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Originally Posted by SixN2
If you're smelling burning clutch, take it back to the dealer that installed it and have them check it out.
My gut feeling though is you're eating up your clutch due to your style or type of driving. Do you do a fair bit of stop and go driving? Do you ride the clutch? How high are your rpms typically as you release the clutch when you take off from a stop? Do you hold the clutch in when stopped?
Don't take this the wrong way, but just because "you think you know how to drive a stick after 15 years" doesn't mean you're doing it correctly from a longevity point of view. I know a person that's been driving stick for over 25 years who managed to completely burn out a new clutch in a little over a year (in a Camry of all things) doing nothing but "normal" driving.
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He's right, I know people who have been driving longer than you and they still don't know how to drive a manual correctly.
Do you downshift when coming to a red light or put it in neutral and let it coast?
I had an '82 Mustang GT that I sold 5 years ago with 92K miles on it and I never replace the clutch.