Car Clutch Disc Plate Usage Life in India. Replacement Costs of Clutch Disc, Pressure Plate, Flywheel with Prices along with Best Way for 1 Lakh Kms
Although the world shifting towards Automatic Cars - but Indian Car Market with a size of close to 3 crore Passenger Cars - still accounts for over 90% of them in Manual Transmission, and Clutch related issues are faced by one or more of them during the course of vehicle ownership.
How Important is Clutch
When a Driver presses clutch The Engine Speed is disengaged with the Wheel of Car. What it implies - if you press clutch and simultaneously keep pressing acclerator - even though Car Engine Speed will increase but will not transmit Power to the Wheels of the Car.
So to transmit Engine Power to the Wheels is what Clutch used and Gears are Changed using Clutch.
So in layman terms can say that a Clutch is essentially used to control vehicle speed and perform gear Shift Movement. In Case - Clutch Pedal is pressed Partially - then only a small amount of Power is sent from Engine to Wheels
Some Common Clutch Problem Symptoms
all Indicates an issue with Clutch Mechanism and needs immediate check at Service Center. If you find that your Car not moving at all even after changing gears - it indicates that car clutch system is failed and needs to be towed for clutch kit assembly replacement.
Been Clutch is considered Wear and Tear Item. There's no definite life of Clutch Plate. Some People have observed Worn out Clutch Plate in even 10000 Kms and some are having no issues even after driving more than 1 Lakh Kms without any need to replace Clutch.
Clutch Disc & Pressure Plates Life is based on Driving Style and is not considered under replacement Warranty - even if replaced within 1st Year of Purchase due to Worn out Disc.
If you want to extend life of Clutch - you need to follow the Basics. Some way which can extend Life of Clutch by avoiding Unnecessary Wear & Tear of Clutch
Follow the Basics - and may end up with even Niggle Free Clutch till 1 Lakh Kms too
In terms of Clutch Overhaul Costing - Indicative Cost as what charged at most of the Company Outlets
A) Part - 1 (Clutch Disc Plate, Pressure Plate and Clutch Release Bearings along with Fluid Replacement ) - combined is in range
Additional: Would be Labor Charge in range of Rs 2500 to 4000
B) Flywheel as another part which generally is not required for replacement in most of cases if Clutch fails too early. Its important to note that Flywheel is a significant costing part as it connects to Engine and its to be examined separately basis its condition - whether to call for replacement or not, while Clutch Disc Plate connects to Transmission System.
Flywheel, 2nd Part if also required to be replaced alone costs in
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My Ritz VDI clutch lasted for 95000 km.
I have a Feb 2020 model of Elite i20 . Problem started in Nov 2021 when the pipe connecting the coolant came off on its on, with out any outer damage. Dealer said it was manufacturing defect. They fixed it. After that now the clutch pedal is harder and there is alot of vibration.
They have replaced the cylinder for the clutch but the problem persist. Kindly advice.
2-year-old with 25000 km swift clutch burned, why so early?
coz of half clutch driving
My Ciaz is 2.5 years old n complete running of 14000 km but it's clutches burned why so early ? Whether it's covered ?
As my Alto 800 travelled about 15000km. While driving towards my office in urban city with maximum speed 40 to 50km but due to traffic jams the speed turns low to 20km and simultaneously shifting gear to 2nd, my vehicle does not gain speed correspondingly and produce racing sound apparantly on pressing clutch to accelerate the vehicle fast, even I am facing very annoying situation towards uphill driving as speed of my vehicle turned low and due to which I allow ahead to other vehicles which followed to my behind.Plz advice me about the problem for its restoration in normal
My indica Ev2 suddenly getting low milage of 11KMPL. at 28000Kms run. What are the possible causes
How long is a piece of string?
I have given my Jetta car old model for replacement of full set of clutch plate assembly in WW company. What will be appropriate cost of materials & labour work?
my maruti zen car 2002 model car is very zatka with starting so what problem running with zatka
I am using Celerio Vxi model Maruti car last 3.5years in Delhi-NCR. Drive car 50-150kms per day or 1500-2000kms per month and single handed car with no issue. Total kms drive 67,000 but recently problem of ghar-ghar-ghar when drive in high speed above 60-70kms/he or even sometime in low speed also.
I checked to car mehanic : he told to change clutch plate.
My Question is that "Can I drive this car more 1000-2000kms without changing clutch or it's mandatory to change it at the earliest"???
Awaited for reply.
Thanks.
Check the transmission conical bearing ,due to bumps or not proper handling it gets wear