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      04-27-2017, 11:05 PM   #14
StickMon
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Originally Posted by 3798j View Post
The other side of clutch slippage is clutch drag...difficulty selecting or shifting gears. Causes can be: a sticking or warped clutch disc, a weak pressure plate, a worn throw out bearing, or a fault in the hydraulic system (leaking clutch master or slave cylinder). Think a clean, fresh fluid flush every two years is good insurance for long hydraulic life.
This is how my MR2 failed at about 170k miles.
Pilot bearing seized rather abruptly.
Still had plenty of surface left on the disc.
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