Blew my clutch to pieces....HUGE FAIL! Lots of carnage - Zilvia.net Forums | Nissan 240SX (Silvia) and Z (Fairlady) Car Forum

NISNPWR · 08-24-2009, 07:01 PM

I was doing a pull and when i shifted to grab 4th My pressure plate seared off my flywheel breaking my input shaft to the tranny and then causing all of it to shoot through my bell housing.
My whole bell housing is shattered into pieces.
My pressure plate is stuck in between my cylinder head and the fire wall..... and I cant get it out.
My clutch put a divot in a concrete road about 3"x4"x1" deep.
i have a hole in my down pipe the size of a 50 cent piece.
there is a hole in my center council about the size of a quarter.
This is a quick pic of what i took from underneath it.
Very shitty pic but you get the point.

xpertsnowcarver · 08-24-2009, 07:06 PM

HOLY SHIT!!! That's a first for me!

So what threw a wrench in your dryer man!? The pressure plate broke off?? Lucky the bellhousing dampened the force of all those flying parts. If it wasn't for that, all those parts would have gone through your chassis and into your face!

chibo · 08-24-2009, 07:32 PM

Holy fucking shit. What brand are those?

cody180sx · 08-24-2009, 07:35 PM

holy baby jesus man that could of killed you that 4 puck went off like a nuke

g-via · 08-24-2009, 07:35 PM

jesus you're lucky it didn't rip thru the floor and into your LEGS.

god damn!

zenki.life · 08-24-2009, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by chibo

Holy fucking shit. What brand are those?

damn. i was thinking the same thing. be grateful your not dead

Gorilla Unit 33 · 08-24-2009, 07:44 PM

Thats crazy. My uncle told me once bac in the day he knew someone that this happened to and he almost lost his leg. He always said to invest in a scatter sheild incase something like this ever happened. What brand x2?

GSXRJJordan · 08-24-2009, 07:46 PM

First thing's first, grammar and spelling make me wonder if it was installed right. Just saying, impressions and all.

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Originally Posted by chibo

Holy fucking shit. What brand are those?

This is what I would like to know also. Did the bolts holding the pressure plate to the flywheel shear off, or did the flywheel actually break/section off? Pics don't show it very well.

turbotofu · 08-24-2009, 07:50 PM

Good LORD, how does that even happen, just a freak accident? *edit* or bad install but GSXR beat me to it lol.
Nice to see you didn't have any body parts cleaved off dude.

I LUV MY S13 · 08-24-2009, 07:59 PM

hell yea ur lucky u werent hit with any of those pieces

z2roll4life7 · 08-24-2009, 08:14 PM

Dang that some carnage Bro dam man what now?

flip3d · 08-24-2009, 09:14 PM

Looks like the 4-puck Spec Stage 3. Did you torque everything right? Did you break it in properly? That shit's crazy.

*wangan_cruiser* · 08-24-2009, 09:36 PM

yea good thing u didnt get hurt.

and pls let us know what kind of clutch is that.

and how much hp u were pulling.

from the pic of the flywheel, the bolts sheared off from the mounting point.

thats crazy. update us!

*wangan_cruiser* · 08-24-2009, 09:40 PM

oh and more thing

u need to inspect all the moving parts from crankshaft to camshaft.

that is a serious damage.

repda916 · 08-24-2009, 09:51 PM

your motor and trans needs a cliff

Souljahzs13 · 08-24-2009, 10:06 PM

A 240s final destination horror... Luckily nothing happened to you.

Wabash9000 · 08-24-2009, 10:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wangan_cruiser

oh and more thing

u need to inspect all the moving parts from crankshaft to camshaft.

that is a serious damage.

from the looks of it the back side of the block is cracked so all of it is probably going to the dump anyways.

NISNPWR · 08-24-2009, 10:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xpertsnowcarver

HOLY SHIT!!! That's a first for me!

So what threw a wrench in your dryer man!? The pressure plate broke off?? Lucky the bellhousing dampened the force of all those flying parts. If it wasn't for that, all those parts would have gone through your chassis and into your face!

Yeah there is a hole about the size of a dime on my center council next to my shifter.

Quote:

Originally Posted by chibo

Holy fucking shit. What brand are those?

Fidanzza aluminum flywheel, and Competition clutch and pressure plate.

Quote:

Originally Posted by flip3d

Looks like the 4-puck Spec Stage 3. Did you torque everything right? Did you break it in properly? That shit's crazy.

Yes everything was installed correct. This is my second season on this setup.
From the looks of it the pressure plate ripped out of the aluminum flywheel.
I am going to contact Fidanzza and see what they have to say about it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by z2roll4life7

Dang that some carnage Bro dam man what now?

Buy a bell houseing input shaft, fix my block and a twin disc and let er buck!

240sxxs · 08-24-2009, 10:17 PM

god damng....OH MY GOD...make me scare now...how is that even happen....look like clutch master ... or EDM...LOL but no im serious about it look like clutch master ..i lve exedy..pretty bullet proof

NISNPWR · 08-24-2009, 10:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wangan_cruiser

yea good thing u didnt get hurt.

and pls let us know what kind of clutch is that.

and how much hp u were pulling.

from the pic of the flywheel, the bolts sheared off from the mounting point.

thats crazy. update us!

Quote:

Originally Posted by wangan_cruiser

oh and more thing

u need to inspect all the moving parts from crankshaft to camshaft.

that is a serious damage.

It is a Competition clutch. On high boost I dynoed 578whp and 444tq.
The night it happend I was only on 20psi which is about 525whp for me.
The flywheel bolts ripped right out of the flywheel
Yeah the block will be fully disasembled and gone through.

NISNPWR · 08-24-2009, 10:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wabash9000

from the looks of it the back side of the block is cracked so all of it is probably going to the dump anyways.

Yes, Cracked and it has 2 of the bell housing bolts ripped right out so all the threads are junk, plus the started got ripped off so the two bolts that hold it on broke the block.

chetacheese · 08-24-2009, 10:41 PM

so will you still be going the the fidanza set up? or going with a different brand? id like to know because i was just gonna buy one, till i saw this...

NISNPWR · 08-24-2009, 10:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chetacheese

so will you still be going the the fidanza set up? or going with a different brand? id like to know because i was just gonna buy one, till i saw this...

I have had 3 of them now and never had a problem untill now.
if you dont plan on breaking 450whp I would still buy one. but if you plan on going with a big build go with a steel flywheel
I am going to run a twin disc now so I will have a steel flywheel.

waynehead05 · 08-24-2009, 10:47 PM

oops! .

bardabe · 08-24-2009, 11:40 PM

yeah steel or chromolly flywheels for that kind of power please, I would NEVER run an aluminum flywheel with that kind of power, you are lucky to not be hurt, I'm running a JUN Chromolly Flywheel, with an RPS Clutch, good for 728ftlbs of torque. never had a problem i absolutely love the set up.

flip3d · 08-25-2009, 10:25 AM

Oh man. Fidanza you say?

With that power you should be running one of those nice twin disc units like OS Giken or something.

bardabe · 08-25-2009, 10:39 AM

^^^ You don't need Twin Disk set ups, he just needs a good pressure plate and flywheel, with the correct clutch material it will hold, my clutch is a sinlge disk, no clutch chatter or idle noise, and will hold one hell of a llot of torque.

I Would Strongly Recomend this Clutch it's what I have and I Absolutely Love it
http://www.specialtyz.com/rps240.htm (last one on the bottom)

keep in mind I have a Z32 so I run this clutch
300ZX TT

RPS MAX 6 Puck.

zylvia213 · 08-25-2009, 10:51 AM

dam thats crazy man! i use to know some guy that worked on datsuns while back that same thing happen to him but hit flywheel flew off as well.... sliced through the trans tunnel and chopped his leg almost completely. Good thing you didnt get hurt cause i could have been nasty.

clark · 08-25-2009, 10:59 AM

the problem could have started with 2 or 3 pressure plate bolts working themselves loose which eventually puts more sterss on the other bolts.

YoungGun · 08-25-2009, 11:01 AM

Holy shit!!!

08-24-2009, 07:01 PM	#1
NISNPWR Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Duluth, MN Age: 33 Posts: 21 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Blew my clutch to pieces....HUGE FAIL! Lots of carnage I was doing a pull and when i shifted to grab 4th My pressure plate seared off my flywheel breaking my input shaft to the tranny and then causing all of it to shoot through my bell housing. My whole bell housing is shattered into pieces. My pressure plate is stuck in between my cylinder head and the fire wall..... and I cant get it out. My clutch put a divot in a concrete road about 3"x4"x1" deep. i have a hole in my down pipe the size of a 50 cent piece. there is a hole in my center council about the size of a quarter. This is a quick pic of what i took from underneath it. Very shitty pic but you get the point.

08-24-2009, 07:06 PM	#2
xpertsnowcarver Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: LA, CA Posts: 2,667 Trader Rating: (44) Feedback Score: 44 reviews	HOLY SHIT!!! That's a first for me! So what threw a wrench in your dryer man!? The pressure plate broke off?? Lucky the bellhousing dampened the force of all those flying parts. If it wasn't for that, all those parts would have gone through your chassis and into your face! __________________ My YouTube Channel

08-24-2009, 07:32 PM	#3
chibo Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Tempe and Scottsdale, Arizona Age: 33 Posts: 1,425 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Holy fucking shit. What brand are those? __________________ 1989 S13 \| 1996 S14 \| 2001 E46 \| 2009 ZX6R

08-24-2009, 07:35 PM	#5
g-via Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: B.C., Canada Posts: 1,023 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	jesus you're lucky it didn't rip thru the floor and into your LEGS. god damn! __________________ "I'm a rage-aholic, I just can't live with rage-ahol!!!"

08-24-2009, 07:59 PM	#10
I LUV MY S13 Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Norwalk, Los Angeles Age: 32 Posts: 3,349 Trader Rating: (35) Rides Gallery: I LUV MY S13 Feedback Score: 35 reviews	hell yea ur lucky u werent hit with any of those pieces __________________ -Jorge

08-24-2009, 07:35 PM	#4
cody180sx Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: dothan .al Age: 33 Posts: 39 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	holy baby jesus man that could of killed you that 4 puck went off like a nuke

08-24-2009, 07:44 PM	#7
Gorilla Unit 33 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Philly Posts: 374 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Thats crazy. My uncle told me once bac in the day he knew someone that this happened to and he almost lost his leg. He always said to invest in a scatter sheild incase something like this ever happened. What brand x2?

08-24-2009, 07:50 PM	#9
turbotofu Zilvia Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: rancho Age: 32 Posts: 220 Trader Rating: (13) Feedback Score: 13 reviews	Good LORD, how does that even happen, just a freak accident? edit or bad install but GSXR beat me to it lol. Nice to see you didn't have any body parts cleaved off dude.

08-24-2009, 08:14 PM	#11
z2roll4life7 Zilvia Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: charlotte Age: 33 Posts: 213 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Dang that some carnage Bro dam man what now?

08-24-2009, 09:14 PM	#12
flip3d Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale, FL Age: 33 Posts: 1,473 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Looks like the 4-puck Spec Stage 3. Did you torque everything right? Did you break it in properly? That shit's crazy. __________________

08-24-2009, 09:36 PM	#13
wangan_cruiser kouki man Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: downtown oakland,ca Age: 36 Posts: 3,535 Trader Rating: (36) Feedback Score: 36 reviews	yea good thing u didnt get hurt. and pls let us know what kind of clutch is that. and how much hp u were pulling. from the pic of the flywheel, the bolts sheared off from the mounting point. thats crazy. update us!

08-24-2009, 09:40 PM	#14
wangan_cruiser kouki man Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: downtown oakland,ca Age: 36 Posts: 3,535 Trader Rating: (36) Feedback Score: 36 reviews	oh and more thing u need to inspect all the moving parts from crankshaft to camshaft. that is a serious damage.

08-24-2009, 09:51 PM	#15
repda916 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: cali Age: 29 Posts: 999 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	your motor and trans needs a cliff

08-24-2009, 10:06 PM	#16
Souljahzs13 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: five6deuce Posts: 960 Trader Rating: (66) Feedback Score: 66 reviews	A 240s final destination horror... Luckily nothing happened to you.

08-24-2009, 10:17 PM	#19
240sxxs Zilvia Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: o were Posts: 277 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	god damng....OH MY GOD...make me scare now...how is that even happen....look like clutch master ... or EDM...LOL but no im serious about it look like clutch master ..i lve exedy..pretty bullet proof __________________ The pretty one Arn't free and the free one Arn't pretty

08-24-2009, 10:41 PM	#22
chetacheese Zilvia Addict Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: in my car Posts: 752 Trader Rating: (21) Feedback Score: 21 reviews	so will you still be going the the fidanza set up? or going with a different brand? id like to know because i was just gonna buy one, till i saw this...

08-24-2009, 10:47 PM	#24
waynehead05 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: May 2005 Location: Dallas Age: 34 Posts: 466 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	oops! . __________________ Who in their right mind would want to lead this nation of Me-First Right-Now Do Nothings?? Last edited by waynehead05; 08-25-2009 at 10:53 AM..

08-24-2009, 11:40 PM	#25
bardabe Post Whore! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: SoCal Age: 31 Posts: 4,716 Trader Rating: (10) Rides Gallery: bardabe Feedback Score: 10 reviews	yeah steel or chromolly flywheels for that kind of power please, I would NEVER run an aluminum flywheel with that kind of power, you are lucky to not be hurt, I'm running a JUN Chromolly Flywheel, with an RPS Clutch, good for 728ftlbs of torque. never had a problem i absolutely love the set up. __________________ Review Thread

08-25-2009, 10:25 AM	#26
flip3d Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale, FL Age: 33 Posts: 1,473 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Oh man. Fidanza you say? With that power you should be running one of those nice twin disc units like OS Giken or something. __________________

08-25-2009, 10:39 AM	#27
bardabe Post Whore! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: SoCal Age: 31 Posts: 4,716 Trader Rating: (10) Rides Gallery: bardabe Feedback Score: 10 reviews	^^^ You don't need Twin Disk set ups, he just needs a good pressure plate and flywheel, with the correct clutch material it will hold, my clutch is a sinlge disk, no clutch chatter or idle noise, and will hold one hell of a llot of torque. I Would Strongly Recomend this Clutch it's what I have and I Absolutely Love it http://www.specialtyz.com/rps240.htm (last one on the bottom) keep in mind I have a Z32 so I run this clutch 300ZX TT RPS MAX 6 Puck. __________________ Review Thread

08-25-2009, 10:51 AM	#28
zylvia213 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: LOST ANGELES Posts: 1,975 Trader Rating: (36) Rides Gallery: zylvia213 Feedback Score: 36 reviews	dam thats crazy man! i use to know some guy that worked on datsuns while back that same thing happen to him but hit flywheel flew off as well.... sliced through the trans tunnel and chopped his leg almost completely. Good thing you didnt get hurt cause i could have been nasty.

08-25-2009, 10:59 AM	#29
clark Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: new york Posts: 1,035 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	the problem could have started with 2 or 3 pressure plate bolts working themselves loose which eventually puts more sterss on the other bolts.

08-25-2009, 11:01 AM	#30
YoungGun Post Whore! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: 818-951 SoCal Posts: 3,961 Trader Rating: (23) Feedback Score: 23 reviews	Holy shit!!!

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