Parts for your 2018 Subaru Forester-Clutch kit

2018 Subaru Forester clutch kit — what it does and when it’s needed

Per Subaru’s own technical literature — the SJ Forester Service Manual (Transmission/Clutch section) and the Owner’s Manual for MY18 — a traditional single-plate dry clutch is used on the 2018 Forester models fitted with the 6‑speed manual gearbox. By contrast, Foresters with the Lineartronic CVT use a torque converter and variator system, not a friction clutch kit (as outlined in Subaru’s Lineartronic CVT technical guide). That means a clutch kit is relevant only to manual-transmission 2018 Foresters