My 91 Turbo w/ 104K miles is in the shop for a new clutch and pressure
plate. The old pressure plate is worn out and the disk is almost worn out.
>From what I've been told the pressure plate is the first to go on these cars.
Over the next few months the slipping will get worse. I changed my clutch
about 2 months after if first started slipping, but I drove slowly and
didn't do any autocross.
Nathan Dyck
MKII MR2 Autocross FAQ
(http://web.mitsi.com/autocross)
>Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 21:58:44 EST
>From: SSUCSY@aol.com
>Subject: Clutch slipping
>
>The clutch on my 1991 MR2 Turbo seems to slip when I launch the car. I can
>usually get the rear tires to spin a little on my first launch of an event,
>but after that, the heat seems to cause just enough slippage to prevent a
good
>start with enough power to spin the tires. Don't get me wrong- I know
>excessive wheel spin is counterproductive. But having the clutch slip cannot
>be good. Any ideas on what could be the cause? The mechanic I described the
>problem to suggested that the pressure plate springs are probably getting
>weak, so when the clutch disk heats up after the first start, there is
>insufficient spring pressure to prevent slipping. The pressure plate is
>106,000 miles old, and the clutch disk is about 45,000 miles old.
>
>Steve Sucsy
>1991 MR2 Turbo
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