[DML] Re: Clutch woes

["stainlessilusion" <5n-@xxxxxxx>]

Get yourself a new (or used) clutch fork, the only way you are sure 
to NOT have to do it again is with new parts...not parts that have 
been rigged, I've found this out many times the hard way. Also looks 
like someone cut the flywheel a bit too deep so you'll probably need 
to get one of these as well-but get a second opinion from others 
before hand. Kind of a dumb question but was the pressure plate 
bolted down tight? transmission bolted to the engine tightly? Was the 
air bled from the lines or was there any fluid leaking? You'll be 
back on the road in no time. -----Dani B. #5003


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Ryan Wright <ryanpwright@xxxx> wrote:
> Quick background: I replaced my clutch last fall. Replaced most
> everything - seals, bearings, disk, master/slave cylinders, line, 
etc.
> Flywheel was machined at Napa. The clip on the clutch fork was 
broken,
> so we engineered a fix. Everything worked fine until roughly two 
weeks
> ago, the clutch began engaging only at the very top of pedal travel.
> Like it was already worn out. Things went from working great to 
barely
> working immediately; there was no "slow degredation" - one day
> everything was perfect, the next it wasn't. I bled the clutch but
> nothing changed. I drove it two more weeks trying to delay the
> inevitable, but last Thursday the clutch began slipping so I parked
> the car. It's a daily driver, so there are ~5,000 miles on the new
> clutch. Also, this is the Centerforce complete system kit from 
Grady.
> 
> The transmission is now out. I took some pictures because I don't
> fully understand what the problem is.
> 
> Full flywheel pic: 
http://www.ryanwright.com/tmp/dclutch/flywheel.jpg
> Close-up: http://www.ryanwright.com/tmp/dclutch/flywheel_close.jpg
> 
> Looks like the area where the clutch disk goes is worn down quite a
> bit. How is this possible? I do not abuse the clutch - at all. Was 
it
> simply machined down too far? Or maybe it had been turned in the 
past,
> before I owned the car, and was on its last legs already? The disk
> area is *slightly* higher than the outside ring, but not by much. 
Do I
> need a new flywheel?
> 
> There is another potential issue: The little clip on the back of the
> clutch fork broke off. It was already damaged when I replaced the
> clutch last fall. We rigged up a fix (which held), but the "Y" part 
of
> the clip at the end gave up and went who-knows-where. Could this 
cause
> the clutch travel to change and the clutch disk to slip? Do I need a
> new clutch fork? Can I just buy that little clip?
> 
> Picture of fork: http://www.ryanwright.com/tmp/dclutch/fork.jpg
> 
> The pressure plate and clutch disk have some interesting patterns on
> them. Not sure if that's normal:
> 
> Pressure plate: http://www.ryanwright.com/tmp/dclutch/plate.jpg
> Closeup: http://www.ryanwright.com/tmp/dclutch/plateclose.jpg
> 
> Clutch disk: http://www.ryanwright.com/tmp/dclutch/disk.jpg
> Closeup: http://www.ryanwright.com/tmp/dclutch/diskclose.jpg
> 
> At this point I am unsure how to proceed, and could really use your 
advice. :)
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> -Ryan






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