Clutch Guru's HELP
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Clutch Guru's HELP
Okay guys here is my problem I put new clutch and slave in my car about a 1 yr. ago worked perfect until last weekend. Then I lost my clutch 200 miles from home this is what I find when I take it apart today. Please share your thoughts on how this could have happened. Car makes 465RWHP 435RWTQ it is split all the way around.
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Dale
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Dale
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It is Coated with very Dirty Motul Clutch Fluid
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Take it the rest of the way apart and examine the thickness of the metal in that machined area. Could have been machined too deep and made the area too thin. A new slave may be all you need.
Hopefully, the new part will be machined better and thicker in that critical area.
I have about the same HP. What clutch are you running?
Another thought,, Could you have been over extending your clutch slave travel?
Bill
Hopefully, the new part will be machined better and thicker in that critical area.
I have about the same HP. What clutch are you running?
Another thought,, Could you have been over extending your clutch slave travel?
Bill
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From: Anthony TX
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St. Jude Donor '08
SO,,,,,,,,, If you give the master full stroke,,, YES, it will push the slave cyl against the pressure plate fingers past full release and damage the pressure plate or other stuff.
I can not be sure thats what happened but,, its something to think about. Something caused that slave housing to snap off.
It was either; a defective casting or some of the things that people have seen in the past. This is something that Ive seen damage a clutch.
When you adjust the TICK, you start with minimum stroke and increase it until you have full disengagement and that all you give it.
Bill
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Take it the rest of the way apart and examine the thickness of the metal in that machined area. Could have been machined too deep and made the area too thin. A new slave may be all you need.
Hopefully, the new part will be machined better and thicker in that critical area.
I have about the same HP. What clutch are you running?
Another thought,, Could you have been over extending your clutch slave travel?
Bill
Hopefully, the new part will be machined better and thicker in that critical area.
I have about the same HP. What clutch are you running?
Another thought,, Could you have been over extending your clutch slave travel?
Bill
The TICK Master has a LOT more volume than the OEM. The good part about the TICK is that the stroke is adjustable.
SO,,,,,,,,, If you give the master full stroke,,, YES, it will push the slave cyl against the pressure plate fingers past full release and damage the pressure plate or other stuff.
I can not be sure thats what happened but,, its something to think about. Something caused that slave housing to snap off.
It was either; a defective casting or some of the things that people have seen in the past. This is something that Ive seen damage a clutch.
When you adjust the TICK, you start with minimum stroke and increase it until you have full disengagement and that all you give it.
Bill
SO,,,,,,,,, If you give the master full stroke,,, YES, it will push the slave cyl against the pressure plate fingers past full release and damage the pressure plate or other stuff.
I can not be sure thats what happened but,, its something to think about. Something caused that slave housing to snap off.
It was either; a defective casting or some of the things that people have seen in the past. This is something that Ive seen damage a clutch.
When you adjust the TICK, you start with minimum stroke and increase it until you have full disengagement and that all you give it.
Bill
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/nort...tube-help.html
And here is what cause the Slave to fail this time
Here is the end of the T.T.
Here is the pieced that broke off
Last edited by BOUT X; Apr 14, 2013 at 04:05 PM.
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Thanks Bill and Bout,
I guess I was just misinformed. Someone actually told me that installing the Tick would make it travel less by making the pedal closer to the firewall.
I guess that person didnt adjust theirs out
BTW Bout... what is the item that broke and the T.T.?
I guess I was just misinformed. Someone actually told me that installing the Tick would make it travel less by making the pedal closer to the firewall.
I guess that person didnt adjust theirs out
BTW Bout... what is the item that broke and the T.T.?
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Thanks Bill and Bout,
I guess I was just misinformed. Someone actually told me that installing the Tick would make it travel less by making the pedal closer to the firewall.
I guess that person didnt adjust theirs out
BTW Bout... what is the item that broke and the T.T.?
I guess I was just misinformed. Someone actually told me that installing the Tick would make it travel less by making the pedal closer to the firewall.
I guess that person didnt adjust theirs out
BTW Bout... what is the item that broke and the T.T.?
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From: Cen-Cal Broke A$$ Kalifornia
Oh happy day I just got a New / lightly used Input shaft off of the Big E for only 160.00 delivered hot Damn Looks like I will get back together sooner then I thought I would. The seller says it only has 32k on it he wrecked it a couple months ago. 
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