Re: [DMCForum] Clutch woes
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Re: [DMCForum] Clutch woes



I did, and I have a receipt for it, too. ;-)

-Ryan

On 5/31/05, DMCVIN6683 <dmcvin6683@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I hope you resurfaced the flywheel. Centerforce clutches require this
> and it voids the warranty if it hasn't been done.
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> Mark V
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> On May 31, 2005, at 7:12 PM, Ryan Wright wrote:
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> > Need some advice;
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> > Last September, I replaced my clutch. I bought PJ Grady's complete
> > Centerforce clutch kit, including brand new master & slave cylinders,
> > and a new stainless braided clutch line. I installed all of this --
> > first time I've ever replaced a clutch, but I got the job done and I
> > thought done right thanks to help from a lot of people, especially
> > Toby Peterson. Everything has worked great since.
> >
> > Fast forward to last Friday. I went for a drive and the clutch felt
> > weird. Normally it begins to engage with the pedal about half
> > released. On Friday it wouldn't engage until the pedal was nearly
> > completely released. Today it's even worse. The last 5-10% of the
> > pedal travel fully releases the clutch.
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> > To give some perspective, think of your brake pedal. You know about
> > how much pedal travel it takes to turn the lights on -- the brakes
> > aren't really applied much (if at all) at that point, but it's just a
> > slight amount of pressure and the brake lights come on. Well, that's
> > all the pressure I have to put on my clutch for it to release. I
> > imagine soon the clutch will start slipping (only partially engaging),
> > and then I'll be screwed.
> >
> > What could have gone wrong?
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> > My only thought is heat -- it was 90+ degrees here on Friday. It
> > hasn't been near that hot since I installed the new clutch. When I
> > first noticed it Friday, I assumed it would return to normal once the
> > temperature came back down. It was fairly cool today and it's still
> > behaving this way so obviously that wasn't the right perspective.
> >
> > -Ryan
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