Is my clutch done???
01-11-2009, 09:29 PM
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Is my clutch done??? While I was driving from VA to TX my car started acting up in Atlanta. It didn't want to go into any gear and made a whirring sound when I would try to force it. It wasn't grinding just a rubbing/whirring noise. Anyway, I towed it down here and tore it apart today to find some dark burn marks 180 degrees apart on both the flywheel and pressure plate. Also, there's a lot of greasy carbon buildup all throughout the bellhousing area. Any thoughts?
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01-12-2009, 10:53 PM
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Yeah, it would go into gear but it made some noise when pushing the shifter through the gates. Also, I swear I could hear a rattling sound coming from the bellhousing until I pushed the clutch pedal.
Then when I was putting it up on the trailer the clutch didn't want to hold, even with the 4.10s in the rear and the lower gears in the tranny. It smoked like crazy which is why the disc is all black.
Then when I was putting it up on the trailer the clutch didn't want to hold, even with the 4.10s in the rear and the lower gears in the tranny. It smoked like crazy which is why the disc is all black.
01-15-2009, 03:02 AM
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The rattling sound with your foot off the pedal and the car in N might be the throw out bareing and id say if it wont hold and is slipping its probly junk
Is the clutch stock cause thats alot of HP for a stock one
those marks 180 apart like that are weird ive never seen that before
Is the clutch stock cause thats alot of HP for a stock one
those marks 180 apart like that are weird ive never seen that before
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I have almost the same issue, but mine goes into gear using just a little force and holds the gears fine, but it makes that same noise. Anyone know what that means? I'm using the LT4 PP and a McLeod disc.
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The rattling sound with your foot off the pedal and the car in N might be the throw out bareing and id say if it wont hold and is slipping its probly junk
Is the clutch stock cause thats alot of HP for a stock one
those marks 180 apart like that are weird ive never seen that before
Is the clutch stock cause thats alot of HP for a stock one
those marks 180 apart like that are weird ive never seen that before
Definitely not a stock clutch, its a Centerforce 12'' Dual Friction. This might be a long shot but I think I might have my Tick adjustable master set so that its moving more fluid than the clutch needs to release. Maybe over time it caused the pressure plate to lose tension. My replacement LS7 clutch should be here this afternoon and should be installed by the end of the weekend. We'll see how that does.
As far as the strange marks, I'm still trying to figure out what could have caused such dark burn marks in a pattern like that.