alright so 99% of the time my car runs fine. the other 1% i'm flooring it out of my apt complex (engine warmed up already so turbo actually runs) so i don't get destroyed in traffic


so now every so often the engine will rev up to hell but i won't get much acceleration. yesterday it actually managed to slow down while the revs increased


is my clutch dead or is the transmission on its way out?

its a 91 mr2 turbo, generally in great condition

1/7/2006 3:42:15 AM

clutch

1/7/2006 3:57:48 AM

I second that.

1/7/2006 8:28:55 AM

thats good to hear


bad to hear that i wore the clutch out in only two years

1/7/2006 3:47:30 PM

Oh, that's nothing. I've broken a few in less than 10k miles.

I had one that only lasted 20k.

My current one has 60k or so on it.

1/7/2006 6:45:18 PM

did you resurf the flywheel last time? i didnt the first time i did the clutch in my old honda (even though it needed it bad) and a couple months later i was doing the clutch job again

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[Edited on January 7, 2006 at 7:46 PM. Reason : links]

1/7/2006 7:42:54 PM

clutchmasters or act2100 time?

1/9/2006 11:56:52 AM

Shit, Joel...I only resurface the flywheel if it really needs it...like if there's any heat checking or blue streaks or other irregularities on the flywheel or if the customer has complained about chattering.

Anytime else, I hit it with a coarse wizz wheel to put a hatch on it so that the disc beds quicker.

I do most of my own flywheel surfacing at our Clayton store, so it's not like I do it to save money or whatever.


In my opinion, especially on newer cars, even that little bit you take off when you resurface can cause linkage geometry problems, and it also unnecessarily removes mass that can affect balance and/or adequate heat dissipation.

We sell shims especially for this purpose at Car Quest...to reestablish proper geometry. But I really don't know if I like the idea of shimming a flywheel that relies on a slight interference fit with the crankshaft to stay on center. Doweled ones, I don't worry about nearly as much.

Oh, and I rarely advocate the use of a stiffer-than-stock clutch or one with an aggressive compound. Too much load on everything else, and more driveline shock than necessary. Unless, of course, you have a horsepower/slippage issue or you drag race...

[Edited on January 9, 2006 at 12:45 PM. Reason : more useless info.]

1/9/2006 12:43:19 PM