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Feb 23, 2004 | 04:49 PM

magic hat #9

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vir and the damage done

saturday i got the great news that willard would be my instructor! we progressed quickly and were getting around the track pretty well throughout the day.
sunday started great, the first 2 sessions were easily that fastest i've been around vir. my troubles came in the 3rd session. towards the end of the session, my clutch started to feel a bit off, but we knew something was wrong during the cool down lap when we noticed smoked billowing out of my car.

we parked and saw tranny fluid dripping out of the case

super crew chief dan yoo dropped the tranny and we found the throwout bearing flange had broken. we haven't pulled the tranny completely apart, but we're guessing the dime size piece broken off the bearing ripped the main shaft seal allowing the fluid to leak onto the clutch and out of the case. we found the culprit wedged into the teeth of the pressure plate. the reason the clutch wasn't grabbing well is because it was coated in mtl. we found no hole in the case

is there any known cause of a broken throwout bearing? simple part failure and bad luck? improper installation?
the only foreign object in the tranny is the toda flywheel.
so a $30 part has caused a $750 tow back to nj, many hours of labor, and alot more $ in new parts.

Feb 23, 2004 | 04:52 PM

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Re: vir and the damage done (magic hat #9)

that sucks...atleast you didnt crop dust like Hunter did

Feb 23, 2004 | 05:00 PM

magic hat #9

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Re: vir and the damage done (magic hat #9)

to recap:

magic hat: broken tranny
thk: broken clutch
pollo diablo: stuffed the mutt into the tires
bluer: dropped valve
r1366: speeding ticket
soup ****: speeding ticket

rspeed spent a lot of money at vir

Feb 23, 2004 | 05:05 PM

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Re: vir and the damage done (magic hat #9)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by magic hat #9 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">to recap:

magic hat: broken tranny
thk: broken clutch
pollo diablo: stuffed the mutt into the tires
bluer: dropped valve
r1366: speeding ticket
soup ****: speeding ticket

rspeed spent a lot of money at vir

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After reading that list, I'm glad I did not go- I would have been in jail or something

Glad you guys are back in one piece tho

Feb 23, 2004 | 05:16 PM

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Re: vir and the damage done (Bbasso)

aaron...

glad to hear the internals didn't grenade and the tranny casing is fine
thats plastic man stretching for a bright side

Feb 23, 2004 | 05:22 PM

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Re: vir and the damage done (Bbasso)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Bbasso »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

After reading that list, I'm glad I did not go- I would have been in jail or something

Glad you guys are back in one piece tho

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ditto. probably a better idea that you, me and ohpee didnt go down saturday.

so whats the status? is everyone finally home?

Feb 23, 2004 | 05:55 PM

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Re: vir and the damage done (RTW DC2)

Kyle is at P1 getting a new clutch I assume... other than that, i think everyone is home......

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Feb 23, 2004 | 05:59 PM

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updated recap

hunter: blew his engine
magic hat: broken tranny
thk: broken clutch
pollo diablo: stuffed the mutt into the tires
bluer: dropped valve
r1366: speeding ticket
soup ****: speeding ticket

rspeed spent a lot of money at vir

Feb 23, 2004 | 06:01 PM

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lady luck was not on our side...r1366 got a ticket too?

Feb 23, 2004 | 06:14 PM

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Re: vir and the damage done (Soup ****)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Soup **** »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

lady luck was not on our side...r1366 got a ticket too?

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yeah, worse than yours.

Feb 23, 2004 | 06:15 PM

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Re: vir and the damage done (paRRRker)

holy crap... what a weekend....

updated recap

hunter: blew his engine
magic hat: broken tranny
thk: broken clutch
pollo diablo: stuffed the mutt into the tires
bluer: dropped valve
r1366: speeding ticket
soup ****: speeding ticket

rspeed spent a lot of money at vir

glad everyone is back home safely and all in one piece..

Feb 23, 2004 | 06:16 PM

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Re: vir and the damage done (paRRRker)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by paRRRker »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">updated recap

hunter: blew his engine
magic hat: broken tranny
thk: broken clutch
pollo diablo: stuffed the mutt into the tires
bluer: dropped valve
r1366: speeding ticket
soup ****: speeding ticket

rspeed spent a lot of money at vir

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Ouch! Sorry to hear rspeed had such luck.

Feb 23, 2004 | 06:20 PM

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Damn I hate that for everyone,
Good luck at next event.

Feb 23, 2004 | 06:26 PM

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Re: vir and the damage done (paRRRker)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by paRRRker »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">that sucks...atleast you didnt crop dust like Hunter did</TD></TR></TABLE>

so what is a good air fuel ratio?

Feb 23, 2004 | 06:29 PM

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Re: vir and the damage done (chad)

How bad were the tickets?

Glad to know the tranny didn't get a hole punched through it like y'all thought.

Feb 23, 2004 | 06:30 PM

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Re: vir and the damage done (chad)

hmm...is this person the same person who told me he lost 3 hours of dyno tuning so he planned on running super rich ?

Feb 23, 2004 | 06:35 PM

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Re: vir and the damage done (paRRRker)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by paRRRker »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

updated recap

hunter: blew his engine
magic hat: broken tranny
thk: broken clutch
pollo diablo: stuffed the mutt into the tires
bluer: dropped valve
r1366: speeding ticket
soup ****: speeding ticket

rspeed spent a lot of money at vir

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Damn

Feb 23, 2004 | 06:35 PM

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Re: vir and the damage done (magic hat #9)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by magic hat #9 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">to recap:

magic hat: broken tranny
thk: broken clutch
pollo diablo: stuffed the mutt into the tires
bluer: dropped valve
r1366: speeding ticket
soup ****: speeding ticket

rspeed spent a lot of money at vir

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uhmmm. might be my transmission too. it could be the clutch. it could be the input shaft sheared in two.

3rd gear VTAK torque? wtf.

<---thk @ Willards place.

Feb 23, 2004 | 06:39 PM

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Re: vir and the damage done (thk)

Willard roxoRz. Is he making you drink

Feb 23, 2004 | 06:41 PM

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Re: vir and the damage done (BrewCityR)

i don't think kyle needs any help with that at the moment

Feb 23, 2004 | 06:42 PM

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Re: vir and the damage done (Soup ****)

Glad to hear it's not as bad as we all originally thought.

Feb 23, 2004 | 06:42 PM

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Re: vir and the damage done (BlueR)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BlueR »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i don't think kyle needs any help with that at the moment</TD></TR></TABLE>

willard does his best work with merry company

THK....share with us....does willard really have the kitchen facet rigged up as a beer tap?

Feb 23, 2004 | 06:44 PM

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Re: vir and the damage done (BlueR)

Feb 23, 2004 | 06:53 PM

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Re: vir and the damage done (thk)

Jeeze, all hell broke loose after I left...... maybe I now have the touch of death for H-T cars

Good seeing you though Aaron

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Feb 23, 2004 | 07:08 PM

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Re: vir and the damage done (Soup ****)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Soup **** »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

willard does his best work with merry company

THK....share with us....does willard really have the kitchen facet rigged up as a beer tap?

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That would be the hawtnessss

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