Did your ACT clutch fail on you? If so, post here

[livedsm4g63]

Thing is I hold 2 automotive degrees and almost done with my engineering degree. My first instinct was to press in my slave cylinder to make sure it wasn't pre-loading my tob. Sure enough it was adjusted correctly and I could press it in. So may it be what it is, I should hopefully find out tomorrow.

 

[cyclonekid77]

And they guy that says that performance clutches last only 10,000 miles needs to get a red chicklet.[/QUOTE]

That guy is me.

Read #5 in the second section
Jacks Transmissions LLC — DSM Clutch Selection

Watch this vid. Even the guy from fidanza says they expect 10k miles out of there clutches.
PRI 2006 - StreetFire.net does a technical intervi - Car Videos on StreetFire

Do some research before you go calling me out.

 

[livedsm4g63]

I would like to give a big shout out to ACT for them warranting their product. They said that it wasn't my fault and they would send me a new pressure plate and disk tomorrow. Ryan was a big help with this whole deal, and I strongly urge everyone to still support ACT, and know that if the worst was to happen, they will be right there to stand behind their product.

 

[jjrock5]

This is my experience with ACT clutch failures.

‪ACT clutch / pressure plate failure on a DSM‬‏ - YouTube

 

[livedsm4g63]

At least it didnt blow through your transmission! I would either talk with them online or give them a call. Just explain what happened and how it happened. Then they will start the paper work. Took a good week or two until the new parts came in.

 

[bigdoug3022]

I've had 2 2600's with a sprung street disc both with only a couple thousand miles on them drove them for the break in period never launched the car and on both pressure plates about 5 teeth broke off of the pressure plates. one of the teeth put a nice big gash in my bell housing idk if t was becuase I didn't use the throwout bearing they gave me but I have an exedy in there now and if I had the money I'd throw another act in

 

[jjrock5]

The 2nd part to my disaster...

‪ACT clutch failure Part 2 - removing clutch‬‏ - YouTube

 

[laserspeeddemon]

That guy is me.

Read #5 in the second section
Jacks Transmissions LLC — DSM Clutch Selection

Watch this vid. Even the guy from fidanza says they expect 10k miles out of there clutches.
PRI 2006 - StreetFire.net does a technical intervi - Car Videos on StreetFire

Do some research before you go calling me out.

I strongly disagree with both of those for the simply fact that I have personally owned a clutch that lasted beyond 10,000 miles and 1 year, as well as had a few friends who ALSO had clutches that lasted more than that time frame.

Besides they are talking about the wear of the disk, not the dismantling of the disk during operation.

 

[saturnshadow]

2100 over year and half, 20+ boost launchs still going, (knock on wood)

 

[BIGBLAZE79]

ACT 2600 pressure plate installed 2001, replaced the street disk twice. Still no problems. The clutch does start to burn when I do more than two launches back to back.

 

[pafroseth]

had alot of miles on it but still not happy with the damage it caused.

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[gusu]

My act 2100/pp just failed at about 30k miles. Three launches, 15 PSI of boost a handful of times and 10 PSI the rest.

Destroyed my street lite flywheel.

 

[Aaron91RS]

Posted a blown 2600 some pages back.
Now had a 2600 unsprung 6-puck in a totally different car. ~2500 miles on it. Still measures 8mm thickness which is stock.
Pulled the tranny because I want a built one but since it was out pulled the clutch. No failure but I'm not sure the corner of the pads are just supposed to come off.

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[Don Lang]

No I don'think the corners of the pads are suposed to come off.
I would not put it back on. Thats just me.

 

[deth2u]

Pulled this old thread up via search. I'm curious to the community resolution it brought about.

I ran a heavy clamping ACT clutch setup on a pull-type 6g72 turbo back in 2003 or so. Unsprung hub, 6-paddle nonferrous pads. It was absolutely beautiful; pulled the trans twice and each cursory inspection for serviceability was unremarkable. It was certainly a solid piece.

Couple years later however, had a friend that lost a diaphragm finger on a 2600. I lost two ACT 4g6 clutch kits myself--the splines sheered on the disc input shaft on one, and diaphragm fingers yielded on another. I still have one PP cover (2900) that visually looks serviceable I've no idea what to do with. All three cases ACT told me to go kick rocks (even as a long time customer).

What ever came about of this? Did anyone receive any due recourse? Obviously, many of us were left with a solid punch to the dick and nothing more. Wondering what I should do with this plate and disc (believe it's a 2900, not many people opted for this one), though it probably very well may be a timebomb. I'm not the kind of person to sell knowingly damaged goods to another--that's some seriously bad karma. Advise ?