minishee Posted February 14, 2005 Report Posted February 14, 2005 i have a 02 shee, mods in my signiture, but i am going to be doing some port work and such. when is it time for a new clutch? will the stock clutch hold up? also i here people talking about lockups? what is that? and what do i need to buy when mine goes bad, just fibers or a basket or what? if someone could explain the whole clutch setup to me and what the heck is going on in there it would be a great help. thx a ton mini Quote
Rattlehead Posted February 14, 2005 Report Posted February 14, 2005 i have a 02 shee, mods in my signiture, but i am going to be doing some port work and such. when is it time for a new clutch? will the stock clutch hold up? also i here people talking about lockups? what is that? and what do i need to buy when mine goes bad, just fibers or a basket or what? if someone could explain the whole clutch setup to me and what the heck is going on in there it would be a great help. thx a ton mini 322998[/snapback] Your clutch is very simple. I would just get a dirt digger kit from Barnet. They are about 80 bucks and come with the steel plates,fibres , and new springs. If you are going to have it apart you might as well just replace the clutch. It's cheap enough at least. You must soak your new fibre discs in oil for a while. I usually just buy them and soak them in oil in like a tuper ware container till the next day or when I get the chance to install them. It won't hurt them cuz they sit in oil in your tranny. If you need instruction on how to change it PM me and I can help. I've done it a bunch of times. And I've already made some mistakes and now know how to do it correctly. Later..... Dan Quote
Bansheerider29x Posted February 14, 2005 Report Posted February 14, 2005 Yea, i suggest the dirt digger clutch by barnett also. That clutch has been doing me good for a long time so far with hardly any wear showing yet. Its deff worth the money! Quote
i12gofast Posted February 17, 2005 Report Posted February 17, 2005 I just put in a new EBC clutch, works great, but if you go with tougher springs, get a new clutch cable, its cake to put in, and costs nothing basically, and the new springs will wear out your old cable quick as can be.... oh and if you do sometime in the future decide to get a basket and do it yourself, GET THE CLUTCH GRABBER TOOL, i got all gung-ho on mine and it ended up costing me a basket, clutch boss, 3 bloddy knuckles AND the price of the tool.... i wish i had known that sooner..... Quote
fromygod Posted February 17, 2005 Report Posted February 17, 2005 [u dont need no stinking grabber tool. Air powered impact wrench & 30mm axel nut socket. any (reputable)garage has them. Ask around u probably know someone with one. as for brands ive never heard anything bad with the ol dirt digger. but when ur in there u will want to check the clutch basket, that the largest round thing in there as well as the clutch boss, with is the smaller round thing inside the basket. remove the 6 bolts with springs on them and the pressure plate will slide out. be sure to catch the metal ball that comes rolling ou tof the shaft. after the fibers and steels are out of it look at the all of the edges where thoses fibers and steels ride in. ur looking for grooving or anything that looks extremly worn. Clymers has a pretty detailed section on the clutch, that whole book is woth its weight in gold. Ive never heard the term lockup but i imagine its when the plates can't / won't seperate, leaving the clutch engaged? anyone else? Quote
fromygod Posted February 17, 2005 Report Posted February 17, 2005 u dont need no stinking grabber tool. Air powered impact wrench & 30mm axel nut socket. as for brands ive never heard anything bad with the ol dirt digger. but when ur in there u will want to check the clutch basket, that the largest round thing in there as well as the clutch boss, with is the smaller round thing inside the basket. remove the 6 bolts with springs on them and the pressure plate will slide out. be sure to catch the metal ball that comes rolling out of the shaft. after the fibers and steels are out of it look at the all of the edges where those fibers and steels ride in. ur looking for grooving or anything that looks extremly worn. Clymers has a pretty detailed section on the clutch, that whole book is worth its weight in gold. Ive never heard the term lockup but i imagine its when the plates can't / won't seperate, leaving the clutch engaged? anyone else? oh and u will know when its time for a, cluth did u call it? anyways it will slip especially in higher gears u will hear it rev but not pull. and depending on how bad it slips there will be a TERRIBLE smell of burning gear oil Quote
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