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231 messages, Last post on Jul 18, 2007 at 6:03 AM
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| 'Alright', I'll admit I am pretty shiftless when it comes to the gearshift. But luckily I had opportunity to initiate a discussion with my INDY-MENTOR. He said he had the exact same problem awhile back and remedied the condition by tearing out the factory installed self-adjusting clutch cable and replacing it with a manually adjusted one. Seems that the self-adjusting model isn't worth two dead fleas as it has the reputation of causing a high failure rate of the clutch operation. He advised me to try that route first before I throw the panic switch about frying transmission gears. Remember, that all the service department did was to install a new clutch and replenish the fluid reservoir. It was still the original cable. I will try upgrading the cable and hope it solves the problem. It's a one hour job and I don't have to pull off the tranny. Plus it is inexpensive. HOT DAMN! Nice to have people around like that when you need them. | |
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jun 11, 2007 9:06 pm)
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Replying to: punkeye (Jul 11, 2007 8:56 am)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jul 11, 2007 10:08 am) As you can see the friction disc has exploded and the pressure plate is beat up pretty badly. This clutch had less than 800 miles on it before this happened. I am hoping you can provide some sort of insightful commentary about the likely cause. If not, well ok then. Nothing lost. |
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Replying to: punkeye (Jul 11, 2007 6:09 pm) |
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Replying to: punkeye (Jul 11, 2007 6:09 pm) I am curious, though, why it got this bad. The car must have been slipping, burning, etc. for a while? Or was this one catastrophic moment in time? I was hoping to see the pressure plate in pieces. That would indicate defective part, since the driver really couldn't do that. But the driver could destroy a clutch disk, as shown in your photos--but he'd have to be kind of crazy. Are you crazy? 
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jul 12, 2007 8:26 am)
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Replying to: punkeye (Jul 12, 2007 8:34 am) |
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