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?
