famous last words .....

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My secret santa says to look at the clutch fork supporter coming off/un-centered from the ball end of the pivot pin.

 

Well, that appears to be the general area of my problem. Moved the top of the clutch fork a bit, I believe... it is hard to manuver down there from up on top. Need it up on a lift now. The result, was a completely awesome idle. There are zero issues with anything engine related. This is strictly a clutch issue.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDzonG_0iNI

 

ooh nice man!!

 

Easy fix then?

Any date set for the dyno day in January?

 

Yeah, should be easy.
the last Sat 29th

 

That will work for me.

Dondo, you going to be in town?

 

If you have subwoofers, crank up that exhaust tip part, but kill the volume at about the 1:36 mark. This setup is Earth shaking for sure.

lol

 

yeah 29 is ok so far

 

Lets move it up one week to the 22nd

 

The sooner the better for me

 

gone on the 22nd

 

^I had a feeling you were out of town. No rush for me.

 

could be in Feb now...

.... look, I'm not driving this dyno bus!

 

Feb? Not sure I want to wait that long. Maybe I will get back on the dyno at Surgeline to dial in the BC and then do the dynojet pulls in Feb.

 

hurry up dan!!

 

Too much pressure

Hoping to get some shop time next week....I will know by then if it is worth waiting for me LOL

 

It is hard to see, what you can feel.

There is a groove or ridge along the bottom back trans side right where the bearing sits on the shaft of the front clutch cover. The bearing gets hung on the groove an does not allow it full movement, thus the ticking sound on the pressure plate. (knocks on wood)



Y601-16-220 Front Clutch Cover $65
Y601-17-131 Oil Seal $9


This is not the OEM clutch release bearing also.

 

Such a pretty engine. I want your idle now!

 

Doing the clutch release collar (bearing), front clutch cover, front oil seal, neutral switch, change trans, diff, and engine oils. Then it gets new all season tires.

 

Very nice improvement in shift response now, but I believe I can still create the ticking. Now it is almost barely audible. Just so you know, I did not remove the clutch disc. The tech did not really want to disturb the aftermarket parts, and I can get behind that I guess.

So, the car is a blast drive now - really has some punch for a NA. Wet and almost down the wear bars, the T1R's break loose and the fun begins....

 

Awesome!

 

had that issue after my motor replacement from mazda..

replaced the exedy stage one clutch with the same thing.. lube good as new. and the clutch that came out was good as new. brettus is using it now..


my guess is motor change does not equal lube for the throw out bearing shaft. sad.

beers

 

Lube wasnt the problem. The bearing seemed to be sitting crooked for some reason
I hope when I see the parts I can figure it out. Kevin said there was lots of grease

 

Yea, this looks like a very small movement of the bearing on that shaft. But, that shaft is fubarred. It's replaced now. Shifts nicely. The new parts has created another odd feeling in the clutch peddle. Only a small instance of the clutch disc grumbling when it needs to perform.

I'm thinking now, that it is just time to replace this clutch maybe. It is the ACT 330lb unit. I could go down to a lower unit and still be fine.

Car runs awesome - just need to get it tweaked a bit. Clutch shopping now?