Charper732

I just put in a full ACT clutch in my ap2, coming from a stock clutch with a destroyed throwout bearing. A clutch alignment tool was used. Now when taking off there is a serious jerking motion unless i ride the clutch excessively and stay at 2500+ rpm for it not to shake...And if im turning while taking off..its way worse. Any idea what is going on?

B serious

with the assumption that everything is properly installed, and you don't have broken engine/trans/diff mounts, or problems with axles.....

did you buy a new flywheel or resurface your existing one?

did you de-grease the surfaces before re-assembling?

did you grease the splines properly?

what type of ACT clutch?

Is your clutch properly adjusted to your driving style?

S2KPUDDYDAD

The ACT full kit will not engage and disengage like stock, it is a lot more grabby. B serious asked all the right questions about the install.

Charper732

I just bought this car a month ago(ap2). It had a ruff engagement, i thought the master cylinder was going out. In preparation for FI i did just the standard ACT clutch kit, not a 6 puck, resurfaced flywheel. Everything was greased with urea grease. The car is 10x better and SO much smoother except for when I take off from a stop. Before I could take off as slow as I wanted to, now I have to ride the hell out of the clutch and have the rpm raised. I've done this install on my last ap1 so I know the procedure and it went without indecent then. The only difference between that install and this one is this one is using a ACT friction instead of OEM.

Charper732

If the friction is a lot more grabby than oem, then that is probably where the difference(my issue) is then

S2KPUDDYDAD

if you feather the gas a little bit when you disengage the clutch it helps, there is a learning curve to it. Be careful harsh engagement/disengagement puts shock on the driveline and can cause damage. I get more PMs and emails from guys needing a new differential or axle after a new clutch install than for any other reason.

Charper732

Thanks for the reply. I'll keep that in mind

windhund116

Does this occur if new clutch is aftermarket parts? Or also new OEM parts?

Thanks!

MorngWoodStewie

Could just need to break in a lil more.

s2000Junky

ACT PP with the OEM friction disc would have been the better common option to help tame this issue. Hopefully it will smooth out some with mileage.