# 1999 Subaru Legacy Clutch issue

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-subaru-legacy-clutch-issue/63858>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** legacy, clutches, subaru\
**Created:** [April 19, 2011, 3:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-subaru-legacy-clutch-issue/63858 "2011-04-19T15:46:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![frosty1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7ea924/32.png) [@frosty1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/frosty1)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2011, 3:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-subaru-legacy-clutch-issue/63858/1 "2011-04-19T15:46:59Z")

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The car has about 142,000 miles. Is the clutch on this car adjustable? My repair files indicate it was “adjusted” a couple times, $40 each time. Now I think I might need a new one: it seems to be slipping, making some noise in 3rd, and in 5th. Thanks.

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**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2011, 5:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-subaru-legacy-clutch-issue/63858/2 "2011-04-19T17:16:51Z")

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What do you mean by “seems” to be slipping? What is it doing?

142k miles on a clutch is very good. I’d not be surprised if it was time to replace it.

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**Author:** ![frosty1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7ea924/32.png) [@frosty1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/frosty1)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2011, 6:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-subaru-legacy-clutch-issue/63858/3 "2011-04-19T18:49:27Z")

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It makes a noise, not all that loud, usually. Sounds likes it is whirring. It is a little hard to describe. I guess I should not have used the word slipping.