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[rozzer!]

ok, my clutch decided to make a bid for freedom last night. thought it had just worn excessively quick and ordered a new one today after limping it to my mechanics at lunchtime. new turbo kit cost about 90 quid after postage on thursday. got a phone cal earlier to say to cancel the clutch as that wsnt the problem. the problem ws the 6 bolts and washers that had made a bid for freedom from holding the clutch to the flywheel. turns out the spring washers from the kit hadnt done their job properly and allowed the bolts to undo under load and gave me barely any clutch pedal and a hell of a groaning noise. its got spring washers now instead of half moon washers so should hold ok from now on. really hope it doesnt happen again but i have the new clutch on standby just incase!

put spring washers onto the clutch when building it up otherwise they will fail!

[Jordie]

mmmmm sounds very fimilar to me......

Changed the clutch on my project black one, on tuesday last week. Found all the bolts loose and big chunks of metal missing as they have been ripping apart as the engine was turning.

See pics

Edited by Jordie, 09 October 2007 - 05:44 PM.

[Jammy]

Spring washers? Shouldn't they be shakeproof washers??

[backstreetclassics]

tel really think you should change your mechanic ????

[rozzer!]

tel really think you should change your mechanic ????

not his fault dan, he built it using the parts supplied. the clutch failed as it isnt a competition clutch and cant handle the power i am putting through it. he did say i should uprate it to a better one. i didnt think it would fail this quickly. it is due to how quickly it spins up now that made it release. as i said, spring washers should make it hold in place now. everything else thats being held with spring washers is holding securely.

[Jammy]

the clutch failed as it isnt a competition clutch and cant handle the power i am putting through it.

But you get the same washers and bolts no matter which clutch you use...?

[Ollie180]

hmm this happend to me not long ago snapped 3 bolts



where did ytou get the clutch from? did you get your money back imstill thinking abotu sending it back but i dont think i would get money back

Edited by Ollie180, 09 October 2007 - 08:30 PM.

[Jammy]

Whilst I don't doubt anyones workmanship, it would be petty hard to prove it was mechanical failure, rather than installation error.

[Ollie180]

i agree, but i take it we have all done what the book says? i know i did, bolted them down in the order the instructions said and did them up to the right toque setting


might give them a ring 2moz and see because its 90quid down the drain

Edited by Ollie180, 09 October 2007 - 08:36 PM.

[Jammy]

I don't doubt that you did. Maybe I should put it a different way, it wil be very difficult to prove it was mechanical failure. But hopefully if they are a customer service orientated company they'll offer some sort of a good will gesture at least.

[rozzer!]

the clutch failed as it isnt a competition clutch and cant handle the power i am putting through it.

But you get the same washers and bolts no matter which clutch you use...?

i am using after market washers now. ones that wont let the bolts come adrift. the standard washers are just a bit pony in my opinion. something that spins that fast and thatquickly needs something that will cope, obviously the standard items cant.

[Sprocket]

Ho ho ho, theres another one.

Gauranteed that the bolts were torqued to the wrong setting!!

[rozzer!]

Ho ho ho, theres another one.

Gauranteed that the bolts were torqued to the wrong setting!!

s funny but alll torque settings were adhered to.

[rozzer!]

hmm this happend to me not long ago snapped 3 bolts



where did ytou get the clutch from? did you get your money back imstill thinking abotu sending it back but i dont think i would get money back

my clutch was from mini spares. it was an ap i think. cant remember tho to be honest

[Ollie180]

same as mine then