[Shotimes] broken PP torque strap

[Justin Schick]

Could someone please enlighten me on what it would take to break a torque strap and what the symptoms might consist of? I am beginning to wonder if this is what I did a while back while messing with a friend in a Maxima, if anyone remembers that post. For those that don't, here's a recap. New clutch spring of this year (bought the stuff at the beginning of May), OEM other than the Grizzly TOB and SHO Shop lite flywheel. Was doing great until about a month ago, after the afore mentioned encounter with said Maxima. Afterwards it slipped bad and I really had to change my driving style. Weird thing was there was no clutch smell at the time and the thing has not regained any grab since the incident, which I would expect it to if I'd just glazed the friction disc.

Fast forward to this morning. I hold a gear higher than normal to giddyup and merge onto the highway. Shifted normal after that, then there's a weird slip and bonk. Afterward there is a sound like a card in a bicycle wheel or a stick dragging on the ground with clutch pedal operation, most of the time but not always. Doesn't seem to slip any more or less, but the noise is distressing. Getting the truck in running condition for the winter has taken on a new level of importance, as there's no way in hell I'm driving the Mustang daily if the SHO craps out. Well, I would if I HAD to, but I'd rather not. Luckily I've got radials on back again rather than the ET Streets.

Would less pressure applied by the PP equate to the same symptoms as a glazed clutch, especially since I never smelled the tell tale odor and it hasn't got any better? Any ideas on the noise that cropped up this morning?

Thanks for letting me vent, and any ideas you may have...



Justin Schick - '92 SHO cruising around KC MO
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