used textralia
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used textralia
I bought a used textralia with about 1500 miles on it.. the flywheel is groved same with the clutch disk but the preasure plate side looks good... is this normal?
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here are a few photos... I bought this off a forum member and he has been in contact with me and seems willing to work with me up to this point... I have never seen one of these clutches and had some initial concerns that I would like others to weigh in on.... here is photos of clutch media thickness as well as the flywheel ..... not sure if this is normal thickness..
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here is a link from LS1 .... looks like mine... so maybe this is just how they set in
http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=708027
http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=708027
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Clutch set...
Paul,
Yes I will work with you my reputation will stand on this one! This clutch set was actually used less than 1,500 miles, I am sending the trip odo pic to you this evening...
I do not know how else to prove it, there is a man on LS-1 tech that pulled the same set-up out of his F-Boday with 10,000 MILES and a ton of drag strip passes..
http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=708027
clutch works perfect, only reason he posted this up is because 1) Very few people know what a clutch set that has been used looks lie and 2) his tranny needed re-built!
Posted up that the car was pulling the front wheels right before he pulled it
Anyone want to argue? 
Install the clutch set Paul, and if it slips I will pay for the labor
Coby
Yes I will work with you my reputation will stand on this one! This clutch set was actually used less than 1,500 miles, I am sending the trip odo pic to you this evening...
I do not know how else to prove it, there is a man on LS-1 tech that pulled the same set-up out of his F-Boday with 10,000 MILES and a ton of drag strip passes..
http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=708027
clutch works perfect, only reason he posted this up is because 1) Very few people know what a clutch set that has been used looks lie and 2) his tranny needed re-built!
Posted up that the car was pulling the front wheels right before he pulled it
Anyone want to argue? Install the clutch set Paul, and if it slips I will pay for the labor
Coby
Last edited by CLHaka; Aug 10, 2007 at 06:49 PM. Reason: spelling..
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Thanks
Paul,
Yes I will work with you my reputation will stand on this one! This clutch set was actually used less than 1,500 miles, I am sending the trip odo pic to you this evening...
I do not know how else to prove it, there is a man on LS-1 tech that pulled the same set-up out of his F-Boday with 10,000 MILES and a ton of drag strip passes..
http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=708027
clutch works perfect, only reason he posted this up is because 1) Very few people know what a clutch set that has been used looks lie and 2) his tranny needed re-built!
Posted up that the car was pulling the front wheels right before he pulled it Anyone want to argue?
Install the clutch set Paul, and if it slips I will pay for the labor
Coby
Yes I will work with you my reputation will stand on this one! This clutch set was actually used less than 1,500 miles, I am sending the trip odo pic to you this evening...
I do not know how else to prove it, there is a man on LS-1 tech that pulled the same set-up out of his F-Boday with 10,000 MILES and a ton of drag strip passes..
http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=708027
clutch works perfect, only reason he posted this up is because 1) Very few people know what a clutch set that has been used looks lie and 2) his tranny needed re-built!
Posted up that the car was pulling the front wheels right before he pulled it
Anyone want to argue? Install the clutch set Paul, and if it slips I will pay for the labor
Coby
maybe this is a lesson for me to learn that this is normal for this clutch... I am sure that i would not be the only one that would think this way not knowing these clutches...
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here is a link from LS1 .... looks like mine... so maybe this is just how they set in
http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=708027
http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=708027
Last edited by vettenuts; Aug 10, 2007 at 08:55 PM.
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Coby.. thanks as you can see above I did not call you out on this one and i do thank you for standing up and backing this up...
maybe this is a lesson for me to learn that this is normal for this clutch... I am sure that i would not be the only one that would think this way not knowing these clutches...
maybe this is a lesson for me to learn that this is normal for this clutch... I am sure that i would not be the only one that would think this way not knowing these clutches...
No problem Paul, install the clutch and post up the results...
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how my clutch was working when removed
When i pulled my clutch, it was working perfectly, except it was dragging a little bit. I didnt pull it because of the clutch. (just because I was getting my tranny built, and installing a shatterproof bellhousing with a motorplate behind the flywheel.) Nor did I know then that it was even dragging.
It was working perfectly, the car was my daily driver. And it ran 7.0 in the 1/8 just before with 6500rpm clutch dumps on 28" ET Drags. No chatter or anything. With my hydraulic problems fixed, it probably couldve gone a while longer. The only thing i didnt like, was that it made a bit of a squeak noise when leaving from a stop sometimes.
Make sure your hydraulics are working correctly, and you should be good to go
Hope this helps.
It was working perfectly, the car was my daily driver. And it ran 7.0 in the 1/8 just before with 6500rpm clutch dumps on 28" ET Drags. No chatter or anything. With my hydraulic problems fixed, it probably couldve gone a while longer. The only thing i didnt like, was that it made a bit of a squeak noise when leaving from a stop sometimes.
Make sure your hydraulics are working correctly, and you should be good to go
Hope this helps.