Miata Mailing List: July 1994, Message #160
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   From: kenw@netaxs.com (Ken Warren)
Subject: Re: Miata clutches...:-(
   Date: Fri, 8 Jul 1994 07:02:21 -0400

At 10:55 PM 7/7/94 -0400, Goeke, Joseph wrote:
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>>In the meantime, has anyone on the net had early wear out of
>>Miata clutch?  Is 26k about normal for an autocross car?
>
>Ahhh, another victim ;-)  Yes, the Miata has a weak clutch, at least the 
>90-91 models.  Mine went out a 35K, Alan Dahls went out at 22k.  Both 
>auto-xed quite a bit, but you only use the clutch about it 6 times a race 
>(1st then 2nd at start). ---JCG.

I really don't think that clutch wear can be blamed on a weak clutch. I've 
got a '91 with 61k miles that's also been autocrossed regularly, and I've 
still got a strong clutch. Maybe you've been doing too many parades? :) 
Really, though, the way you use the car on a daily basis has a lot to do 
with how long the clutch lasts. City driving, especially in a hilly city, 
will wear one out *fast*. And lots of highway driving will let one last 
probably 150k miles or more.
--
Ken
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           Ken Warren               E-Mail: kenw@netaxs.com
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