83rx7boy92

only 50 miles on it.....and i didnt didnt abuse the clutch at all...my dad just happen to take it over 6500 for a little bit and then it wouldent shift to 3rd then every time we took off it made a grinding noise

rbf41182gt

oooooo yeah


I broke mine in the best I could. But being 17 and all, it's NOT a good time to be breaking in an engine/ clutch package. I did 3k rpm limit for 600mi., and 4k limit for another 400mi. I think everything is working ok. Although I don't seem to get much acceleration past 4k rpm in 1st gear. Is my clutch slipping or something? not to steal the thread anything, just want to tack that on there

~b.k.

TiViD

that sucks man. time to give your dad hell for that, haha.

trochoid

iTrader: (6)

Since I see no evidence of glazing on the friction surface, I would say the disc was faulty from the beginning. I would take it back to the seller and request a refund.

83rx7boy92

yes we already called, my dads friend owns the napa so he ordered another one itll be in wednesday WHOOT WHOOT kinda sucks it happened tho

Rx-7Doctor

iTrader: (13)

That's not from over-revving. It's just a defective clutch. I have never followed a break in period on a clutch. The only real time you will have problems is on take off. After that shifting inbetween gears is not as determental.

rbf41182gt

what kind was it?

83rx7boy92

some napa clutch

cdrad51

I didn't know one is supposed to break in a clutch.

Rx-7Doctor

iTrader: (13)

Some of them believe that because it is a friction material that it has a break in period like bedding brakes in to bond to the rotors. Different completly.

Brakes need to be bedded in to cause the proper adhesion to the rotors to prevent the glazing of rotors and the god awful squeak.

trochoid

iTrader: (6)

Of course you do. Put a new organic clutch in, go do a few clutch dumps off the line and see what happens. The disc gets glazed and the pp and flywheel get burnt spots. Even my high dollar ceramic clutch had a 500 mile stop and go traffic break in period.

The only discs that don't require a break in are the brass button ones. They need to be broken in hard for them to seat to the pp and flywheel. Not sure on some of the racing multi-disc clutches, but then those are out of most our budgets.

WackyRotary

Looks like one of those south african clutches to me. I have one in my FC. LOL

Rx-7Doctor

iTrader: (13)

I guess my break-in process is different. I just use common sense. I don't rev it up and dump the clutch at anytime ever. It's not a drag car and no need to use a clutch that way,lol.

Kory_yahi

Napa **** Sucks! Junk It! Omfg Mang@!

Rx-7Doctor

iTrader: (13)

How would you know what parts are quality? You havn't held on to a 7 long enough to wear out a part.

rolfs_7

lol ^^^^^^

Siraniko

iTrader: (13)

GavinJuice

http://www.dialaclutch.com/ great prices for an OEM LUK clutch.

83rx7boy92

im gettin a free replacment it should be in tomorrow

Rx-7Doctor

iTrader: (13)

^ What brand is it?

83rx7boy92

perfection clutch....is what it says on the box

Siraniko

iTrader: (13)

Someone must have erased the first 2 letters..IN

Rx-7Doctor

iTrader: (13)

Thats Napa's new clutch line. Usually it's OEM in the box.

83rx7boy92

oh lol i ddont know....at least im getting a free replacement

duffman692002

iTrader: (5)

"my dad just happen to take it over 6500 for a little bit and then it wouldent shift to 3rd then every time we took off it made a grinding noise"

At least that's all your dad did to it. I had mine for a week and first time I let him drive it he toasted the motor. Separated the housings just below the exhaust port. At least I got to swap the stock 12a for a streetport 13b at a fraction of the cost.