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Temple240
07-24-2008, 03:48 PM
I got a new clutch back in december when I swapped a 5 speed in my coupe. I just finished putting in a new motor and boosting the ka and now my clutch is slipping pretty bad. I didn't touch the master or slave cylinder during the swap and they were brand new when I put them in during the swap. I tried adjusting the m/c and it helped a little but the clutch will still slip. I made sure the flywheel was clean when I put it in and the pedal feels fine and feels like it engages fine. I really don't want to have to pull the trans to get to the clutch and flywheel so I wanted to see if anyone had an idea what might be happening. The clutch is an ACT 6 puck btw.
Thanks
1slowS13
07-24-2008, 03:54 PM
was the flywheel turned? most people will say to resurface them everytime a new clutch disk is used
the disk might be glazed if it wasn't broken in properly or bad contact with the flywheel
Temple240
07-24-2008, 04:13 PM
The flywheel was perfect when I first installed it and I broke the clutch in properly. Everything was working fine until I put the new motor in and it starting slipping.
SoguRacing
07-24-2008, 05:04 PM
how much psi and what turbo. just trying to get the jist of the amount of power being made though a 6 puck should be more than enough.
Temple240
07-24-2008, 06:09 PM
t3/t4 57 trim at 7psi right now but the clutch is slipping too much for me to even hit boost.
GSXRJJordan
07-24-2008, 06:15 PM
The ACT 6-puck should be able to handle your setup. My first instinct is that the flywheel was not actually "perfect", and should be turned. To be honest, anything you do at this point is going to involve pulling the tranny and inspecting everything. You can look for obvious signs of glazing on the disk and flywheel, have the flywheel turned, and break in the clutch again (as long as the disk isn't totally toast). That's your best bet.
Temple240
07-24-2008, 07:17 PM
The ACT 6-puck should be able to handle your setup. My first instinct is that the flywheel was not actually "perfect", and should be turned. To be honest, anything you do at this point is going to involve pulling the tranny and inspecting everything. You can look for obvious signs of glazing on the disk and flywheel, have the flywheel turned, and break in the clutch again (as long as the disk isn't totally toast). That's your best bet.
It sounds like thats what I'll have to do. I just don't want to go through all that to find out it was a simple fix so I figured I'd see if anyone here had any ideas.
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