clutch problems

juiced_94gt

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when i did my 5 speed swap i didnt resurface my flywheel because it was a sunday, it was pretty glazed and a lil heat cracked, i put a brand new clutch anyways and the first day i couldnt resist but to step on it and it went hard, anyways its been 3 months and it doesent accelerate like day one, and i could smell clutch fumes one day when i did a burnout, i have a new clutch sitting here that i was goint to install tommorow, do you guys think that i will feel more acceleration again? thanks

 

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even i lil' answer will be appreciated

 

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You need to or should have re-surfaced the flywheel but I suppose you know that already. Yeah your clutch disc is prob fried and a new set-up will make your car feel more power. It also depends on what type of clutch you decide to go with as far as performance and longevity. What type are you putting in?

 

HISSIN50

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yep, please replace the flywheel with a new one and follow the proper break in/bed in (which is not unlike burnishing new brakes). make sure there are no RMS, etc leaks.
good luck.

 

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thanks everyone, im putting a stock clutch for now untill i buy my blower then i think im going centerforce light metal

 

Grn92LX

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D&D told me they don't recommend resurfacing flywheels. This is the first time i've ever heard this. It doesn't apply to me because i'm buying a Ford billet steel 28oz flywheel anyway.

I don't see any reason you can't give it some gas after a fresh clutch job. I was driving my car hard the day after my tko and king cobra clutch was installed.

Why dont you put a better clutch in now so you don't have to do it twice? I'd use a king cobra. Your T5 does not need anything better.

 

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Grn u sound like a HillyBilly straight off the HeeHaw Farm.
75mil this mofo

 

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You need to break-in a clutch for proper life and longevity...don't go beating on it the first day...get it thru some heat cycles at a minimum...

Your clutch shouldn't have been slipping already unless you have applied the "juice" in your sig. to it...

If your smelling the clutch it is slipping (even maybe just a bit)...a new clutch should give you the "better acceleration" feeling you are looking after...

Is your clutch adjusted properly...

Resurfacing a flywheel is much better than not doing it at all...it is a cheaper insurance...than not doing it the first time...

 

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Grn92LX said:

D&D told me they don't recommend resurfacing flywheels. This is the first time i've ever heard this.

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Mike, do you know why they said this? often it is because the geometry gets disproportionate after the friction surface is cut - which is why one should have it done on a Blanchard machine.

im curious about this - never heard it (and i really trust what the Don's say).

BTW, Crunk is not really back, right?

 

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No, I have no idea why they said that. I asked them if I should resurface my flywheel since I got a new mcleod disk and they responded back saying they don't recommend resurfacing. I decided to go 28oz on my rotating assembly anyway so it doesn't matter to me The flywheel im buying has replaceable friction surface so it wouldn't get resurfaced, i'd just have to replace the friction surface. This is actually why I was considering a new PP since I got a new disk and i'm buying a new fly so why not get a new pp and t/o bearing?

 

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Grn92LX said:

This is actually why I was considering a new PP since I got a new disk and i'm buying a new fly so why not get a new pp and t/o bearing?

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ahhh, i missed all that on your thread (I thought you were asking if you could get away with reusing the old PP with the new disk). if funds allow, i agree with the direction you are leaning (i think) - replace the PP and TOB (TOB is kinda automatic, i feel, with the way many of them hold up [or dont hold up, i should say]).
sounds good to me, funds allowing.

 

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Yeah, thats kinda why I put the king cobra clutch up for sale. I was gonna use that money to buy a brand new KC pp. I like the idea of new everything.