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Automobile clutch system components are subjected to high dynamic forces under operational conditions. The clutch disc is in charge of damping the vibrations coming from the engine properly to improve driving comfort and transmitting the torque. Torque transmission role of a clutch disc is achieved with a damper system which consists of metallic springs conventionally.

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Present study proposes a method for lifetime prediction of rubber-to-metal anti-vibration mounts, which can be divided into two approaches. Method is especially suitable for random type load signal, which is used for rubber mount validation tests. Method employs the cyclic tests until specimen failure and the Wöhler diagrams. Random type load signal is used for strain based level crossing operation and after that, life time prediction can be done by using the inputs from Wöhler diagrams and level crossing operations. Numerical approach and FEA approach only differ from each other in the determination of unit damages in making the life-time predictions.