Back in October I was commuting to class and as I was about to get off the highway I realized I couldn't shift. There was something wrong with my clutch and it would not disengage. I had to ram it through the gears while rev-matching in order to get off the highway and into a safe spot where I could get towed.

Months go by. I am pissed at my car and unmotivated.

Yesterday a friend of mine says he can get an engine lift and I can borrow it for the weekend, so I took advantage of the opportunity and got the engine/transmission out in about 5 hours. I don't think I've ever removed the engine/transmission that fast before. I separated the two hunks of cold grimy metal and discovered that my Clutchmasters 4 puck disk had thrown some springs preventing me from disengaging the clutch. Luckily the clutch did not completely explode, although it appeared to not be very far from spinning itself through the bellhousing. The pressure plate and flywheel seem to be in good shape, they need resurfacing however.

This is not the first time I have lost a clutch disk to a spring. A little over 2 years ago a spring fell out of my Spec 6 puck disk. I was pretty upset.

So, I'm in the market for an unsprung disk. I don't want that liability in my bellhousing anymore, chatter be damned.

Anyone else do some serious wrenching this weekend?

2016 WRX STi Limited (current)
2001 A4 1.8tqms (donated)
1991 GVR4 #1933 (sold)
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no nate but im in about the same boat you were.. i am facing alot of work and with the recent winter season very unmotivated to get anything done with it. Good to finally see you getting it taken care of. hopefully this is a big step towards getting that car back to where you want it to be.

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I SHOULD finish my molding of switches but I keep changing my mind on where to put my gauges. Sooo I've been driving with a pink bondoed center console. I'll get motivated again one of these days...

New Car:
2004 350z base, Nismo CAI, pioneer avic-n1 (dvd, cd, navi)



Old Car:
1998 GS with hrc stage 2, HID 6000k conversion kit, AEM UEGO wideband, sfmu, ml, prokits, Greddy warning gauges: egt, boost gauge, and oil pressure, apexi tt, haydans tranny cooler, costum dp, groundwires, dynotune fp gauge. gst muff, turbo spoiler
Boostin since Aug 03.

nothing like driving with the windows down and the music low: i love hearing the turbo spool, swwwhhhttt!!!!

at least you took it apart for something as big as a clutch. i had to take the motor out and apart for an o-ring

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I took care of a MAJOR project Friday. I changed my crank pulley. haha. Took all of 25min.
It came off in 2 pcs too.

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'06 Wicked White EVO IX

i planned on gettin the motor/ tranny back into my car and get the megasquirt wired in but my db37 connect is shit and i need a new one. so i get all preped at the shop just to put it all away. but theres always next weekend.

I need a new clutch in the talon so.........i'm just drivin the silvia right now. LOL i'm too lazy the last month and I hate the feeling of a slipping clutch

I eat emo kids for breakfast

1995 Eagle Talon (SOLD)
72' SuperBeetle
72' Standard Beetle
56' Deluxe Beetle

This is a bad time of year for motivation, actually for me that never seems to end.

Its amazing how good you get at removing the motor and/or trans. I think the best tiem i got om my 97 motor was 1.5 hour to remove the motor for the damn o-ring left out of the bedplate. The trans i can R&R in 2.5 hours. Granted thats with all the Bolts and axles having been broken loose recently.

Kinda like taking pride in something you shouldnt be so proud of eh?

Terry

I did some wrenching. I have never tore down an engine at all before. I had a dead cylinder in the 1g so I pulled off the head. I was so worried that my bottom end was toast that I took my head off in a little under an hour.

Bottom end is fine and I already got a good N/T head from the junkyard that I'm about to switch cams. Now I'm just waiting on my ARP's and the MLS head gasket.

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97 Talon-SOLD
95 GS-T-SOLD
08 F-150

nate, i have a brand new Spec stage 5. It has an unsprung solid iron disc. it also has the high clamp pressure plate option. if youre interested in it, contact me. its already boxed up.

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2016 WRX STi Limited (current)
2001 A4 1.8tqms (donated)
1991 GVR4 #1933 (sold)
old.dsmregistry.com/detail.php?carid=218 (dismantled)

Originally posted by Star Turbo Talon
This is a bad time of year for motivation, actually for me that never seems to end. Its amazing how good you get at removing the motor and/or trans. I think the best tiem i got om my 97 motor was 1.5 hour to remove the motor for the damn o-ring left out of the bedplate. The trans i can R&R in 2.5 hours. Granted thats with all the Bolts and axles having been broken loose recently. Kinda like taking pride in something you shouldnt be so proud of eh? Terry

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