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JSpecV03 · 05-28-2009, 04:37 PM

so my clutch somehow popped the springs outa the disc. any idea on how this happened? im at a dead end with how it happened. my trans did have a bad bearing on the input shaft and a little bit if fkuid was leaking in the bellhousing. so if that helps, i really have no idea.

this is pics from my competion clutch stage 3

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Elliott18t · 05-28-2009, 04:39 PM

wth, when did this happen?

JSpecV03 · 05-28-2009, 04:47 PM

we found it yesterday when the trans was being swapped over.
luckily, warrenty covered it and a replacement is on its way.

enohand · 05-28-2009, 04:58 PM

****ty clutch, or to muc power.....i had that happen to me with a few exedy clutches.

OMGz Turbo · 05-28-2009, 05:05 PM

what did it sound like...i think im experiencing this myself

JSpecV03 · 05-28-2009, 05:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by enohand

****ty clutch, or to muc power.....i had that happen to me with a few exedy clutches.

yeah it has to be a bad unit. since there mass produced, theres bound to be a few bad apples out there. but with the power im making, i highly doubt power was to blame.

Quote:

Originally Posted by OMGz Turbo

what did it sound like...i think im experiencing this myself

honestly im not 100% sure. i do know that my old trans that was on the car had a bad input shaft bearing and that was making lots of noise. there was a strange "tink" like noise that i thought was chatter.

**Got Insulin?** · 05-28-2009, 05:35 PM

It's most likely not a bad unit. Sprung clutches are notorious for doing this unfortunately. It's a well versed topic in the DSM community, and the manufactuerer ACT is very well-known for this happening with their sprung units also.

JSpecV03 · 05-28-2009, 05:57 PM

so seems ACT clutches pop more than others?
FYI, i had competition clutch, not ACT.

enohand · 05-28-2009, 06:23 PM

FYI ACT & exedy = the same thing iirc

JSpecV03 · 05-28-2009, 06:53 PM

yeah idk. but either way, the company help up to there 90 day no questions ask warrenty. and a new kit is on the way.

**Got Insulin?** · 05-28-2009, 07:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by enohand

FYI ACT & exedy = the same thing iirc

Bingo.

Did you get another sprung unit? I hope you went full-face this time, or at least un-sprung...

JSpecV03 · 05-29-2009, 04:10 AM

nah the warrenty replaced that unit. but i look at it this way, i saved 400 bucks. so this time around everything should be good. a healty trans and new clutch so i should be good.

Roto · 05-29-2009, 10:56 AM

Had that happen twice on an exedy stage 2 in a civic. The springs somehow got broken into fragments and got jammed in the PP and it felt like I lost the clutch all together.

JSpecV03 · 05-29-2009, 01:16 PM

^^^ thats what it felt like in my car, i had to fight with the shifter to get it in gear, and somtimes it didnt even wanna go in gear.

AutobahnRacer · 06-09-2009, 01:14 PM

samething happend to me, with my Prelude. No symptoms, until all the sudden i coudlnt shift. We took it out, two springs were missing.

4DR_DB7 · 06-09-2009, 01:28 PM

Simple. Disc was either defective in the first place or you were beating on it, ie. dropping clutch too quickly, burnouts and launches, etc...

Its not rocket science.

AutobahnRacer · 06-09-2009, 01:32 PM

I drove it drove it, I wasn't easy on mine but didn't beat the **** out of it either.

Mine was old.

His sounds defective. I looks like its still in pretty good shape.

SkinnyGT · 06-09-2009, 01:36 PM

In my NA eclipse one of the springs came off the oem clutch and ended up where the flywheel bolts are. The bolt heads were pretty mangled.

JSpecV03 · 06-09-2009, 07:07 PM

yeah thats where mine ended up, but the heads were fine. sucks im still waiting on replacement parts

05-28-2009, 04:37 PM	#1
JSpecV03 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Lansdale, Pa Member #6345 My Ride: 2006 Acura TSX,1996 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4x4 4.0, and cammed out Spec V with a blown motor. iTrader: (1)	popped springs on clutch disc so my clutch somehow popped the springs outa the disc. any idea on how this happened? im at a dead end with how it happened. my trans did have a bad bearing on the input shaft and a little bit if fkuid was leaking in the bellhousing. so if that helps, i really have no idea. this is pics from my competion clutch stage 3 pics: __________________ 1996 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4x4 4.0 work horse 2003 Nissan Sentra Se-R Spec V, needs a motor. 2006 Acura TSX, soon to be low and slow. Every Nasty Vehical Illustrates Our Useless Spending

05-28-2009, 04:39 PM	#2
Elliott18t Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Blue bell/Ambler ,PA Member #9456 My Ride: 03 GTI w/ F4h-T 250-260hp goal iTrader: (0)	wth, when did this happen? __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. TST's Dub Cult

05-28-2009, 04:47 PM	#3
JSpecV03 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Lansdale, Pa Member #6345 My Ride: 2006 Acura TSX,1996 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4x4 4.0, and cammed out Spec V with a blown motor. iTrader: (1)	we found it yesterday when the trans was being swapped over. luckily, warrenty covered it and a replacement is on its way. __________________ 1996 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4x4 4.0 work horse 2003 Nissan Sentra Se-R Spec V, needs a motor. 2006 Acura TSX, soon to be low and slow. Every Nasty Vehical Illustrates Our Useless Spending

05-28-2009, 05:05 PM	#5
OMGz Turbo Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ltown Member #3108 My Ride: 01' WS6..That whistles...01' Explorer 5.slow iTrader: (0)	what did it sound like...i think im experiencing this myself __________________ loading HATERS.....99% ████████████████] NO ONE CARES ABOUT BEING TTT APPROVED

05-28-2009, 05:35 PM	#7
Got Insulin? Hard Snarker Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Philly Member #7591 My Ride: 01 Audi TT 225, GVR-4 #72/1000, 91 TSi AWD iTrader: (16)	It's most likely not a bad unit. Sprung clutches are notorious for doing this unfortunately. It's a well versed topic in the DSM community, and the manufactuerer ACT is very well-known for this happening with their sprung units also. __________________ -Taylor DenOfDebauchery

05-28-2009, 04:58 PM	#4
enohand Tri-State Addict Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: L-town Member #2644 My Ride: 1996 p10 iTrader: (3)	****ty clutch, or to muc power.....i had that happen to me with a few exedy clutches.

05-28-2009, 05:57 PM	#8
JSpecV03 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Lansdale, Pa Member #6345 My Ride: 2006 Acura TSX,1996 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4x4 4.0, and cammed out Spec V with a blown motor. iTrader: (1)	so seems ACT clutches pop more than others? FYI, i had competition clutch, not ACT. __________________ 1996 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4x4 4.0 work horse 2003 Nissan Sentra Se-R Spec V, needs a motor. 2006 Acura TSX, soon to be low and slow. Every Nasty Vehical Illustrates Our Useless Spending

05-28-2009, 06:23 PM	#9
enohand Tri-State Addict Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: L-town Member #2644 My Ride: 1996 p10 iTrader: (3)	FYI ACT & exedy = the same thing iirc

05-28-2009, 06:53 PM	#10
JSpecV03 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Lansdale, Pa Member #6345 My Ride: 2006 Acura TSX,1996 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4x4 4.0, and cammed out Spec V with a blown motor. iTrader: (1)	yeah idk. but either way, the company help up to there 90 day no questions ask warrenty. and a new kit is on the way. __________________ 1996 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4x4 4.0 work horse 2003 Nissan Sentra Se-R Spec V, needs a motor. 2006 Acura TSX, soon to be low and slow. Every Nasty Vehical Illustrates Our Useless Spending

05-29-2009, 04:10 AM	#12
JSpecV03 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Lansdale, Pa Member #6345 My Ride: 2006 Acura TSX,1996 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4x4 4.0, and cammed out Spec V with a blown motor. iTrader: (1)	nah the warrenty replaced that unit. but i look at it this way, i saved 400 bucks. so this time around everything should be good. a healty trans and new clutch so i should be good. __________________ 1996 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4x4 4.0 work horse 2003 Nissan Sentra Se-R Spec V, needs a motor. 2006 Acura TSX, soon to be low and slow. Every Nasty Vehical Illustrates Our Useless Spending

05-29-2009, 01:16 PM	#14
JSpecV03 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Lansdale, Pa Member #6345 My Ride: 2006 Acura TSX,1996 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4x4 4.0, and cammed out Spec V with a blown motor. iTrader: (1)	^^^ thats what it felt like in my car, i had to fight with the shifter to get it in gear, and somtimes it didnt even wanna go in gear. __________________ 1996 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4x4 4.0 work horse 2003 Nissan Sentra Se-R Spec V, needs a motor. 2006 Acura TSX, soon to be low and slow. Every Nasty Vehical Illustrates Our Useless Spending

06-09-2009, 01:14 PM	#15
AutobahnRacer Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: TriState, PA Member #2056 iTrader: (3)	samething happend to me, with my Prelude. No symptoms, until all the sudden i coudlnt shift. We took it out, two springs were missing. Last edited by AutobahnRacer; 06-09-2009 at 01:25 PM.

06-09-2009, 01:28 PM	#16
4DR_DB7 Tri-State Addict Banned Join Date: May 2009 Location: Outside Philly, on the good side Member #13599 My Ride: 97 Acura Teg iTrader: (0)	Simple. Disc was either defective in the first place or you were beating on it, ie. dropping clutch too quickly, burnouts and launches, etc... Its not rocket science.

06-09-2009, 01:32 PM	#17
AutobahnRacer Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: TriState, PA Member #2056 iTrader: (3)	I drove it drove it, I wasn't easy on mine but didn't beat the **** out of it either. Mine was old. His sounds defective. I looks like its still in pretty good shape.

06-09-2009, 01:36 PM	#18
SkinnyGT Tri-State Training Wheels Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Carlisle, PA Member #10602 My Ride: 00 Eclipse GT-T iTrader: (0)	In my NA eclipse one of the springs came off the oem clutch and ended up where the flywheel bolts are. The bolt heads were pretty mangled.

06-09-2009, 07:07 PM	#19
JSpecV03 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Lansdale, Pa Member #6345 My Ride: 2006 Acura TSX,1996 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4x4 4.0, and cammed out Spec V with a blown motor. iTrader: (1)	yeah thats where mine ended up, but the heads were fine. sucks im still waiting on replacement parts __________________ 1996 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4x4 4.0 work horse 2003 Nissan Sentra Se-R Spec V, needs a motor. 2006 Acura TSX, soon to be low and slow. Every Nasty Vehical Illustrates Our Useless Spending