Alum. Flywheel, Ceramic Clutch..

rocknit · May 19th, 2006, 01:41 AM

Hey Guys, I installed a ceramic stage 3 clutch and new aluminum flywheel on my 98 GTS and I couldn't keep from getting on it. I know I can't be the only idiot that has done this.. but, the clutch slipped like crazy ofcourse. I've got 350 miles on it and it still won't stop slipping. Is this normal? Could I have overheated it? If so, my question is will it recover? What do you guys recomend here?
Thanks,
Rocky

DynoDaddy · May 19th, 2006, 09:32 AM

Where did you get the clutch from? It sounds like a POS.

GenIViper · May 19th, 2006, 01:04 PM

If the clutch glazed, get it out of there as it will not recover (keeps slipping, stays hot, stays glazed). A Ceramic clutch, however, (assuming it is not a POS with a lot of organic materials in it) is not going to glaze over. You should probably have a mix of ceramic and bronze, which would hold up to heat very well.

You didn't mention it, but I assume you changed your pressure plate and went with one with sufficient clamping force. If you started slipping the moment you drove it, I would suspect the pressure plate more than anything else. A "pucked" disc is going to grab well, but can be offset in first and second gear by the quick rev with the aluminum flywheel. If you went with a stock pressure plate, or worse yet, retained the old one, that is probably the source of your problem. OR, as DynoDaddy said...POS clutch.

rocknit · May 19th, 2006, 01:30 PM

Thanks, the clutch is ceramic/copper like aircraft brakes and has an upgraded pressure plate rated at 875 lbs torque. I calculated the actual miles and I only have 180 on it now, think it is not broke in yet? Also the shop had a fluid leak and it shot brake fluid all over the clutch. Could this do it?
Thanks again,
Rocky

DynoDaddy · May 19th, 2006, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by rocknit

Also the shop had a fluid leak and it shot brake fluid all over the clutch. Could this do it?
Thanks again,
Rocky

It sounds like Brake fluid made your clutch a POS.

With the brake fluid on the clutch it made it slick as dick and then heated the hell out of it. I suggest you contact the shop or the manufacture and ask them what your choices are. most likely you will have to at LEAST put in a new clutch, hopefully not a new PP.

GenIViper · May 19th, 2006, 01:51 PM

Ouch!! I Agree with DynoDaddy. One of those little details that, when left out, makes a problem hard to diagnose.

With only 180 miles, DD is right...Plate is probably OK. If not, then you may end up replacing flywheel liner as well. Bottom line...Shop should never have installed that thing after the brake fluid hit it! Cost of possible R&R outweighs cost of new clutch.

viper spray · May 19th, 2006, 03:21 PM

Time to yank it out , your clutch is wasted............

Break in your next one.

rocknit · May 19th, 2006, 03:38 PM

thanks again for helping... I'm going to contact them Monday and see what my options are. Bad part is the shop is 1200 miles from me now. It was a Certified Dodge shop so maybe I can take it to a shop down here around Houston... well see. Hope everyone has a great weekend!

DynoDaddy · May 19th, 2006, 04:09 PM

You could probably change it yourself in about 3 hours.

rocknit · May 20th, 2006, 01:31 AM

Took it to the track tonight and damn... I got an 11.7 out of it! I figured what the hell, I'm going to trash it anyway... why not burn the fu**er up!! Well, she started holding... just not in a power shift. Think I'm going to leave it and see if it won't continue to get better.