Clutch life

I have ‘10 2.7L 4WD 155k on it. Normal driving, no off-roading. How many miles are you guys and gals getting out of a clutch.

 

Highway vs city driving has a big influence on clutch life. I think 150-250k is about average for clutch life on a commuter but it really depends on several variables.

 

I'm interested as well. Far fewer miles on mine, but I've also roasted it once or twice starting on a hill.

 

Too many variables to make a call.

But my pool bet would be 150k at the low end for an experienced manual driver and a moderate use profile.

 

Too many factors to actually say.
I’ve seen a 1st Gen with 2.7 go over 200k.
I’ve also seen a 1st Gen make about 90k. But I know the kid that had it, and he definitely didn’t help it live long.

 

It all depends on the skill of the driver and how hard the truck has been worked. A couple of episodes of smoking it and making it smell will greatly reduce the life.

 

200k on a 2.7--but that damn miserable 'clutch reservoir' has cause both my wife and I to cook the clutch on a number of occasions. Both of us are long-time standard drivers.

 

At 172k in my 5spd. I learned to drive stick in it when it only had 54k. I have cooked the clutch multiple times trying to back a trailer up a hill cause that dadgum reverse gear is not low enough. Also roasted it a few times getting stuck in the mud lol.

still grabs great as far as I can tell!

 

I had one too, a 2010.

 

My parents retired a 96 SR5 with over 400k on the original. I learned on it and everyone in the family drove it

I've seen then go around 100k for reasons not related to the driver

 

I feel like it will either give you issues to the point where you’ll know it’s time to replace, or not.

even though mine passes the test of stalling in 4th (e brake on) indicating it “grabs”, it doesn’t seem to fully release causing difficulty getting into gear. For that reason I will replace it. 6spd. Cheaper than replacing or rebuilding the trans. If you don’t have those problems, maybe you don’t need to replace it.

it all seemed to start happening when/after I moved.
Not only towing a big heavy trailer up mountains, but taking a wrong turn down a one way long street. I had to back up without a spotter at night up hill over speed bumps. Which took some slipping, feathering, constant on/off etc that can’t have been good for it.

that and hitting city traffic in Riverside. Not sure why there was traffic. It’s not a big city.
I should’ve gone slower like a semi truck. Leaving space in front and coasting in a low gear slow regardless of people getting whiny in back. To avoid stop/go engagement and disengagement of the clutch without airflow to cool it at speed.
That and people there drove like retards. Constantly jumping right in front of the truck. Somehow they thought it’s a good idea to cut right in front of the truck with braking/red lights ahead as if it’s somehow easy to stop with small brakes and a trailer.

only at one point was it entertaining. There was a luxury SUV of some sort. Maybe Infiniti or Lexus. New and expensive. And the guy road raging trying to force me out of my lane from the side. I rolled down the window, smiled/laughed, and motioned for him to bring it.
Which he almost did, until he saw the 100lb steel rock sliders that would hold up perfectly fine. He’d end up with damage, an at fault record, higher premium, while I’d get a chance to pull over hop out stretch my legs take a break from the traffic and maybe a 1mm scratch to brush with touch up paint
I can’t imagine what semi truck drivers go through