End clutch life?

[autotalon]

What is the life span of the IPT end clutch kit?

I did the swap a few years ago, and have had a few trips down the track and some practice launches on the street.

Recently the car has started to go into free rev while going down the highway. I am going to get the fluid and filter done first to see if that is the issue, then I will have to look elsewhere.

comments/suggestions?

 

[gbell]

No idea on the life of that particular clutch, but sounds like its starting to go. 5th gear is usually first.

 

[dsmtun3r98gst]

No idea on the life of that particular clutch, but sounds like its starting to go. 5th gear is usually first.

WTF He is talking about an automatic transmission end clutch. there is no 5th gear.

 

[TSi Kid]

Sounds like the clutch is going. Baby till you want to pull it apart.

 

[gbell]

WTF He is talking about an automatic transmission end clutch. there is no 5th gear.

Opps, nevermind... Didn't notice the category...

 

[the_mork]

End clutch life will depend on a lot of things including power level, line pressure settings, and how hard they are abused. Certainly you could be experiencing end clutch failure again at this point because end clutches are such a weak link in our transmissions. The right thing to do here though is to pull them out and inspect them. 10 minutes of work will answer everything you need to know about whether or not they are causing the problem.

 

[vinnio]

If you have the end clutch out to inspect it and it turns out looking good. Is there any issue just re-installing the old (same) clutch pack?

 

[the_mork]

Not at all, just keep everything very clean.

 

[transdude]

It also depends what else may be wrong in your transmission and numerous other variables.

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