[Fot] LUK clutches

[John Reed]

I¹ve been using a Tilton setup for over 20 years with no problems. It is a
dual disk that came as a package set with the flywheel. The pressure plates
and flywheel have little #1s stamped on them for proper assembly. Very nice,
probably the nicest thing on my car. I replace the disks every 5 or 6 years
if they need it or not. Even when I switched to a 240z trans. all I had to
do was change to 9 spline disks.


On 8/27/08 9:12 AM, "N197TR4 at cs.com" <N197TR4 at cs.com> wrote:

> FoT, 
> 
> No surprise, but in the past few years the low volume stuff has been farmed
> out to low cost suppliers.  Including LuK.  My clutch friends say that this
> business has changed consderable. You wont know what you are getting,
> regardless of the label.
> 
> One of the businesses I got involved with John Deere was remanufactured clutch
> components. It doesnt make me an expert on the design of clutches, but it gave
> me some good insight in the business side.
> 
> Rebuilding a good old unit is preferable and the materials are frequently
> superior. Same goes for discs.  I just provided one for a TR3 and ot had
> apparently superior friction materials and all of the springs replaced.
> 
> But now there may be a forthcoming shortage of these materials. .....
> 
> Henry,  If you still have that core, I'll see what I can do. It may end up
> being better than new and far less expensive. Nothing will happen until this
> winter, but I am sure that is OK with you.
> 
> Joe A 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> There have been at least 3 LuK clutch pressure plate failures in racers
>> that I can document this year. All were about 5 years of racing use.
>> Look at the 3 metal straps that hold the part that engages the friction
>> disk to the outer shell. Mine broke at the rivet and would not
>> disengage. Leo's developed a nasty vibration. Tony's started slipping.
>> 
>> Also George's Borg and Beck failed, throwing a little chunk that could
>> not escape the bellhousing until it made a hole big enough to escape.
>> Scratch that gearbox case...
>> 
>> There have been way too many gearbox pulls in the paddock this season
>> because of clutches... Also having a new clutch kit ready to go in the
>> race spares is a very good idea.
>> 
> 
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John Reed
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