act2600, ticking time bomb for clutch assembly

[d_tsiawd]

hey
im thinking about installing my act 2600. currently i have a 2100 and i've been told it pretty much feels like stock (never had a stock clutch in my car) anyways i've read that the higher pedal pressure from aftermarket clutches (act 2600 is notorious) can wear down the clutch assembly. theres even a tech article on how to fix it. I was wondering does anyone know or approx how long until my clutch assembly gets worn and becomes sloppy? let me know thanks

david

 

[dnhieu]

it took less then a year for my clutch pedal assembly to kick the curb.

 

[d_tsiawd]

was this daily driven? did you just replaceit or did you do what the fix?

 

[rob99eclipse]

I know i have a 2g and you all drive the mighty 1g, but I've had my 2600 act for almost two years now with a daily driver and some mild track time and still no problems. the key with this clutch is though to not ride it like you would a stock one. It always wants to grab so you could wear it down pretty quick.

 

[1993eclipseGS]

It is not promised that it will happen. It can actually happen with a stock clutch. The car is 15+ years old, Things are going to wear out. It's not hard to weld the clutch pedal assembly either. I did it on my previous car because I thought that was the problem, But it wasen't. I had an act2600 clutch in 3 of my previous dsm's, And am getting another one in this car... There is nothing wrong with them, I would never buy anything but an a.c.t clutch, But I have not had experience with any other clutches.

 

[TimG]

Go out to your car and try something. Push the clutch in and release. Then, stick your foot behind the pedal and try to lift it up. If it moves back to the proper rest position, it's worn/wearing out.

 

[chicagoavenger]

is this the tech article you guys are talking about? I just ordered my 2600.

http://dsmtuners.com/forums/showthread.php?t=96981

 

[TimG]

Yes and it's not the easiest thing you will ever do to the car. Mine is so worn out right now that it would actually make a few DSMers cry. I band-aided mine by extending the master cylinder adjustment rod with a coupling and another bolt but I will fix it properly in due time.

 

[MrPikolo]

I havn't had to much trouble with mine. I made well over 100 passes at the track and beat the crap out of it on the street. The street disk lasted me about a year. Over all i'm suprised it lasted that long.