So i think i broke my clutch

[xezerax]

Well i was driving to the dyno today after work to watch my buddy dyno his car, about a block away i shift into 3rd(babying it) and it grinded bad, more than usual, i thought maybe the syncho took a dump, but then i pull into the parking lot and realize my clutch wont disengage, and is making a growling/grinding noise with the clutch despressed. I have an ACT2600 with a streetdisc, im hoping one of the springs just snapped and the pressure plate is ok.

When i pull the tranny tomorow and if it is the disc that broke, im trying to decide between a 6 puck unsprung or sprung. what do you guys think? I DD my car everyday and sometimes see traffic being that i live in NY. What advantages are there to having an unsprung as opposed to a sprung? Is it just that there are no springs to break off?

I currently have a 50 trim but plan on going with a 3065 in the next year. If a 6puck sprung will snap a spring just as quickly as a streetdisc will then i dont know if i want to go sprung... what do you guys think?

 

[phill]

make sure you have fluid in the resivour. then make sure the slave cylinder moves when the cluth is depressed. just to be sure it isn't anything small

 

[xezerax]

Yea, i checked all the hydralics already the slaves moving as far as it should.

 

[LiquidX]

So no leaks and you have full fluid? Did you try to do a bleed? Does it shift fine with car turned off?

 

[xezerax]

No leaks, it shifts like normal with the car off. With it running i cant shift directly into 1st or reverse, i have to slowly shift into 2nd to to make the synchros slow the input shaft, then i can quickly shift to 1st or reverse. And with the car running if i depress the clutch all the way to the floor i get a bad grinding/groaning noise. I think i broke a spring off the disc, or something is blocking up the disc. Im gunna pull the tranny tonight ill post some pics of what i find.

 

[donniekak]

Never popping a disk spring again is well worth the learning curve of driving an unsprung disk in traffic. I dd unsprung puck disks all the time. You slip more with your foot, instead of relying on the disk to smooth out the engagement.

 

[xezerax]

Thanks Donniekak, i was all set to get an unsprung 6puck til i got the tranny out tonight and found out a finger broke off the pressure plate... grrr.

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Just ordered another act2600

 

[djmixerx]

You could of seen if ACT would warranty that. Seems like the newer style PP so maybe they might.

 

[xezerax]

Yea, im going to try to send it out to them, unfortunately this is my DD so i just ordered a new one. If they do decide to warrenty it or repair it ill just have to save it for a backup.. Does anyone know if this is common?