digress...
Subarus have weird engine/transmission designs...
Marc Kolz Boxer engine master race.
Really? Says who
i feel that you're taking me seriously lol. i'm just joking.
+Marc Kolz all it is is a modernized watercooled version of the volkswagen type 1 flat 4, and the transaxle is the same layout as a type 1 transaxle as well, except the ring and pinion is backward because the engine is in the front of the subaru.
Hey Brian.. Can you explain what riding the clutch and how can we prevent it? I'd really appreciate it.
+Richard Gonzalez It's exactly what it sounds like. Riding the clutch would be keeping your foot on the clutch pedal while driving at any point. Whether it be slight or hard pressure on the clutch, it's never good to keep your foot on the clutch longer than a few seconds. Best way to avoid riding the clutch would be to first of all keep your foot away from the pedal and only use the clutch when necessary. Even going as far as putting the car in neutral before stopping so that you don't have to "ride the clutch" until you fully stop.
+PossessedFajita but sometimes its hard for me, for example when I'm reversing into a parking spot if I completely let go of the clutch without accelerating the car will stall.
+Richard Gonzalez oh well that's fine. you just don't wanna do it for a very long time or at fast speeds.
+Richard Gonzalez That's normal. You're either using the clutch, or you're not. Keep that left foot away from it if you're trundling along at good speed.
Why did you not torque the pressure plate bolts?
Why did you not resurface/replace the flywheel?
Every clutch I've done I have done both, and torqued the flywheel bolts and pressure plate bolts.
I'm going to be very sexist and ask the gender of the driver?
No flywheel resurface or replace??? Sorry, but I'd have sold them on that too.
You, Eric The Car Guy, and Scotty Kilmer are just amazing people.
Not to knock on your mechanic skills but the pressure plate bolts are to be put at a very light torque spec 11.6 to be exact for the subaru. You over torqued those beyond who knows. Anyone who is watching this video please take note to not over torque these bolts because they will snap and will cause your clutch set up to be off balance. Please do it right the first time.
I want to be a bad ass like this guy and know how to fix stuff when it breaks like this.
Me to man me to
Man i used to learn by just taking stuff apart and trying to put it back together. Did not always go good :)
Great video! Makes me laugh to see that Americans can't drive a manual ;)
My only concern would be leaving the engine above the car light that, just in case the lift failed for some reason! Personally, I'd move it away- but that's probably me being over cautious :p
Hey don't condemn ALL Americans just because ONE screwed up their car!
If it failed- no one dies. Radiator supports are not expensive. I thought about it and I was willing to accept the risks and responsibility for it because I was present. Overnight I would move it.
Hydraulic jacks/lifts do not, typically, suffer a sudden catastrophic failure like scissor jacks and the like. They develop slow leaks that get faster. Somebody familiar with their equipment should know if it is beginning to fail.
Ch1Frequency I have American friends you moron! Way to jump to conclusions :)
MrNotorius5500 I didn't say all. I said Americans in a general context, like you'd say 'it's funny how birds eat worms' but not all do. :)
Y'all people need to chill!!
chrizzlephaa I rather say "subaru owners can't drive manual"
Tip: Compression is what makes it hard to turn the crank by hand by the clutch, so take out the spark plugs before you lift it and turning it will be a HELL of a lot easier.
+Kenneth Cox Thank you good sir!
+Kenneth Cox some plugs are very hard to get to and can add maybe 30-40 minutes on the job time, just for ease of turning it isnt always a good thing but very good tip never the less
+A Cat This is a Subaru with 60000 miles on it (I think he said), the plugs are a pain in the ass to change, you would likely take them out and replace them while the engine is out.
Its not too bad to change them. After 185,000 miles, I can change my plugs and wires in under 20 minutes.
What is riding the clutch? It sounded like you said keeping the pedal in while coasting to a stop. Should i stop doing that? Put it in neutral and let go of the pedal while coasting? I was under the impression that the clutch was disengaged while the pedal was in. Im careful to not rest my foot on the pedal while driving - I thought THAT was 'riding'.
Riding the clutch means that you are keeping the clutch in the friction zone, partially between engaged and disengaged. This means that the clutch pad is not secure to the flywheel. The clutch is disengaged while the pedal is completely depressed. I don't necessarily have issues with keeping the clutch disengaged for a short amount of time, but it might wear the release bearing after a while. I'm not 100% sure
riding the clutch Wear out the plate this looks like a defect bearing eating its way trough the pressure plate
The next video should be: "Don't over stress the starter, or this happens"
+Christian Garofalo Ha ha ha! You'll be pleased to know this little thing is gear reduction and weighs.... well it just doesn't. It's too light.
You my man have an awesome ability to teach. Your a natural. Thanks for the display of cause and effect as well as your ability to get to that clutch so fast. Keep up the good work.
6:14 "Some are better endowed than others"... LOL
Here in the UK most cars are manual transmission. 99% of drivers ride the clutch i.e. when they're sat at red traffic lights or waiting at a junction, they've got their foot on the clutch with the gearbox in first gear rather than putting it in neutral. Most people have no mechanical awareness and consequently shell out their hard earned pennies on otherwise unnecessary clutch replacements. Driving instructors teach new drivers to drive like this. Maybe they have a secret deal with the clutch manufacturers!
***** When I was very new to driving, my foot slipped off the clutch whilst waiting at some lights and the car consequently leapt forward. Fortunately I had the handbrake on and that stopped me from bashing into the car in front. Needless to say that scared me away from the practice of riding the clutch whilst waiting at junctions. I also rode motorcycles for many years and given the power and inherent light weight of many of those machines, the last thing anyone would feel comfortable or safe doing is sitting on the clutch unnecessarily for any length of time with all that power lurking literally at your fingertips.
If the clutch is pressed fully, you are doing no damage to your clutch...you can have the gear box in first and clutch fully down. youll be fine
Slaphappy1215 If you leave it in gear with the clutch depressed you will wear out the release bearing. When you're stopped you should always be in neutral.
Slaphappy1215 Not sure about that; the release bearing mechanism is under tension, as Stealth says, whilst the pedal is depressed. You're right thought that when the pedal's fully depressed, the clutch plates themselves are spinning freely. Anyway I still don't see the point of sitting on the clutch when you're not moving. My advanced driving instructor used to ask "can you justify any particular action? If not, don't do it". Sitting on the clutch at red lights is completely pointless and actually takes MORE effort than dropping into neutral! Always amazes me how sheep-like 99% of drivers are in this respect.
justin brown Riding a DMF clutch is an excellent way to empty your wallet. The clutch manufacturers must love it that riding the clutch is an almost universal habit cos it guarantees them extra revenue.
Hmm.. No torque specs?
No bueno.
When you've been doing it long enough you get the general feel of how much force you need.
Jeff Lachance No shit...I'm, not saying to ignore them, but when I tightened down my lug nuts and torqued them down afterwards, everyone was exact. You know how much force you need when you've been doing it for awhile.
Jeff Lachance I do the feel too, I basically have it figured out where to grab the ratchet for what range then feel the rest, most shop mechanics do it, unless we are talking cam followers or setting pretension on a diff, then the torque wrench comes out, clutch job? nope, I couldn't imagine how long and difficult it would be to try to torque each bellhousing bolt, I would think impossible even, but there is a torque spec for it
How does one ride their clutch? I just got a 2005 mini cooper convertible as my first car and it's a standard. What I've been doing to accelerate is I would give it gas and bring it up to about 2500-3000 rpm and slowly release the clutch. Would that cause any kind of damage to the clutch?
Yeah once you get used to it, you should be able to engage the clutch at around 1000 rpm smoothly. 2500-3000 rpm is what you do when you're driving like an a-hole...
you don't rev the engine up and let out the clutch.....that is riding the clutch numb nuts. you should stick to a automatic if you don't know what your doing and secondly why would you want a standard on a dinky ass little car like that? that's something u want on a muscle car. not a jack in the box toy.
thecanadianwill if you must know, it was a gift from my grandparents so it wasn't my choice. they bought it off a friend who was selling it.
Hani Ismail I love my mini lol. I did want to learn how to drive a standard and I like it a lot more than automatic. They're more fun.
Glad you like the car. As you learn the car you'll be able to smoothly launch at 1k or 1200 rpm's. Riding the clutch is like using the pedal as a foot rest. I was always taught to keep your foot off of the clutch pedal at all times unless you're changing gears. Any unnecessary pressure on the pedal will cause it to wear out faster and that's not good at all haha
Clutch riding? THIS is clutch riding!!! instagram.com/p/7-l5tZlDSE/ and instagram.com/p/7-mKlCFDSf/
Jesus. You have to take the engine out for that?
jackslater230011 No. You can pull the trans too. Trans is faster for most people with a lift.
Don't know about anyone else. But if this was my Car. I would prefer that Brian did it, with the engine on the hoist, away from the car.
Just Me..
Wow, some drivers must have some really bad habits.
My car is 22 years old, and still has its original clutch.
As I see it, manual is the ONLY way to drive, but it looks like some drivers NEED an automatic transmission.
Andrew Sederholm
Yeah,manual cars are getting harder to find these days.
I really don't like automatics, but I might not have a choice when the time come to buy another car.
Andrew Sederholm
Agreed.
Cars, these days, cater for lazy drivers.
+CNCmachiningisfun Oh yeah, mine is 25 years old next year. Course...mine is a four speed automatic! My car is boss, computer controlled, ABS, PFI, and electric lock control. Great for an old Cadillac Fleetwood.
*****
Sweet.
It may be an oldie, but I bet it still has lots of life left :) .
Hopefully so, 143k miles. Still going.
Thx for this video. :D I enjoyed watching someone fixing cars. I'm an nurse but my hobby is messing with my wrx lol
Anyone that would ride their clutch, doesn't know how to drive a manual transmission. The clutch is not a footrest either. I don't understand how someone can burn their clutch without it being a mechanical failure or having to much horsepower for a factory clutch. Even dumping the clutch and taking the tachs up and power shifting will not ruin your clutch, it's not good for your car or transmission but it won't burn your clutch unless it's already slipping. Once your moving, you don't even need to use the clutch. I don't get how someone can ruin a clutch diving it for the day or night?
That's not riding the clutch..... That's called dumping the clutch!!! Done it a few time myself!!! Hahahaha!!!
You need Eric the car guys lift!
I love you! I replaced the clutch on my new Forester today with no issues at all only because of your videos! Thank you!!!
You're welcome!
Great video Brian
Thanks Ahmas!
bought a 2001 gmc sonoma manual at 158k miles. Don't know if the clutch has been replaced. 176k miles now, shifts fine and bites well. I learned on this truck too.
I can't even begin to list all the things you did wrong. You'd be lucky if this person hasn't come back with a clutch related problem.
Todd Simone I do wish you would try. Do list some of the many things.
Putting the new clutch assembly face down on your garage floor, not checking the condition of the pilot bearing or rear main, no torque wrenches, removing the centering tool before the pressure plate is torqued, slopping grease all over the hub which could sling out onto the disc to name a few.
Todd Simone You reek of jealousy m8.
Jealous? Haha of what? Actually most people are jealous of my job but I won't go there.
Todd Simone You sound like someone who loves anchovies and werthers originals
What about the flywheel? Did you have it turned? Replace it? If the clutch was ridden then the flywheel was glazed. Maybe I missed that part.
He said it looked good, so I guess it was. I am not high enough in my automotive training to know for sure, but hey, this guy seems to know what he is doing.
Vivos71 Just because it looks good doesn't mean it is good. I would've resurfaced the fw myself. Visual hot spots or not especially after premature failure due to improper use.
The one thing I noticed about this teardown it it's very clean!. No oil or fluids, dirt or anything! How did you manage that?
I drain everything into catch basins under the car. Then close and cap before sliding the basins far under the car where they can't be bumped.
Right I saw that, but I meant the entire engine bay looks surprisingly clean. Normally I would expect to see fluid lines or areas that are sealed with gaskets to be wet from leaks if a car has been used long enough to need a clutch replacement.
MrNotorius5500 Low mileage car, 60k miles. Is easy to keep things clean when you have a rag handy for cleaning up drips as they happen =D
MrNotorius5500
I power washed it before pulling it in. I hate working in messy engine bays. The time I save when things are clean is worth the short time it takes to clean it. Messy bays eat a lot of rags and time wiping down tools, parts, the floor, etc.
briansmobile1 have you done a video on your washing technique? I think that would be interesting.
This is an old video but, If it spins, or holds something that spins. Use and torque wrench and lookup the torque specs. Even a cheap Horrible Freight torque wrench is better than nothing. The torque specs for the pressure plate on this car is, 12ft-lb. The dewalt impact gun probably way over past that. Over torquing a bolt can stress the threads and could strip the threads while driving. Ain't nobody got time for that.
nice video man
I just put a clutch in a 96 ford escort .... never again lol I hate front wheel drive
Why did you take the whole engine out? I mean the last time I Changed it on my car ( A Renault so it may be different for Subarus) I did open the transmission mount, hold it down and too the clutch out. it wasn't easy to remove it this way, but it didn't take me that much time either. ( I don't have an engine jack) Thank u for the video
Good question- because of the AWD and the boxer engines being so easy to pull, it's faster and easier to pull the engine out.
briansmobile1 I asked the same question on another vid of yours Brian...I'd think it would be easier to drop the gearbox than to pull the engine, especially when one doesn't have a engine hoist...I have a 06 Spec C and I need a stronger clutch and I'm thinking of dropping the gearbox to change it instead of pulling the engine...would you recommend this way seeing that i dont have a engine hoist?
Leonardo Jackson I personally have removed the transmission from my Subaru more times that I would have cared too. That being said, since you don't have access to a engine hoist, your best bet will be to pull the transmission the traditional way. HOWEVER, It is FAR easier to just remove the engine though. If possible look into renting a engine hoist for a day. Otherwise you must remove the exhaust, drive shaft, front wheels, front CV axles, and a few other parts just to gain access to the transmission, not to mention having to drain the transmission of fluid and buy new fluid to fill it.
briansmobile1
Thanks for the answer
As a car mechanic (who obviously have done alot of clutch swaps) both options are in use (remove gearbox or take down engine) depending on car. We work on flat-rates and need to be efficient so thats a judgement we have to do early. I just about never have to drop the engine, but I did do it on a subaru once after a recommendation from a subaru mechanic friend. usually a rarely do it. on second thought we had to do it on a volvo xc90 (automatic transmission but flexplate was broken), and there we had to drop the engine to get them apart due to position of some other components like the turbo and exhaust manifold.
I'm a proud american who can say I know how too drive stick. And I'm 19, and I'm moderately comfortable in telling a very experienced person, that I know how to drive properly. First car was stick, second car was stick, next car.. Gunna be stick!
Phish N' Chimps An Eaton Fuller 18 speed isn't all that hard. It's a Super10 that's a pain in the ass
I'm a Brit and get to travel a bit so have enjoyed stick shift left and right hand drive (swapping is a curious experience to adapt to!) as well as auto boxes and I've got to say that although most people in the UK like stick shift I love autos for city driving partly because it's so easy in traffic and partly because there's no clutch to wear down. The release bearing failed in one of my manual cars and I drove it for two weeks without a clutch to get to work, that was an interesting experience, but I don't think the syncromesh appreciated it ;)
they may big thing in the US so good on you but really i hate all the car memes about driving manual the US is the only place in the world where thats a big deal
jonathan mcadams so you drive automatic i take it...
Tony Jackson You do know what a clutch is right? In a manual car, if it has no clutch, it doesn't move. It's what transfers the engine's power to the transmission, so it can move.
so you have to take the motor out to replace the clutch?
No. I specialize in the motors and I don't have a lift (my shop's too short/small)- I'm faster pulling the motor.
no, in most cars all it takes is taking out the transmission after taking out air filter, battery, and so on.
briansmobile1 i see .
Depends on the car. Alot of front wheel drives have very little room so you have to pull the whole engine. Most rear wheel drive cars you just gota pull the transmission. Really it depends on the design of the car.
briansmobile1 to small is an understatement lmao... just on stands and it looks like the hood is touching the ceiling.
I got 201,000 miles out of the clutch in my 1999 4Runner. My mechanics were bemused. They don't have to ride the clutch to cause this. Just resting your foot on the clutch pedal can take up the play in the pedal and engage the throwout bearing. Doing this at highway speed will overheat the bearing and eventually the bearing will seize. I once told a friend of mine not to rest his foot on the clutch pedal in his RX7. Six months later the car was in the shop because the throwout bearing was making noise. His wife later confided in me that I had told him and he didn't believe me. Keep your foot off the clutch pedal until you're ready to shift.
seeing as how the clutch pedal was fully depressed and the car moved trying starting your first things to replace would be the clutch master cylinder/ slave cylinder not hose a customer for a clutch job.... This is why I don't pay shops to do my work...
Drive it like you stole it.
Love all the videos (even the chickens). Love all the humor. Your videos always make me smile. It always amazes me all the ignorant people are always the first to comment (i.e. the sound of a manual transmission going into gear). Lmbo. Keep up the awesome work.
Normally what I do if I'm on a steep hill stopped, I'll wait until the light is about to turn red, then I'll go straight to the sweet point, right about where my truck wants to start crawling the hill on its own, then I'll give it gas then slowly release the clutch, so I know that I have enough rpm not to stall. getting off the clutch too fast can also cause you to buck & screw things up. As long as you don't hear a lot of clunks between shifting gears, you're doing fine. A clutch is made to withstand a degree of wear & tear, the real definition of riding the clutch is when you rest your foot on the clutch while you're accelerating with the gas. Just normal takes off alone will not kill a clutch unless you sit there with the clutch in & you're revving your engine to insane rpm's. everyone uses the sweet spot method, that's probably the safest thing you can do as a stick driver until you get the feel for it. Even still that alone will not kill the clutch. A lot of ppl think they have to quickly release the clutch but that is what causes a lot of wear & tear. Speed shifting with a factory clutch is foolish, just take your time & do it right, who cares if the person behind you blows their horn? I take my sweet time shifting gears. That way I know if something were to ever go wrong it wouldn't be from something I did. if they hit you tell me who's fault it would be? THEIRS!
Then people say why should I pay you it is very easy what did you do??? This is no joke job it takes hour to do a small job some time.
You can remove an engine in less than 3 hours. It takes me more to write a few essay paragraphs. Good work sir.
what is "riding the clutch" Generaly abusing it or keeping the foot on the clutch pedal while driving?
You helped me diagnose my 2011 Civic Si. I was able to take it back to where I had my clutch installed and have it replaced under warranty. Your video gave me the knowledge to know what to tell the tech and what type of info to listen for him to tell me to see if he was going to try to pull a fast one over on me. Thanks again.
This was a unique video among the many auto mechanic one out there. It was interesting and fun to watch, even if you did get a little carried away with the KY jelly. (is that just grease made in Kentucky) 😜
Push the clutch pedal down unnecessarily. Excessive pedal application time.
i have not worked on a SUBARU ever , but is it really easier/faster to take out the engine compared to dropping the gearbox ?
I am jealous of you, I could not have a conversation with myself while installing a clutch while a camera is behind me.
I have a question did a clutch job on 97 accord pilut it back together and know it wont start and also i accidently forget to take the vss off the transmission and the wires ripped would that be a reason for no start. Checked battery its funny if i take the ground off the car starts but cuts off but when i put the ground wire the engine doesn't turn on at all,all you here is the fuel pump help
Good stuff, friend. I am used to wet multiplate clutch motorcycles, but good to see a dry clutch also. Women ride the clutch all the time. It must get very hot indeed.
Umm wtf did you take the engine out for wtf no need I can remove this gearbox on jack stands in half a hour lol please plus then you have too bleed the bleed the coolant system , exhaust , engine mounts etc waste of time , also im a mechanic for more than 20 years
Live in north of canada .
Here mechano call subaru , subascrap .
Wow now I cans ee why our mechanics here in australia charge 800 dollars in labor alone (not inc clutch cost) to replace these things.
Firstly the pressure plate has failed not the clutch plate and second it only takes about 45 mins to full the trans out rather than the engine.. seems like a waste of time pulling the engine not just the transmission. Just sayin
Remind me to never get a Subaru. That's a shit load of work to access the clutch.
lmao
A vast majority of vehicles require you to remove the transmission or the engine to change a clutch.
I hate when people ride the clutch. Especially to keep the car steady on an incline at a red light.
It almost makes me wince at the thought of what they clutch must be going through.
Bravo. Your video content is very good. You are definitely smarter than you look!
Now i really want to know what my clutch looks like. I don't know what the owner before me did to it..
That's why boy's anf girl's you don't rest your foot on the clutch pedal.
lol i have a friend that doesnt quite understand how to use a clutch. i cringe every time i ride with him.
Good video!
+Patrick TheBaptist Thanks Pat!
next time show us your RC stryker fly
I liked this video a lot. You are very passionate about your job. Love it.
2006 sti no go recently. Suspect clutch release bearing. Exedy clutch kit installed about 2 years ago at a Subaru only repair shop. $1800 too much. May attempt to do repair myself. 69 retired, bum back w/ arthritis left hand. Plus diabetic. Its all good no worries
Best of luck! Let us know how it goes!
Safe to say I won't be buying one of these pieces of shit if that's what changing the clutch entails
What does he mean don't ride the clutch? When you hold the clutch down it moves away from the clutch plate, how does that wear the clutch down?
The clutch isn't a switch, it has more than two positions. There is travel in the pedal before the gears are completely unmeshed. Leaving the pedal in the middle somewhere (riding the clutch) causes damage.
wow. when I saw the name "bruce wayne" I assumed at least partial intelligence, until reading the comment... riding the clutch and holding it down are two completely different things. riding it means resting your foot on the pedal when not using the clutch, partially engaging it. It's like driving around with soft pressure on the brakes and asking "why do I use so much fuel and my brakes wear out all the time"....
With the pedal pushed in 100% you are still riding on the throwout bearing. Which will cause this. I'm not a technician. Just how I thought the clutch worked.
Holding the pedal all the way down for extended periods (such as at a traffic light) forces two "permanently lubricated" bearings to do too much work: The pilot and throwout bearings. And, there is Never zero friction on the clutch disc, even if the pedal is all the way depressed. I prefer to use neutral whenever possible, and leave the clutch pedal fully released. Transmission bearings are "constantly lubricated" with gear oil, and much less likely to go bad.
Some drivers ride the clutch on hills, using partial engagement to keep a car from rolling backwards. That is the #1 mistake, the top way to shorten the life of a clutch.
chrizzlephaa Makes sense. One person rides the clutch so that means all Americans do. It makes me laugh to see the logic of people not from the states. (See what I did there? Dumb.)
All? Did I use the word all? Try again bud :)
Only if the police catch you or you hit someone.
change the clutch? give it back with an automatic transmission lol
Thanks Brian!!!!! gave me enough confidence to do myself. I love the fact you take the time to post these repairs for the regular person to determine whether or not we can tackle/trouble shoot on our own.
I always try to go as easy on that grease going on the splines of the disc as POSSIBLE, Lol. I can't stand the thought of my brand new clutch disc getting greasy :-( I feel at high RPM Centrifugal force will pull that grease down onto the disc surface, possibly starting a pre-mature slippity slippy if a person gets too carried away when slicken' her up. Just a really good thing to be mindful of :-P Great video though. I would like to get a Subie one day and wanted to know how hard a clutch job would be...now I know! Thanx man. I hope that person learns to keep their foot off the clutch pedal and to use neutral!
I was thinking the same thing.
I have to do that on my 2015 wrx. The clutch pedal became hard one day due to a bad release bearing. After a phone call with Exedy i learned that Subaru had a new stronger and with better grease release bearing. I'm just waiting for a good day that is not raining to do the job.
You got this! LMK how it goes!
Excellent presentation, buddy! You reminded me of just how lucky I was when working under the hood of my cars back in the late 60s. It was so much easier given by comparison, there was little to removed previous to attacking the actual problem. Man, I haven't a clue half the stuff you were removing! I really do miss the warm days spent working on my many 283s, my all time favorite engine.
Play harmonica and snow ski? j/k thanks!
Sequence is perfectly fine, didn't mind it liked it.
I'm jealous of your garage.
It would be nice if there where more mechanics like you! Amazing guy, thanks for your time making these for the public
Man @briansmobile1 you earned another sub today. Like the vid and it in some way has solidified my choice of becoming an auto mechanic. I just love cars and how they work. Seeing you tear this thing down and rip the clutch off and put a new one on really interests me and got me thinking just how much I do love working on cars. Thanks man, if you read this have a good day man, if not I guess just keep on keepin on.
+Ascended696 That's awesome! Great to hear from you! Love to hear more about your pursuits.
Yes! i see you are into RC as well.
Did you have to remove the engine? Could you just have removed the trans and work from the bottom? Great video. Love the time lapse with descriptions. What time did you finish?
You can...but if you have an engine crane lying around and no multi-thousand dollar lift to give the car some safe and substantial ground clearance it's probably better to go from the top. Subaru engines are pretty straight forward to get out (no transverse mounted transmissions or any of that nonsense) and combine that with it being a bitch when you can't get any leverage on some pesky bolt because you're laying down and the ground is in the way of putting your body at the right angle and it just makes sense. Just a matter of comfort and ease and equipment. I'm sure it differs between Subaru models but that's just an assumption. Some other commenter mentioned the newer Subarus are more difficult from the bottom while the older models are easier.
Even if the flywheel looks good, it should always be re-surfaced. You can't always see warpage, plus with that much slippage there is guaranteed hard spots.
I was going to say the same thing.
can you just pull the trans off to fix the cluch?
Abuse the car, pay the price. Wake up kid!