Re: [DMCForum] Clutch woes

[DMCVIN6683 <dmcvin6683@xxxxxxxxx>]

When you originally installed the clutch did you put the clutch plate 
in correctly because there sometimes is a front and back to the clutch 
and they are different from each other either to an offset or the way 
the clutch is attached to the disc. If you did put it in backwards this 
would explain all of your problems if the delorean has a front and back 
to the clutch

I dont know if this is true with all cars.

Mark V



On Jun 12, 2005, at 5:46 PM, Ryan Wright 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
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> 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
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> 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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