Mal Wood Option 3 + Install On Ba F6 With Blown Ap Twin.

[Jez89]

Hi guys,

Just thought I'd do a write up for a clutch change up I just finished. I have a BA F6 typhoon which comes standard with the AP racing twin plate clutch and T56. The car had done about 75000kms with 315rwkw for about 5000kms. One afternoon last month we decided to have a burnout competition in a friends shed which ended up destroying my clutch (fukd it good and proper, I will load photos when I figure out how to do it). Anyway after doing some looking around (mainly on here) I decided to get a Mal Wood option 3+. I live in Albury NSW so it was too far to bring it to Mal Wood and after ringing a few clutch places around town I felt I should do the swap myself. Here's a bit of a write up on how it went.

The swap over was done in a mates shed with the car up on jack stands. I found the whole job to be fairly straightforward and would happily do it again. I started by removing the driveshaft and a section of the exhaust that would have impeded on the gearbox coming out. I then drained the gearbox and clutch fluid to avoid any mess. We didn’t have a transmission jack but instead used 2 trolley jacks which supported a section of a Dan Murphy's shopping trolley we found in the alley next to the house that worked a treat. With the trolley base under the transmission and the jacks located at the front and rear of the box, we could undo the gearbox from the bell housing and remove the bolts from the rear cross member. We had also removed the gear stick and any electrical plugs from the transmission at this stage. Removing the box was a slow process of slightly dropping the box and pulling it back away from the clutch but it wasn't too bad. We used 3 people for this- one on each jack and me manoeuvring the box. With the box out you can now easily remove the bell housing and then the clutch.

Putting everything together again wasn't too bad. With the instructions provided by Mal it was fairly easy to put back together. I wish I had have followed them a little better the first time and measured the crush depth properly so I didn’t have to pull the box out again and adjust it, but oh well we were good at it by then and it only added a few hours to the job. It turns out I didn’t torque up the pressure plate enough (needs to be 35lb/ft on opt3+) which resulted in the crush depth sitting outside the 14 - 17mm it needed to be. Was on the phone to the guys at Mal Wood who helped me out a lot here. Once I set it up properly the measurement I got was 15.5mm. After this we put everything back together and away she went. Clutch feel is great and the car is driving awesome. Will run it in for a little while before giving it too much stick.

Feel free to add any feedback / questions and I will try and put some photos up over the coming days.

Also I would just like to thank the guys at Mal Wood for their help it made the job a whole lot easier and would recommend them to anybody. Great people to deal with. Cheers.

Jezza.

[Tobey]

Ill be adding one of these to my ute very soon as my clutch is well and truly gone.

Can you explain what is meant by the crush depth?

[dule]

Respect for shed burnout competition Did you change the clutch in the same shed?

How does it compare to the standard clutch in normal driving?

[Jez89]

Haha yeah changed I clutch in the same shed in amongst all the burnouts. If anything I think this clutch feels lighter and more friendly than the standard AP clutch. Also the AP clutch had a real high take up point whereas the 3+ starts to bite just after you start releasing it. I am really impressed with the feel of it, great everyday clutch.

It's hard (for me) to explain the crush depth but its just a measurement you have to get right before you put the gearbox back in. You need to measure the distance from the block face that your flywheel bolts onto, to the fingers on the pressure plate that the slave cylinder pushes against. Then, with the bellhousing on the transmission and a straight edge across the front of the bellhousing, you need to measure down to the face of the slave. You then take this measurement away from your first measurement, and for this clutch it needs to be between 14 and 17mm.

[TURBO4LT]

Got one of these in car and its been faultless at pretty high power levels.

[Ralph Wiggum]

Are the 3 plus supplied with organice or cerametallic linings? I've been running an Opt 4 for almost 5 years now and apart from a slight adjustment to my driving style being required at first the clutch is flawless

[Henz]

Videos of burnout?

[Jez89]

Yeah the opt3+ has organic facings. Sorry Henz no videos of burnouts, my mate who had the camera failed hard.

[6speedXR8]

Yeah the opt3+ has organic facings. Sorry Henz no videos of burnouts, my mate who had the camera failed hard.

Hey thanks for the great feedback, I am glad you are happy with the clutch.

Regards, Mal