STAINLESS again plz You've changed man.... Donating Members 8,142 Member For: 13y 10m 17d Gender: Male Location: 2 Fuchsia Court, Narre Warren. 3805 Posted 28/01/13 05:27 AM Share Posted 28/01/13 05:27 AM If the clutch is cactus and Mal Wood are picking it up for free, why not let them? It's either that or chuck it in the bin....Then what? they tell me its broken because of semis?then send id back to me at my expense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FPVFGS Member 359 Member For: 12y 6m 12d Gender: Male Location: Mornington Posted 28/01/13 05:38 AM Share Posted 28/01/13 05:38 AM Ive got an option 5 in mine and has been good up till now touch wood lol. I use et streets 50% of the time and clutch has been given a good work out, never taken it to the track so dont know hows its like lunching but roll on pulls have been good. that's with 450rwkwDo you launch with semis ? . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETURBO ...JD TUNING ADELAIDE... Gold Donating Members 23,708 Member For: 16y 5m 13d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 28/01/13 06:31 AM Share Posted 28/01/13 06:31 AM Here's a crazy idea How bout mal wood have two ratings one for street one for motorsport/strip ?Problem solved Real world ratings for real applications !!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosted_XR Member 364 Member For: 16y 3m 30d Posted 28/01/13 07:21 AM Share Posted 28/01/13 07:21 AM Havent lunched with semi's on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FPVFGS Member 359 Member For: 12y 6m 12d Gender: Male Location: Mornington Posted 28/01/13 11:22 AM Share Posted 28/01/13 11:22 AM Havent lunched with semi's onThat's what seems to kill mine .. But yours is fine with Ets on when on the road. .. Hopefully that info helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent0 The Toxic Rocket Donating Members 574 Member For: 14y 6m 20d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 29/01/13 09:40 AM Share Posted 29/01/13 09:40 AM I just had more problems with mine. Been garaged the past 10 days, took it for a drive down the road. Pedal feel felt good for the first 1km, after that it went out the window.I can hear a real loud squeak when I depress/release the clutch pedal, noise is coming from outside the car. The pedal also feels like it gets stuck, it's not a consistent feel,it's sh!t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent0 The Toxic Rocket Donating Members 574 Member For: 14y 6m 20d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 30/01/13 02:26 AM Share Posted 30/01/13 02:26 AM Got the phone call, the clutch is buggered. It's getting sent down to Malwoods for them to have a look at Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never had any say Panda I <3 Floods Silver Donating Members 11,198 Member For: 13y 3m 13d Gender: Male Location: South West QLD Posted 30/01/13 02:30 AM Share Posted 30/01/13 02:30 AM Interested to hear the feedback from mal on this.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollin Member 33 Member For: 15y 8m 4d Posted 03/02/13 01:58 AM Share Posted 03/02/13 01:58 AM Then what? they tell me its broken because of semis?then send id back to me at my expense?Well, if it's stuffed, why would you want it back? It'd only be good for a bin job anyway.If it's stuffed from incorrect fitment then you may be able to talk to the installer about it and get some compensation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollin Member 33 Member For: 15y 8m 4d Posted 03/02/13 02:10 AM Share Posted 03/02/13 02:10 AM Rollin the point is that you only have 315rwkw. Why have you even got the opt5? Going by the ratings an opt3+ should be fine for your car.The main discussion of this thread is why are the clutch dying below there ratings,Of course your clutch is going to hold up,Its rated for over 550rwkw.Dosnt seem like we will get an answer to why as it seems everytime a clutch has been slipping no one is sending them back to Mal Wood to be diagnosed.Nice videos by the way!Would have thought the videos would be a pretty good example of why I have/need an option 5....Don't know why nobody sends the clutches back, seems like they're trying to hide something to me...but I'm naturally a suspicious type of preson though.Something as inconsequential as finger print oil on the flywheel can have a marked effect on the power handling capabilities of a clutch - a lot of people (even mechanics, ffs, used to do my head in) reckon that oils etc will 'burn off' in service, but it doesn't. It burns INTO the flywheel and glazes it, which wrecks any power handling capability the clutch would otherwise have.The flywheel, pressure plate and friction disc/s must be surgically clean before assembly - only perfectly clean hands, fresh super clean rags, copious amounts of 'brake clean' (which evaporates without leaving any residue) and compressed air must be used.I don't expect any of you gents with shiny new cars would have to worry about oil leaks just yet, but rear main seal, sump, rocker cover or input shaft oil leaks can also affect the clutch - even if it's not dripping directly onto it, it gets pretty windy inside a bell housing at 6000rpm, and oil vapours can contaminate the clutch as well.I'm dead keen to see pics of dead clutches here - anyone got pics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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