Hyundai Elantra early clutch replacement
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Asked by John Davidson
I was reading your reader's question about the clutch in his Hyundai Elantra and I thought I would add my experience of the same issue. My clutch was replaced after 25,000 km. I have been driving for approx 32 years, mostly cars with manual gearboxes, and I have to say this car is about as hard to drive as anything I've driven, it seems to need lots of power to do simple and small things, like reverse up slight inclines. The dealer said it was because I had floor mats, how ridiculous!
Answered by CarsGuide
2 Apr 2010You're right, what the dealer told you is ridiculous. Your description of a car that struggles to reverse up a slight incline suggests a mismatch of engine and gearing, the engine it seems doesn't have enough torque to handle the gearing of the Elantra, and the clutch then becomes the weakest link and the only thing it can do in the circumstances is slip. A slipping clutch is one that wears out quickly.
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