jakk220
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- Nov 13, 2010
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Akron,
Ohio
Ok so long story short, I was having clutch drag issues after I replaced my clutch disk and flywheel faceplate as well as had my transmission freshened up and front differential replaced by Shep Trans due to a broken tooth.
The issue was the clutch would engage right off the floor but only after launching the car. If I then ripped the E-bake, put the car in gear, and loaded up the transmission a little, the issue would instantly go away and the clutch would not drag. The engagement would move back to the middle until I launched again, then I had to repeat the process. (Everything hydraulic was replaced, bled 1000 times, bell housing bolts were tight, clutch fork was positioned right, step height was good, clutch adjusted, etc etc.)
Fast forward like 30 days and 780 miles later. 2nd gear completely shreds itself doing a pull with a Z06. At the top of second, she just let go. $1400 down the toilet. So now that the trans is out again, I took the clutch off to inspect it and see what exactly was going on with that whole ordeal. Clutch was lined up properly, and the pressure plate bolts were properly torqued upon inspection before removal.
It appears that the clutch was not making full contact with the pressure plate or the flywheel. I am just wondering if this might just be that the clutch was not fully broken in yet, or if I might have another issue going on. The only thing that was not replaced was the pressure plate. I was also wondering if its posssible or apprears that maybe the clutch disk was sticking to the flywheel ot pressure plate and causing my drag issues?
I just want to know if I should replace something while it is out, or if my issue was maybe related to the clutch not being fully broken in and its an issue that might resolve itself with some more miles on it. Thanks.
The issue was the clutch would engage right off the floor but only after launching the car. If I then ripped the E-bake, put the car in gear, and loaded up the transmission a little, the issue would instantly go away and the clutch would not drag. The engagement would move back to the middle until I launched again, then I had to repeat the process. (Everything hydraulic was replaced, bled 1000 times, bell housing bolts were tight, clutch fork was positioned right, step height was good, clutch adjusted, etc etc.)
Fast forward like 30 days and 780 miles later. 2nd gear completely shreds itself doing a pull with a Z06. At the top of second, she just let go. $1400 down the toilet. So now that the trans is out again, I took the clutch off to inspect it and see what exactly was going on with that whole ordeal. Clutch was lined up properly, and the pressure plate bolts were properly torqued upon inspection before removal.
It appears that the clutch was not making full contact with the pressure plate or the flywheel. I am just wondering if this might just be that the clutch was not fully broken in yet, or if I might have another issue going on. The only thing that was not replaced was the pressure plate. I was also wondering if its posssible or apprears that maybe the clutch disk was sticking to the flywheel ot pressure plate and causing my drag issues?
I just want to know if I should replace something while it is out, or if my issue was maybe related to the clutch not being fully broken in and its an issue that might resolve itself with some more miles on it. Thanks.
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