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BK_CAULEY

it's built for speed not longevity, woman
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i hear of peolpe installing there clutches in backwards. i was looking at my old clutch and if someone did that the pressure plate would come close to touching the flywheel cause off those springs sticking out. when i installed mine i cant remember if the disk was installed righ tor not. the clutch feels real hard to depress but i am using the stock/rigged with washer 4 banger cable. is there anyway to tell other than removing the entire transmission and clutch kit?

im gonna swap in my v8 cable and see if it feels right but for the life of me i cant remmeber if i installed it right or not. i remmeber seeing "flywheel side" on it but i was getting in a rush.
 

Mustang78

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does it grip normally? if it's in backwards it should squeal like a mother and not grab hardly at all...steel on steel contact(flywheel bolts and clutch disc), so i would assume it's in correct if other than the pedal feels normal
 

Mr. Rustypwnz

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the side that has the springs sticking out more ( on the center hub) is the flywheel side... you still using the burnt stocker for now?
 

BK_CAULEY

it's built for speed not longevity, woman
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slow95gt said:
the side that has the springs sticking out more ( on the center hub) is the flywheel side... you still using the burnt stocker for now?
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no my new clutch is in. and it grips fine just have weird peddal pressure
 

stykthyn

I want to measure mine. It doesn't look that tall.
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I would say it's your rigged cable and quadrant
 

fivespeedsteed

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yeah if your cables routed wierd i kno wthat can affect it.
 

S&B

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what kinda clutch? I know my spec clutch was a PITA as far as pedal pressure
 

BK_CAULEY

it's built for speed not longevity, woman
Dec 26, 2006
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stykthyn said:
I would say it's your rigged cable and quadrant
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BINGO it was. i replaced witha new cable and its perfect.
 

BK_CAULEY

it's built for speed not longevity, woman
Dec 26, 2006
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Apr 7, 2008
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S&B said:
what kinda clutch? I know my spec clutch was a PITA as far as pedal pressure
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zoom clutch

http://store.summitracing.com/partd...840126+4294860743+4294907673+115&autoview=sku
 

S&B

I hate my CT. :(
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well now your left leg wont get elephantitas
 

BK_CAULEY

it's built for speed not longevity, woman
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SON OF A BITCH..DMAN IT THIS CAR IS GONNA DRIVE ME MOTHER ****ING CRAZY....

ok well the clutch feels kinda stiff but not to bad and when i let out idling it does fine but as soon as i get on it it slips. WTF. screw it im going to tech. i need help.
 

stykthyn

I want to measure mine. It doesn't look that tall.
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did you use the right throw out bearing?? I have gotten at least two clutch kits in the past that had the wrong bearing. it really sucked when one of them was for an isuzu and I had to wait three weeks for another one to come from japan
 

BK_CAULEY

it's built for speed not longevity, woman
Dec 26, 2006
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Apr 7, 2008
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it came with the clutch kit man. i couldnt tell you. i assumed it was right and stuck it in
 
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