clutch help!! new oz700 slips !!
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Racer
Joined: Oct 2007
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From: norwich ny
clutch help!! new oz700 slips !!
i have just installed my oz700 and it slips!..... the clutch pedal doesnt stick but instead pushes very easily feels like your pushing the gas pedal instead of the clutch.. and the clutch release mechanism also makes a clicking sound when you push the pedal all the way down.. i need some help as the car will be getting dyno tuned in four days and the clutch slips pretty bad
(clutch has about 200 miles on it now and i have seen no improvement)
(clutch has about 200 miles on it now and i have seen no improvement)
Safety Car
Joined: Sep 2003
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From: Cape Coral FL
I bled mine almost to excess when I installed mine. There was a lot of air in there and it came out 1 or 2 little bubbles at a time. Also check to make sure the master assembly is twisted into the firewall correctly.
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Racer
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From: norwich ny
i didnt disconnect the the line for the release so i shouldnt have air... but i did bleed the system to get new clean fluid all through the line.... and i will check for a twisted line... but you think it just needs to be bled some more? it seems to release fine just doesnt hold under power
Team Owner
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From: At the beach in little Rhody
Can you get the access plate off? Wonder if the slave is not backing out all the way, i.e., it is still pushing on the pressure plate fingers so you aren't developing full pressure against the disc.
Drifting
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From: East Hampton CT
If there is air in the system, then the temperature under load might cause the air bubble to expand and slightly depress the clutch, causing it to slip.
I have read/seen plenty of chatter issues with the OZ700 but VERY few with them slipping, unless they were installed incorrectly or exceeding the hp/tq capacity (>600-700hp).
My OZ700 had some chatter issues that have been mostly resolved thru driving habits, occasional deglazing by dropping the clutch in 2nd or third gear at high rpm as suggested by Textrailia, and reducing low rpm timing. Otherwise I have ZERO issues or complaints with the clutch, it holds perfectly for my 412rwhp (~485flywheel).
I have read/seen plenty of chatter issues with the OZ700 but VERY few with them slipping, unless they were installed incorrectly or exceeding the hp/tq capacity (>600-700hp).
My OZ700 had some chatter issues that have been mostly resolved thru driving habits, occasional deglazing by dropping the clutch in 2nd or third gear at high rpm as suggested by Textrailia, and reducing low rpm timing. Otherwise I have ZERO issues or complaints with the clutch, it holds perfectly for my 412rwhp (~485flywheel).
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Racer
Joined: Oct 2007
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From: norwich ny
thanks for all the replies but can someone explain the click from the release mechanism when i push the clutch in and the easy pedal? and tomorrow i will have it on the lift and check the line and see if its fully releasing the fingers
