Clutch gone?

[EV0300]

was driving home from work today, was just cruising no hard shifts or anything then i noticed a 3rd to 4th was hard to get in, sure enough when i went from 4th to 3rd it was hard aswell. i have also notcied more free play in the clutch pedal before there is any feel. checked my master/slave to see if there is any leak they seem fine pedal also looks normal.
cheers

 

[CLuTZ]

Hope it's not the dreaded crank walk

 

[EvoMayhem]

If it's only 3rd and 4th that's hard to select, I'd be more inclined to think it's a selector fork issue in the gearbox, or something similar. I believe they are in pairs, 1st and 2nd, 3rd and 4th, 5th and reverse.

Is it possible you've not noticed the extra play in the clutch, until this gear select issue cropped up, or are we talking a sudden large increase?

As above, crankwalk is a concern. Get the play in the crank measured, with something like a dial micrometer.

 

[EV0300]

its hard to select all the gears, when i pulled up to my driveway and tried to select reverse it crunched before it went in.

 

[Rockabilly]

I'd rather my _ _ _ _ anyday ;-) Jokin'
Cheers

 

[Ian91]

I had a similar issue, tribes out to be the clutch fork was bent and the pivot ball thingo had an issue too, got so bad I had to ride the clutch in 5th to get going and I rasps the clutch plate and flywheel, ended up coating $1400 because I didn't get it fixed straight away :/

 

[evo-gsr]

Sounds familiar. ..
Im guessing a spring has come out of the clutch plate and is jammed between the fingers.
Exeddy clutch??

 

[EV0300]

^yeah had a similar issue with my exedy organic although its happened abit differently, a couple springs had popped out. this one is a HD exedy, its only prob got 25k max on it. any recommendations on a new clutch? dont want to go any heavier than the HD really. also gotta find someone to do it :/

 

[Benzo4gT]

Exedy strikes again! You solved the case Jamo

 

[evo-gsr]

Happened twice to me in different cars with two different Exeddy clutches.
the last was a HD too.
I got my latest clutch from the states....so far so good.

 

[EvoMayhem]

Ah, that old chestnut.

I've suffered that too, and also an Exedy was the culprit.

One OS Giken twin plate later, and no more clutch issues.

 

[EV0300]

twin plates prob abit extreme for daily duties, which one are you running evo-gsr?

 

[GeoKez]

Still waiting for my exedy to go. I thought it would have gone at TSW but it is still waiting to screw me over when it's going to hurt most.

 

[EvoMayhem]

twin plates prob abit extreme for daily duties, which one are you running evo-gsr?

Nah, easy enough to drive daily.

But in my case it was necessitated over a sudden increase in power that was planned at about the same time the fast road organic Exedy let go. Wasn't going to waste money in buying a smaller clutch, to only have to change it out again in short order.

I just don't like the idea of running a highly rated pressure plate on a single plate clutch, with our thrust issues. Any help I can give that little piece of metal, the better...

 

[khubner1]

i'd look into cushion button clutches. using the same clamping plate force you can get much more bite and hold from a cushion button or a sprung center 8 or 6 puck than you can out of a organic. when my exeedy finally bites me in the ass. I'll be switching to a cushion button

 

[EV0300]

Anyone know anytilhing about competition clutches? Was looking at a stage 3 full face

 

[Marc]

i'd look into cushion button clutches. using the same clamping plate force you can get much more bite and hold from a cushion button or a sprung center 8 or 6 puck than you can out of a organic. when my exeedy finally bites me in the ass. I'll be switching to a cushion button

Yeah I got the cushion button in mine, I used the pressure plate supplied with it, but it just wasn't up to the task. I got it tested and it had IIRC around 400-410kg, I ended up getting another pressure plate rated at 740kg and all is well in the world.

 

[CLuTZ]

So many Exedy haters....!?

 

[EV0300]

Well ive had 2 on this car and they have both failed due to springs coming out. Either im unlucky or they just arent very good

 

[Marc]

Yeah ill admit my last exedy died from springs flying out, I replaced with another exedy but the cushion button as before mentioned I did notice on Sunday putting the clutch back in after a couple months of abuse the springs were not ad taught as they should have been.

Once I kill this one I'll prolly jump on the bandwagon and buy one off ole mate from the US.