Just did Spec 3 clutch and flywheel! I likey!
05-02-2005, 08:48 AM
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Just did Spec 3 clutch and flywheel! I likey! I put in my Spec 3 clutch this weekend. I broke down and spent the extra $ on an aluminum flywheel too 
I ended up reusing the pilot bearing and the t/o bearing. Why? Because i didnt have a tool to remove the pilot bearing and it was done about 25k miles ago and seemed in good condition. I couldnt figure out how to get the t/o bearing off 
We dicked around with it forever and finally i cleaned it with brake clean, lubed it up, and put everything back together.
I was very impressed with the clutch. Theres minimal chatter. The clutch pedal is NOT very stiff. It engages WAY smoother than what i was expecting. As a matter of fact i would honestly say it doesnt engage much harder than stock at all. It does however hold the power(only 317hp) where as the stock one slipped badly. Very streetable.
I ended up reusing the pilot bearing and the t/o bearing. Why? Because i didnt have a tool to remove the pilot bearing and it was done about 25k miles ago and seemed in good condition. I couldnt figure out how to get the t/o bearing off We dicked around with it forever and finally i cleaned it with brake clean, lubed it up, and put everything back together.I was very impressed with the clutch. Theres minimal chatter. The clutch pedal is NOT very stiff. It engages WAY smoother than what i was expecting. As a matter of fact i would honestly say it doesnt engage much harder than stock at all. It does however hold the power(only 317hp) where as the stock one slipped badly. Very streetable.
05-02-2005, 01:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Griswold
just wait until you put a few miles on it. After the break in period mine now has ZERO chatter
05-02-2005, 02:05 PM
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it depends on the break in I guess. Spec recommends a minimum of 450 city miles before driving it hard. I put about 650 on mine since a portion of that was highway miles. Took it out and drove it pretty hard and slipped it from about 4 grand a couple times. Now the chatter is gone.
05-02-2005, 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by 777
yeah you should really break them in longer than they say...i think people just do 450 miles and wonder why it's not what they expected...it's because not very much is city
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