exedy clutch failed after 20.000 km. 2 track event. it crapped out on me on 2nd track day .

Posted up more pics.
PS: forgot to mention when my clutch broke. i was at the open lapping day at a track and my car had vtec problem so i was shifting at 6000 all day


Modified by itr1244 at 9:50 PM 9/5/2008

 

ouch.... FTL! Sorry to hear man...at least its a easy fix


Modified by totsie7944 at 12:41 PM 9/5/2008

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by totsie7944 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ouch....Exedy FTL! </TD></TR></TABLE>
Why is that? Every clutch can fail.

 

oh dude what'd J00 DOO!?!?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by get RIGHT &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
Why is that? Every clutch can fail.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I was making a high level statement...my bad.....Busted clutch FTL!! haha

 

My Exedy has been holding up well for the past two years.

 

that disc looks like its hardly even worn. did you contact them or the seller about it?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by b20sedan &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">My Exedy has been holding up well for the past two years. </TD></TR></TABLE>

same

 

just put one on about 100kms ago ..so far so good

 

^^^^ x2

 

I have had two Exedy clutches fail like that before. Both with only a few track days and miles on them. Waiting for the current to fail anytime now..


Modified by canuckr at 2:12 PM 9/5/2008

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by KOALA YUMMIES &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

I just ran an archive search in th ITR forum for "exedy", 50% of the results are "fail" threads, "exedy clutch" returned even more trouble threads. Not trying to start an argument but it seems like a common trend considering all the threads I keep seeing every year. </TD></TR></TABLE>

&lt;----- won't be buying an exedy clutch anytime soon

 

Was ACT the other 50%?

&lt;---------staying with a stock clutch.

 

Sucks man. My stock clutch failed like that. I've had my exedy for about 40k now with lots of track use and going strong.


<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by KOALA YUMMIES &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

I just ran an archive search in th ITR forum for "exedy", 50% of the results are "fail" threads, "exedy clutch" returned even more trouble threads. Not trying to start an argument but it seems like a common trend considering all the threads I keep seeing every year. </TD></TR></TABLE>

did you cross reference those with people who can't shift worth beans?

Not refering to original poster, but I seem to recall half those threads being something like.. "y0 dawg, I was racin my homeboy in his mom's Caravan and when I shifted to second I accidentally banked it off the rev limiter and then pulled the e brake and then dumped the clutch while rolling backwards down a hill and my car started makin all kinds of noses and wouldn't run. I just cranked Nelly on my Kenwood though so it's all good! Exedy FTL!!!!!111"

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by get RIGHT &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Was ACT the other 50%?

&lt;---------staying with a stock clutch. </TD></TR></TABLE>

I've read some of those threads actually during my clutch search..I think ACT is the clutch most people went with after their Exedy died on them haha.

&lt; who had a ACT HDSS for 80,000 miles and was still strong when I replaced it for boost

 

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I've read some of those threads actually during my clutch search..I think ACT is the clutch most people went with after their Exedy died on them haha.

&lt; who had a ACT HDSS for 80,000 miles and was still strong when I replaced it for boost

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Same here, 40k on it and still holding strong!

 

My Exedy has about 1800 miles on it now. I was able to break it in for 6 miles by driving it around my neighborhood. Other than that, the 1794 or so miles are all track miles. So far so good.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by canuckr &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I have had two Exedy clutches fail like that before. Both with only a few track days and miles on them. Waiting for the current to fail anytime now.. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Every exedy disc i've used would have been better as a paperweight. Very mild use ane either hub or spring failure. They are [freak]ing useless.

 

Sounds like everybody here needs to learn how to shift.

 

yeah last time i saw a post about a failed exedy clutch and i said "i hope mine will hold up too" next thing i see.. is this FAIL !!!!!!!
grrrr lol. and i do not remember dumping my clutch or being hard on it. ..WEAK

 

I've been through 3 excedy clutchs in 3years. 2 stage 1 and 1 stage 2 clutch. At first they work good but after getting on it they start to slip now I have ACT in my caR now so either excedy isnt good or 230 whp is too much for it

 

99.9% of the time, premature failure has entirely to do with an improper or sloppy install.

For example, my old car had a 6-puck ACT race disk which ended up slipping after 4,000Kms, which in turn ended up scoring my flywheel to the point that is was rendered useless, and created an imbalance on the mainshaft which than burned out 4 bearings, all because it wasn't installed properly. The clutch broke in perfectly, and worked as it should have, than BANG! Gonzo while driving to work one day.

I'd look at your installer before you start pointing fingers at a manufacturer, which is a common cop-out. You'll find the margin of human error is far greater than that of mechanical.

Still sucks nonetheless

 

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I'd look at your installer before you start pointing fingers at a manufacturer, which is a common cop-out. You'll find the margin of human error is far greater than that of mechanical.

Still sucks nonetheless </TD></TR></TABLE>

But honestly how hard is it to install a clutch? Other than the proper torque and torque sequence, there isn't much you can mess up...

 

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But honestly how hard is it to install a clutch? Other than the proper torque and torque sequence, there isn't much you can mess up...</TD></TR></TABLE>

alignment?