Clutch is slipping, need advice
02-13-2011, 01:13 PM
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Depends on how you drive it. If you give it alot of gas and take off quickly it isn't really that bad, but if you just try to crawl in stop and go traffic it shakes bad enough to be pretty gosh darn annoying.
02-14-2011, 10:19 AM
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Because the engagement is low, which is most likely the result of your not using the shim, it is quite possible that the chatter you feel is made worse by the fact that you are riding the pedal when releasing the clutch (in an effort to make engagement better). I really think you would like the engagement and feel better if it had the shim in place.
02-19-2011, 08:24 PM
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Just a little update, the chatter has reduced significantly after about 600 miles going forward. It really shifts to 2nd hard though, you have to release the clutch very slowly or it jerks pretty bad. I've noticed the chatter in reverse, however, is still pretty bad.
02-19-2011, 09:37 PM
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It might take some more miles to break in, I have a spec 3 and it sqeals and everything.. used to chatter but now its fine, might just need to get used to it.
EDIT: My spec 3 is an older model, newer ones are nice and don't make noise, my friend has a newer one... but besides that, maybe you do need a shim, I know i didn't use one, but my clutch is like 2yrs+ old... so not sure.
EDIT: My spec 3 is an older model, newer ones are nice and don't make noise, my friend has a newer one... but besides that, maybe you do need a shim, I know i didn't use one, but my clutch is like 2yrs+ old... so not sure.
02-22-2011, 06:51 PM
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It might take some more miles to break in, I have a spec 3 and it sqeals and everything.. used to chatter but now its fine, might just need to get used to it.
EDIT: My spec 3 is an older model, newer ones are nice and don't make noise, my friend has a newer one... but besides that, maybe you do need a shim, I know i didn't use one, but my clutch is like 2yrs+ old... so not sure.
EDIT: My spec 3 is an older model, newer ones are nice and don't make noise, my friend has a newer one... but besides that, maybe you do need a shim, I know i didn't use one, but my clutch is like 2yrs+ old... so not sure.
This clutch smells terrible when i take off quickly. It doesn't slip at all, but it smells just like when it was on it's way out.
02-23-2011, 09:27 AM
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Here is the solution...put the shim in...it will immediately raise the pedal. You seem to be making this about an issue with the clutch but in truth it is relatvie to the shim not being installed. A Stage 1 disc uses an organic material that will have some odor when it is slipped. That being said this is more common during the break-in period unless you really are simply riding the pedal during clutch release. Let me know if you have any further questions. Thanks,
