Got my 12k mile factory clutch out,found defective part
10-10-2004, 10:15 AM
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Got my 12k mile factory clutch out,found defective part My 2000 ws6 has 12k miles and is not beaten on,still stock on almost bald factory goodyears.Broke clutch the other day shifting from 3rd to fourth not beating on it but not babying it like 3/4 throttle or so and when i put it in forth i hear this sound that is nasty and the car was not moving,barley got it home and rip the clutch out last night to find a perfect flywheel,no burn marks,real nice pressure plate and lots of meat on the clutch disk with no obvious signs of a problem>I took the clutch disk apart to find the busted part.its the last part of the clutch disk that is splined to the input shaft.the disk turned and the part sheard off of its 4 connecting corners.It has to be a defective part just because the bald tires should spin before this thing breaks.I could only see something like this happening if i had slicks doing some nasty clutch dumps.Has anyone ever heard of something like this cuz i havent.
10-10-2004, 10:33 AM
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Originally Posted by crainholio
No offense, but if you balded a set of tires in 12K miles you're probably not exactly babying it...
10-10-2004, 10:48 AM
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ok they are not bald but they are getting there they look the same as the fronts with about 1/8 inch tread left,And the factory tires wear real fast and like **** i heard.I bought the car with 10k miles i have put the last 2 on it i know that i baby it and i really dont think the person i bought it from beat on it ,just from looking at the rears being the same as the fronts and the brakes look new still.I was going extreme saying the tires are bald.they are on verge of passing inspection if thet helps.
10-10-2004, 11:49 AM
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To shear the input shaft hub in the disc the clutch was dumped hard. It has happened B-4 to others it is not a defective part, just the result of some hard driving.
10-10-2004, 11:57 AM
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I have never dumped the clutch on this car though,The guy i got it from must have dumped it a few to many times and made it weak because seriously ,If i beat on a clutch like that i would expect it to be barley holding together too.I just didnt think it could be done on factory street tires thats all.,but it obviously can be.
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10-11-2004, 02:38 PM
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I know for a fact he has never been to the track or even had the wheels off of the car.he didnt know anything about the car.if you guys saw what this guy looked like you would laugh.5 foot 4" tall real real thin big glasses about 30 years old major computer wizz.I was laughin when i bought it from him.I think he did a lot of learning how to drive stick with it though,and maybe had some fun when he found out how to do a clutch dump,but hey,who really knows.Got the zo6 clutch on the way to replace it with so no big deal i guess.New slave too.
10-12-2004, 12:47 AM
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I know for a fact he has never been to the track or even had the wheels off of the car.he didnt know anything about the car.if you guys saw what this guy looked like you would laugh.5 foot 4" tall real real thin big glasses about 30 years old major computer wizz.I was laughin when i bought it from him.I think he did a lot of learning how to drive stick with it though,and maybe had some fun when he found out how to do a clutch dump,but hey,who really knows.Got the zo6 clutch on the way to replace it with so no big deal i guess.New slave too.
Yeah. My computer geek friends let their gearhead friends drive their cool cars. 12k and broken disc = beat no matter how convincing the geek was.
10-12-2004, 03:16 PM
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ok guys no more laughin i really really dont beat on it,often that is. 
No really though i was going like a grandma when the part did break i wasnt beatin on her and one thing i dont do is dumping the clutch or burnout because they are just not appealing to me.i open her up every now and then but by no means pushing the car hard.
No really though i was going like a grandma when the part did break i wasnt beatin on her and one thing i dont do is dumping the clutch or burnout because they are just not appealing to me.i open her up every now and then but by no means pushing the car hard.
10-12-2004, 03:59 PM
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My clutch disk sheared in the same spot as yours. I was shifting hard to 3rd when it happened. All I can say is be thankfull that's what broke and not the tranny. I was very happy and relieved to find a busted disk when I took mine apart. 
Just installed the Z06 clutch kit yesterday and she works like a champ. Is there a break-in period for the Z06 or just the SPEC?
Just installed the Z06 clutch kit yesterday and she works like a champ. Is there a break-in period for the Z06 or just the SPEC?
