Robs 2g BA1 prelude

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Wed Jun 25, 2014 10:29 am

What did you find wrong with the last clutch you took out?
Have you got any pics of it?
Or still got it so you can take some pics now?

'92 Si VTEC · Post by **jjmartin349571** » Wed Jun 25, 2014 12:06 pm

The first clutch we took out had come apart completely - the dampening springs had sheared off and the friction plate had separated from the body of the clutch iirc

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Wed Jun 25, 2014 12:55 pm

That's bum droppings!

'92 Si VTEC · Post by **jjmartin349571** » Wed Jun 25, 2014 3:02 pm

wurlycorner wrote:
That's bum droppings!

Yeah it was quite something. I have one of the springs from the on the mantle at home as a memento

Rob_Cool1 · Post by **Rob_Cool1** » Wed Jun 25, 2014 6:56 pm

this is the last one that went

the metal bit snapped by the spring. duno what this ones done, sounds awful lol tried moving it n it got stuck again.

I've got saturday off so im going to strip it down again as i have to send the old one back before they send a new one -.- that will probably take long

so im doing it on the drive again so will be another fun experience jjmartin349571

Shes gana have to go before i start my new job, hopefully someone will take her

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Wed Jun 25, 2014 7:12 pm

Well that first one is a straight component failure. Clasic fracture from the highest stressed position. The clutch manufacturer would have had no recourse on that failure if you'd claimed against them.

I assume that's the replacement in the same photo?

Looks like a chunk is missing from the friction material on that one, before it was even fitted?! (left hand side, outer edge about quarter to 9 position...)

Rob_Cool1 · Post by **Rob_Cool1** » Wed Jun 25, 2014 11:38 pm

yeah the broken one was the last one that went and the one thats just gone is the the one above before i fitted it.

yeah does look like that, i didnt notice when i fitted it, we'll see what it looks like when its off lol.
Its gana all be stripped down saturday but ive got to send it back to the company before they send a new one so il make sure that i take loads of pics before hand lol.

Rob_Cool1 · Post by **Rob_Cool1** » Sat Jun 28, 2014 11:24 pm

Il put pics up tomorrow but it's shattered into 3 prices with cracks all around the plate

by the looks of it, the middle part on the plate has been hitting the rivits for the outer part which has caused fractures and then breakage.

Had a look at the old one and it's done the same. So we came up with the conclusion that the car has too much power for an oem clutch.

Il be sending the old one back and hopefully get some money back, then il get an uprated kit. The only ones I can find is a panther performance kit, either stage 1 £155 or stage 2 £195. Duno if it's a risky brand to go for tho :/

Now I'm pretty sure what keeps causing them to break I can sort it n il probably keep her as long as nothing else goes wrong lol

I'm going to get the flywheel tested but it does look ok and skimmed if needed

Now it a just a waiting game to see what exedy say lol.

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Sun Jun 29, 2014 12:29 am

Interested to see the pics.

Rob_Cool1 · Post by **Rob_Cool1** » Sun Jun 29, 2014 9:36 pm

right here are all the pics ive taken:

went real bad this time haha, the last clutch clutch has the same marks on the rivets as this one so im guessing broke from the same causes :/ too muchh poowwerrrr!!!

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