VA_Yotaman

I was just thinking today as I was driving, I've never had the clutch worked on in my 91 4x4. I'm pushing 200k with about 80% city driving. How about everyone else?

Blair

Had mine done at 120,000 miles.
Wish I took a picture...it was bone bare.

muskie

I have a 93 with 295000 kms. still fresh as a daisy. wifes escort has 350000kms.

SLC Punk

My dad has 120,000 miles on his 96 4Runner, original clutch.

My Brother and sister had a 91 and 92 Tercel, they got rid of them a couple of years ago and they both had over 130,000 miles on their original clutches.

mike_d

i've got 228K on my 1st gen with 50/50 highway/city driving. it's getting close to replace time though. it only take a 1/2 in of pedal movement to go from off to on. but it's not slipping yet.

barkeywayne

I've got 194K on the clutch in my 84 2WD, I got the truck with 50K miles from a friend and know it hasn't been replaced. I'm sure it has some wear but it works and drives great.

4x4Lamm

193,000, Helps not to drive like a 16 year old idiot.

lunatic14r

my buddy had 212,000 on his clutch and let his 16 year old sister learn how to drive (I mean burn) a clutch with his truck bye bye clutch

Nitro Hotpants

123,000 on the original clutch, and it still works like new

Glenn

Toyota used to run these print ads touting the longevity of their trucks.

One of them was a 2wd with x00,000 miles on it owned by an extended family. The dad (or mom?) was saying that every one of the 7 kids had learned to drive on that truck and it still had the original clutch.

Brendan

I bought my truck at 120,000 kilometers and I had to replace the clutch at 145,000.

ranma21

Mine 96 $runner has about 104k miles, original clutch. IT feel strong and I believe it should has plenty of life left. I guess it all depends on individual driving style, some people likes to hold the clutch all the time and that will wear out much faster than you think it would. I had a 92 honda accord with over 210k with original clutch but my friend has to change his when he hit 100k.

tenfourtyeight

I just finished replacing mine today. The truck has 155k on it, but we could tell that somebody had done it before. On some of the bolts that should have washers, they put twist-ties around and tightened the bolt. Sad, very sad. The clutch material fell out when we backed off the tranny and looked like I ran over a bird or a cat something. Bare metal on one side. Completely and utterly shiny metal.

foxtrapper

Seems to me I replaced the clutch on both my trucks at around 200k miles.

gwhayduke

I have 255K on my '89 Corolla's clutch. I had to replace the '95 4Runner's clutch at about 150K because the rear main on the engine leaked and oiled it. My insurance agent says he can't get more than about 40K out of a clutch. All you have to remember is that clutches like one position....engaged (clutch pedal out). Anywhere inbetween trashes your clutch or throw-out bearing.

bitchaaz

I got 37k miles on my '02 and I think its slowly burning away. I cant find an adjustment to compensate alittle for the 285's. I wonder if thats bad on the clutch?

Bennito

I'd be curious if colder climates see a shorter clutch life due to downshifting when on snow. I try to match rpm, but when slowing down, I err on teh lower rpms.

And to document i'm up to 80k on my 97 4runner. Replaced the clutch on the old 1976 2wd longbed hilux at 140k. But I began driving it at 16 y.o., and 80k, so I may have shortened its life.

PirateFins

I had 145K on original, but changed it when we did the motor. It was on the thin side but still had life left. And I do still drive like a 16 year old, except for the slipping of the clutch part.

rimpainter.com

90% of clutch wear occurs during first gear starts. Its all about the driving style.

miked

I got a question for you guys. When coming to a stop, do you disengage the clutch and then shift into neutral or do you just shift into neutral. I've always done the disengage then shift into neutral but I know some people who just shift into neutral without disengaging.