Mini One Convertible Clutch burnt out

securityguy

A friend of mine gets through a clutch in about 15k miles, and has done so in a variety of cars. She holds the car on the clutch on hills, revs it against the handbrake to move off and raises the revs mid gear-shift (or certainly does on the rare occasions I've been in a car with her without my hands over my ears trying to block out of the car's pain).

22k miles in 5 years, short urban journeys and you've killed the clutch? Buy an auto next time, or get someone to teach you to use the clutch better.

Richard53

peter12345678910 wrote: »

I never use biting point, just put the hand break on.

arcon5 wrote: »

You rev your engine with handbrake on then proceed to changing gear? Am I reading this right?

I think he means that, rather than holding the car on the clutch for a hill start, he uses the handbrake to hold the car. I have heard a couple of driving instructors use the term 'biting point' to mean holding the car stationary on a hill while balancing throttle and clutch. It's necessary for a couple of seconds doing a hill start, but any longer than that it is best to use the handbrake and rest the clutch. I think that was what the OP meant.

societys_child

If it lasted over 5 years, it's hardly faulty. It hasn't collapsed or fallen apart, it's worn, which is all down to usage and driving style. Recovery drivers etc tend to agree with you and say what you want to hear, makes their day easier . . .

Trying_to_be_sensible

I share your pain ( See my post regarding my Auris.) Have just paid £900 for new clutch with both Toyota Service Centre, Toyota Co and Toyota Dealer who sold me the car a year ago dismissing my complaint. Car bought 13 months ago with 12,000 on clock and 30 months of warranty remaining. Have done 10,000 miles since I bought it. Have had cars for 40 years and never had any problem with clutch failing. My next stop is Trading Standards because to me possible wear of clutch should be identifiable before it fails completely. A car sold with so much wear is not fit for purpose.!
I would be interested how you get on.

BeenThroughItAll

Trying_to_be_sensible wrote: »

I share your pain ( See my post regarding my Auris.) Have just paid £900 for new clutch with both Toyota Service Centre, Toyota Co and Toyota Dealer who sold me the car a year ago dismissing my complaint. Car bought 13 months ago with 12,000 on clock and 30 months of warranty remaining. Have done 10,000 miles since I bought it. Have had cars for 40 years and never had any problem with clutch failing. My next stop is Trading Standards because to me possible wear of clutch should be identifiable before it fails completely. A car sold with so much wear is not fit for purpose.!
I would be interested how you get on.

Get a grip and stop wasting your time. You could have been driving for 100 years, but that doesn't change the fact the car you bought already had 12000 miles on it, plenty of time to abuse a clutch. It also doesn't make the car not fit for purpose.


It's done 10K miles for you without a problem. Now the clutch is worn out and needs to be replaced. 10K miles ago, the clutch had 10K's worth of life left and it's unreasonable for you to expect a dealer to remove the gearbox to check for clutch wear. If you want a new, unworn clutch, then you should buy a new car, end of chat.

droopsnoot

Some of that £900 in the OPs quotation will be for a replacement dual-mass flywheel which is normally recommended (i.e. the dealer won't quote without it) when a clutch is changed on a lot (maybe most?) of modern cars. But definitely shop around, at five years old the value of having all work done at main dealers is starting to diminish.


The trouble with trying to predict when it's wearing is that a lot of cars have automatic adjustment on the clutch pedal and linkage to try to keep the bite point in the same position regardless of how worn the friction plate is.

arcon5

There won't be a vast number with linkages nowadays most will be hydraulic