Need to replace clutch
I replaced my clutch 9months ago and barely done 8K miles and it is showing signs of slipping.
. I only did 1K mile s/c , not anymore
Somehow the clutch is not friendly with my wild driving habits. I never launched the car past 5500rpm. Heard to many scary stories about diff's breaking
My current clutch is
Spoon PP
OEM disk
Toda flywheel.
Is there any better clutch package which can withstand better my abuse without sacrificing my left foot and drivability?
Thanks
Ev..
. I only did 1K mile s/c , not anymoreSomehow the clutch is not friendly with my wild driving habits. I never launched the car past 5500rpm. Heard to many scary stories about diff's breaking
My current clutch is
Spoon PP
OEM disk
Toda flywheel.
Is there any better clutch package which can withstand better my abuse without sacrificing my left foot and drivability?
Thanks
Ev..
Originally Posted by Trip,May 24 2006, 11:43 AM
I never launched the car past 5500rpm.
The way to properly launch is to launch above 6000 rpms, and dump the clutch as fast as you can.
There may be no clutch available for this car that will work well for your type of driving. There are many supercharged S2000 still on the original clutch and not having the sort of problems you are having. Your current clutch setup sounds like a pretty good one. Before you go out and put money down on yet another clutch job, you might want to re-evaluate your "abuse".
Originally Posted by clawhammer,May 24 2006, 11:47 PM
I think that's your problem right there. You were probably slipping the clutch waaaay too much, and that wore it out, since we have rather weak clutches.
The way to properly launch is to launch above 6000 rpms, and dump the clutch as fast as you can.
The way to properly launch is to launch above 6000 rpms, and dump the clutch as fast as you can.
Originally Posted by xviper,May 25 2006, 01:22 AM
There may be no clutch available for this car that will work well for your type of driving. There are many supercharged S2000 still on the original clutch and not having the sort of problems you are having. Your current clutch setup sounds like a pretty good one. Before you go out and put money down on yet another clutch job, you might want to re-evaluate your "abuse".
Would it be wise to change the Flywheel and Pressure plate too?
Originally Posted by Trip,May 24 2006, 04:44 PM
Not all the 8K miles are abuse both a good third of them are. Pretty much the same abuse like tracking the car. I will need to tame my kind of driving
Would it be wise to change the Flywheel and Pressure plate too?
Would it be wise to change the Flywheel and Pressure plate too?
The flywheel must be inspected for glazing and hot spots before you can determine if replacement is in order. Same goes for the PP as it also has friction material like the clutch disc. If the disc is bad, it's likely the PP is also bad.




