new clutchmasters clutch is junk it broke already being 3 days new!!!!!
12-13-06, 06:04 PM
#1
new clutchmasters clutch is junk it broke already being 3 days new!!!!!
ok here is the rundown. 95 sc300 5 speed fi 365 rwhp. i just bought a clutch masters stage 5 clutch to be put in to take the place of my stage 3 xtd unit.
my clutch was put in this past friday. I do know to slowly break in the clutch so i was off boost friday night ( 2 hours of driving), off boost saturday (less than a hour of driving), and didnt drive the car sunday. monday off boost drove the car for two hours light boost still babying it. so im almost done running errands and all of a sudden the car starts to shake from the shifter then to the body of the car. i make my way to the mechanic to check it out and it starts to get worse. get there mechanic cant touch till tues. so today i get a call saying the clutch if defective. which i will post pics of later tonight. this fu**in thing has now cost me double what it should have cost plus my sanity. im REALLY feelin like driving my car off a cliff not to deal with this crud anymore....
also im pissed so im not making complete sense of my story i will clarify later with pics.
top view complete assy
this is the piece that broke on the other side of the clutch
broken piece the pic above is what it should look like
top view of broken area
my clutch was put in this past friday. I do know to slowly break in the clutch so i was off boost friday night ( 2 hours of driving), off boost saturday (less than a hour of driving), and didnt drive the car sunday. monday off boost drove the car for two hours light boost still babying it. so im almost done running errands and all of a sudden the car starts to shake from the shifter then to the body of the car. i make my way to the mechanic to check it out and it starts to get worse. get there mechanic cant touch till tues. so today i get a call saying the clutch if defective. which i will post pics of later tonight. this fu**in thing has now cost me double what it should have cost plus my sanity. im REALLY feelin like driving my car off a cliff not to deal with this crud anymore....
also im pissed so im not making complete sense of my story i will clarify later with pics.top view complete assy
this is the piece that broke on the other side of the clutch
broken piece the pic above is what it should look like
top view of broken area
Last edited by bens sc; 12-14-06 at 06:43 PM. Reason: added pics
12-14-06, 07:32 PM
#6
bought off ebay, guy i bought it from is looking over the pics to see what he can do as far as warranty and possible return, but looks like im gonna be out the labor, maybe. i installed my old clutch for now to make the car driveable. we will see how it goes.
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12-14-06, 11:08 PM
#8
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Dang, off ebay. GL w/ that, ebay parts usually arent top notch
12-15-06, 12:22 AM
#9
Man that sucks. Go with a CenterForce Dual Friction clutch. I know a few people with them including myself. It will hold around 550 ft lbs tq. I love it, it feels just like stock. I will always use this clutch. I haven't seen any go bad and everyone I know loves it.
12-17-06, 08:14 PM
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sure it was installed correctly? also are you positive its a real CM clutch? if it is dont bother going through the douche on ebay just call up clutch masters and tell them they will fix it just dont tell them you bought it off ebay usually best to say you bought it from one of their dealers. but either rate they are good clutches and they will stand behind their work personally next time id go with either a competition clutch or RPS