Just changed my clutch???

l.groves

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Well I just finished putting in a Ford Racing clutch and then after the test drive and everything went smooth and nice I went to throw away the box. Low and behold there was instructions in the box. Evidently you are supposed to wash some rust protective coating on the clutch and pressure plate with brake cleaner before installation or the clutch may wear prematurely. Great. Why couldn't they put a sticker on the clutch or something to warn a person. Thats screwed up! Any body got any ideas on what I should do now. Just drive it and break it in longer than 500 miles? Thought about trying to spray brake fluid in through the clutch lever hole but don't want to mess up the grease on the TOB or the Pilot bearing. ARRRRRGGGHHHH!!!!!!!

 

S/CBlack95GT

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You should be ok. Using brake cleaner is just a precaution to remove any heavy oil or grease that may get on the clutch disc, flywheel, or pressure plate surface. I wouldnt worry about it.

 

l.groves

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It's not about removing oil or grease it's about -Quote "The parts are manufactured and shipped with rust inhibitors on them. This must be removed before installation. "

 

S/CBlack95GT

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The rust inhibitor is oil. The brown paper the parts are wrapped in is saturated with oil. Trust me, it is no big deal.

 

l.groves

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Ok. You've got more horsepower than me. I'll stand down. I just wanted to make sure and see if anybody else had done this.

 

S/CBlack95GT

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I put the same clutch in my car and never had a problem.

 

l.groves

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Great. Thanks.

 

mo_dingo

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l.groves said:

Ok. You've got more horsepower than me. I'll stand down. I just wanted to make sure and see if anybody else had done this.

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that is too funny. But he is right. No worries man.
Scott

 

Zero Signal

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I remember when I took mine out of the box. It was pretty obvious since it was all sticky and had fuzz and dust stuck all over it.

 

l.groves

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Mine came clean no fuzz. Didn't notice any kind of coating on it. Maybe they quit coating them and forgot to take that warning off the list. There were 10 in all.

 

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mine was clean as well. i installed it without spraying anything on it and all is well.

 

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l.groves said:

Great. Why couldn't they put a sticker on the clutch or something to warn a person.

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I think its up to the person buying the product to look through the box, make sure everything is there, read the instructions and what not. Just pointing out that its not always Someone else's fault.

 

l.groves

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pppbbbbttssssss!!!!!

 

2muchtime

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they did not quit coating them. you are ok its a simple extremely light coating it comes on every brake rotor out there,and every clutch ,it is used so that while it sits in storage the untreated metal doesnt surface rust.are you driving it yet?
because as soon as you leave your driveway and hit the road a mile
it will already have been wiped clean by the disc.

 

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Since we are on the topic of FRPP clutch does anyone else notice how noisy the T.O.B is that comes with these kits.....

 

2muchtime

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almost every clutch i replace gets a factory throw out bearing and pilot.
the ones they give you should be thrown away.
obviously this only applies to street clutches not racing clutches.

 

Grn92LX

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I just put a king cobra and ram sfi flywheel on my friends 306 last night (the engines in the garage not in car yet) I sprayed carb cleaner on the flywheel and wiped it off and just before I put the pressure plate on I wiped the surface clean but I didn't use any carb cleaner.

The t/o bearings are fine, its all about how you set the cable. If its set incorrectly it'll chirp. Most people blame it on a "bad bearing" when in reality its usually the installers fault from not adjusting it correctly. Just be sure you set the cable correctly after the job.