Adjusting the clutch shouldn't effect how well it grabs unless your release is set to the floor. I think the oil leak is a good possibility. Another would be if you had the flywheel resurfaced before and it was done wrong.
Adjusting the clutch shouldn't effect how well it grabs unless your release is set to the floor. I think the oil leak is a good possibility. Another would be if you had the flywheel resurfaced before and it was done wrong.
When a flywheel is resurfaced the area that the pressure plate mounts to must be surface by the same amount. Otherwise you could have the problem you are having.
That's a good point to.
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Thats why the pins need to be removed right? I made sure that was done.
Yeah the flywheel/pressure plate alignment pins would have to have been pulled to resurface properly. If you are not high horsepower I would go all oem.
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Well since this discussion started the clutch was 80% working perfectly. some days id get light slips.
Early today the transmission shifted like butter for the first time in a month. Clutch felt fine but didnt care to see if it slipped.
Started the car to head home and I had NO clutch. Zip, zero, none. Started it in first with a roll and the worst noise ive ever heard, trucker shifted to third and crawled home with my hazards on blowing through stop signs. From what I can feel its pretty bad, alot of vibration, TONS of vibration when the clutch fork even moves towards the clutch. Will be dropping the trans soon to see exactly what it was, but I think it has something to do with that crappy release bearing.
Just wanted to give a warning to anyone haveing similar symptoms.
On another note, while I loved the act clutch I had (performance street disc, extreme pressure plate) the price was a bit steep and im strapped for cash. Anyone know how the exedy organic stage 1 compares? I cant seem to find any torque numbers or pedal stiffness. I plan on auto crossing at least once this coming season, hopefully more if I find I like it, if that matters. I'm a bolt on NA.
Last edited by x2percentmilk; 11-05-2010 at 11:46 AM.
Update.
Installed a Southbend TZ clutch, let it properly break in (my commute is alot of highway so I let the break in period go until about 1000). Im well over 1000 into the new clutch now and so far I have been loving it.
Late last night trying to go at a stop light (normally, not racing or anything) the clutch slipped horribly, i shifted into second and it still did it. It was a sort of violent slip, not a smooth slip like when a clutch is going bad. It fought for friction and stuttered (not chattering). I babied it and made it home.
Babied it to make it to work. Leaving work I ran a test to see if it was a heat issue. Dead cold I tried to slip the clutch in all gears and could not. After about 30 miles of highway driving I tried to slip it again. Same issue in 1st and second, violent slipping as it desperately tried for grip.
Clutch was completely installed by me. Flywheel was resurfaced. Clutch disk and flywheel were left wrapped in plastic right up until install and were not touched. Pedal was adjusted throughout break-in period and checked this morning. Literally no symptoms and perfect clutch up until this point.
Other symptoms: fluid was a little lower than I thought I left it but cant be sure, filled to line and will monitor.
While the car is cold (really cold) the pedal feels "mushy", gears grind a bit too.
Last edited by x2percentmilk; 12-19-2010 at 11:32 PM.
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