Pics of a 40K mile OEM 2008 clutch

Just had a McLeod RXT twin disk installed with OEM slave cylinder, McLeod braided line and DSS alum driveshaft. Cannot comment much on the new clutch as it is not broken in, except to say that the pedal is very light and there seems to be less driveline noise with the new driveshaft. Given the aluminum driveshaft and lightened steel flywheel, it does seem a bit more free revving.

I replaced it pre-emptively, it actually felt pretty good to me. I was very curious what the OEM clutch looked like after 40K miles. Thought I'd share. I think it had a lot more left in it, though the installer indicated that he had never before seen so much black dust from a clutch when he pulled the bell housing. I never smelled anything burnt and the clutch was not abused, so I think it was just normal wear. I had noticed black dust on the garage floor for a couple years, but had no idea from what.

Looks like it would go another 40K

Tifosi2003GT said:

Looks like it would go another 40K

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That was exactly what I said when I first looked at it.

Looks like there was plenty of life left from the pict...I squeezed 75K out of the original stock clutch. The slave (throw out bearing) broke so I proactively replace the clutch.

Don't see any uneven wear or hot spots so all things considering it looks pretty good. The friction pucks are definitely worn down and getting pretty close to the rivets, looks like maybe only about a 1/16" of fiction material left before being flush with the rivets. I think swapping the clutch at this point was a good proactive measure.

^^^^^ what he said......

barspen said:

Looks like there was plenty of life left from the pict...I squeezed 75K out of the original stock clutch. The slave (throw out bearing) broke so I proactively replace the clutch.

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After 10 years and all the hoopla back in 2008 about these clutches being "defective", I am always interested in how long they have lasted for some of us folks. Thanks for the input.

Mine barely made it to 11k miles without any abuse. I have since then put the Spec SS. It has not given any issues. It is noisy and much firmer than the stock unit.

barspen said:

Looks like there was plenty of life left from the pict...I squeezed 75K out of the original stock clutch. The slave (throw out bearing) broke so I proactively replace the clutch.

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I had the same thing happen at ~55k miles. Slave crapped out so i just replaced the clutch. Discs still had plenty of material.

OP, it actually caught my attention that you said there was LESS driveline noise with the new setup.

On my 08 4.6, when I had the T56 Magnum installed, I had an RST installed with lighted steel flywheel, OEM slave, and one-piece DS. The pedal is very light with a high engagement point, and it is even easier to use than a stock clutch.

But, I have the same noise I have had anytime I went with a dual clutch . . . the "marbles in a coffee can" between 1600 and 2000 RPM when lugging in 4th (and 3rd to a lesser extent).

I knew it would happen, and was again warned it would happen by the shop before install . . . just surprised with your experience.

cidsamuth said:

OP, it actually caught my attention that you said there was LESS driveline noise with the new setup.

On my 08 4.6, when I had the T56 Magnum installed, I had an RST installed with lighted steel flywheel, OEM slave, and one-piece DS. The pedal is very light with a high engagement point, and it is even easier to use than a stock clutch.

But, I have the same noise I have had anytime I went with a dual clutch . . . the "marbles in a coffee can" between 1600 and 2000 RPM when lugging in 4th (and 3rd to a lesser extent).

I knew it would happen, and was again warned it would happen by the shop before install . . . just surprised with your experience.

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This one being a twin disk originally, I haven't noticed any more/ less noise from the clutch itself. But, I was actually talking about drive line "slop" or noise from the 2-piece driveshaft being clunkier due to it's weight and extra center bearing assembly. But, this is just my initial impression and I have yet to put a lot of miles on the new setup. And going easy on the 500 mile break-in period.

Also if anything, I would say the engagement point is a bit lower than the stock unit, But, that IS comparing a 40K worn unit to new clutch disks.