I'm thinking of getting an act hd p. plate and a "ss" organic disc. Think I'll have chatter?

 

No it will not, it's usually clutches that are unsprung....

 

not tru. At low rpm engagement..and like everyone elses. The ACT HDSS does chatter.
Who cares tho, its a great clutch!

 

My HDSS had chatter when I first started to break it in. I got my flywheel resurfaced and everything, but after 500miles it broke in and feels just like stock with a slightly heavier pedal.

 

can someone explain what exactly chatter is?

 

it feels like violent wheelhop. it's when the clutch slips and grabs quite harshly.. one way it can happen to stock clutches is when they become glazed..


[Modified by reno96teg, 9:29 PM 2/19/2003]

 

This DEFINATELY happened to my Integra LS with ACT HDSS and Clutchmasters 9lb Flywheel... at first happened everytime, now happens once in a while. Does this hurt anything or just signal less-than-optimal clutch performance? Ie, should I keep it floored when this happens or back off like a pansy?

Ben

 

Never lift

 

you know, i'm not sure what you should do.. what would worry me about prolonging it is i'm afraid it would shatter the tranny casing or block..


[Modified by reno96teg, 9:52 PM 2/19/2003]

 

Once the clutch is engaged you can stomp on it and it doesn't matter. The key to clutch life is to keep the rpm's at what they would be when the clutch is engaged (rev-matching). Throttle doesn't matter nearly as much as rpm's when the clutch is concerned. If you want to prolong the life of your clutch let it out fast at low rpm's and then punch it and also when you downshift rev-match before the clutch engages.

So is clutch chatter a noise or just the feeling of the vibrations?