2011 Sport 5-Speed

I'm over 180,000 miles and it's starting to feel like the end is near for my original clutch. I do like to have fun when driving my stick!

What's the typical life expectancy of a Fit clutch?

What's the longest a Fit clutch has lasted?

What is the best replacement clutch?

 

I am guessing the mileage will vary, depending on driving style.
The biggest factor would be things like riding the clutch and stop and go traffic.
The more you engage and disengage the clutch the sooner it will wear out.
My '09 is at 110k km (68k miles) and the clutch is at ~50%... based on that (I consider myself average driver, not crazy and mostly in town driving) your clutch is probably at its end.

 

You made it further than we did. Ours was making a ton of throw out bearing noise by 130k. It wasn't slipping, but had chatter and was annoying to listen to.

 

changed mine around 80k because the transmission needed to be replaced. I think my shift forks got bent and it would no longer go into gear.

 

I changed mine at 150000. 09 Sport. It gave me some warning that it was going to go, then it finally did coming out of a McDonalds drive thru. Awkward.

 

My last new car was a 92 Prizm. Original clutch and trans for 112K, but I drove it for 17 years. Clutch was still tight the day I sold it. Not keeping your hand on the knob is good, so is changing the clutch fluid when you change the brake fluid. And of course DON'T RIDE THE CLUTCH!

 

You do understand it's dependent on driving style, whether the car sees a bunch of city or highway miles? Obviously if you shift into fifth gear and drive 100 miles on the highway your clutch will last longer than if you have a 15 mile commute and hit a 100 stop lights along the way in rush hour traffic

Personally, I like South Bend Clutch. Their customer service is 2nd to none. Not sure if they make a clutch for the Fit?

 

I am at 175k on the original. I attribute it to probably 60%+ freeway miles and always resting my left foot on the dead pedal and never on the clutch pedal.

Mine still feels like new, so I'm a bit scared myself of it suddenly slipping and going out. How much warning will I get?

 

How can you tell that your clutch is at ~50% ?

I'm only at 90K km (56 K miles) and my clutch feels same as when I got the car at 40K km (25K miles). However I've noticed the clutch liquid in the reservoir besides the brake fluid reservoir is approx half-way point between MIN and MAX lines. Does that mean that it's about 50% worn out?

 

185kms on the original clutch and no slippage

 

My mom purchased my '09 fit years ago with 80k on it.
it's now at 313k and has never had clutch work. I can feel it just starting to slip off the line and in 2nd, but it still holds in the gears when I punch it.
Is it possible this car made it this far on the original clutch!? It has lived its whole life in a rural area...
Maybe I have a record set here 😆.

 

I have a 2010 with 130k on original clutch. I generally do slow take-offs and like to coast to a stop if I'm able. I even tend to haul heavy loads on a trailer using my Fit. It is helpful that I live in a relatively flat area. No hill climbs or anything like that.

Driving habits will effect the life of the clutch but so too will driving conditions like hills and traffic. If you dump the clutch a lot or let it slip too much those will both adversely affect the life span. Stop and go means more clutch use. Hills can mean heavier clutch wear.

Slow starts on flat roads and lots of highway miles are best. Rabbit starts on hilly roads in stop and go would be bad.

I've burnt a clutch before and they can be costly. If you depress your clutch all the way down, put the car in gear and slowly bring the clutch up, estimate how long it travels before it starts to grab. If it's too near the end of it's travel, start shopping. I want to say that it should grab about an inch from bottom. I'd have to look that up to be sure.

 

I have 247K miles on my original clutch....2010 m/t Fit.

Still works as new.

 

Still grips as new, too. But shifting intermittently getting hard. (cylinder?, fluid?) A recent multi car fender bender that bent the rear axle might possibly have something to do with it.

 

2010 with 83K and the original clutch

 

This thread makes it overwhelmingly obvious that I'm still too light on the throttle while shifting.
I made it to ~80k on the original clutch. the friction disc still had tons of life, but the springs therein had been compressed and had started moving in their pockets around ~60k. It was really mild at first and had me scratching my head for a long while. I shared the car with family, too, and it was my first manual
Stupid legs are too jerky.

EDIT: I did do the clutch delay valve delete early on in ownership, prolly around 40k miles. I do believe that said mod increases shock received by the clutch springs. So my super early troubles are likely owed in part to that too.

 

My clutch has felt "on its last legs" (shuddering starts) for about 100,000 miles.

I'm still on the original clutch at 315,000. Once I'm going it holds solid with no slipping, even bombing 80+ on a steep freeway grade. Rock solid.

So, I have no idea when it's time to replace the clutch. I figure it'll tell me when it's finally time.

 

Hot damn!
Keep runnin'! I wanna know just how far the original can go!

 

Mine got to 280,000 miles on the factory clutch (I bought the car new). Even then, it didn't start slipping. Something broke (springs on the disc? don't recall...) that prevented predictable and complete disengagement. When I looked at the disc, it still wasn't down to rivets.

 

My 2010 has about 150K and works just fine. I don't ride the clutch or hold onto the shift knob while driving (wears out shift forks). I change the trans oil when needed. Clutch still just fine.