Paddle clutch FAIL [Archive]

Logg

15-12-2009, 17:10

Hi people I've finally done my gearbox swap after it dieing at nationnal day only to find one fecked AP paddle cluch! has anyone else had one die like this I've only just done over 2,000 mile with 1,500 of them being running in miles! :cry:

Markey Mark (BD)

15-12-2009, 17:14

Ouch mate! I haven't seen one do that before, not even a normal clutch.

car.crash

15-12-2009, 17:16

not even turboted can break a clutch like that, well done logg :).

Logg

15-12-2009, 17:18

One day at the Pod and Mallory park of real anger thrown at it!

Think my last valeo ended up like this too so maybe I need to change my launch technique! :cry:

turbo ted

15-12-2009, 18:27

One day at the Pod and Mallory park of real anger thrown at it!

Think my last valeo ended up like this too so maybe I need to change my launch technique! :cry:its not your launch technique its the **** thrust bearing you had fitted and you kept driving until it broke as you do:D

Logg

15-12-2009, 18:37

:laugh: I know I know!:laugh:

phase i 16 v turbo

15-12-2009, 18:41

Hi Logg, good to catch-up today. You did a good job on that one! Now send it back :D

5teve L

15-12-2009, 19:50

Nothing a bit of araldite or gaffa tape won't sort Logg :wasntme:

Logg

15-12-2009, 19:59

We've spoke to Dog**** Dave and he says some of the paper mache he uses at work should do the trick! :crap:

Sparkie

16-12-2009, 10:00

mine went like that a few years back. every rivet had a crack spreading off it.and the paddles didnt sit on the flywheel straight - it dug an angled groove out of my lightened flywheel - AP claimed i was running too much power. - load of poo. i went with a helix, and never suffered from the problem again.

Logg

16-12-2009, 10:09

Cool thats whats gone in this time! :)

Os8472

16-12-2009, 13:34

Nice work, I've busted 2 helix paddle clutches, stripped the centre splines right out of em :D

Sparkie

16-12-2009, 14:32

Nice work, I've busted 2 helix paddle clutches, stripped the centre splines right out of em :D

isnt that due to a damaged gearbox input shaft?

dangerous dave

16-12-2009, 16:15

hats off to you for killing that:agree:

Duncan Grier

16-12-2009, 16:21

That is............well had better days :D

Think you are best to change you flywheel after that one ;)

You sure you were not driving it like a organic clutch :P

Not had a problem with the 3 paddle clutches I have fotted to high powered vx220's - but tbh I think mine is the only one out of the 3 that ever really gets tested lol

Logg

16-12-2009, 16:35

Duncan Grier

16-12-2009, 16:44

What do you mean by driving like an organic clutch?

Using it to hold the car still on a hill, slowly realeasing the clutch etc - the kind of thing paddle clutches don't really like and wear a lot quicker if you do - not sure this applies to you sir and was more of a pee take regarding your launching tech ;)

DG

Logg

16-12-2009, 16:48

Using it to hold the car still on a hill, slowly realeasing the clutch etc - the kind of thing paddle clutches don't really like and wear a lot quicker if you do - not sure this applies to you sir and was more of a pee take regarding your launching tech ;)

DG

I don't do the holding the car on the hill thing but am normall quite slow at bing the clutch up in normal driving! so many be I was too soft with it! :'(

Note to self must drive car harder
:burnrubber:

dangerous dave

16-12-2009, 16:50

I don't do the holding the car on the hill thing but am normall quite slow at bing the clutch up in normal driving! so many be I was too soft with it! :'(

Note to self must drive car harder
:burnrubber:

:scared: is it possible

Os8472

17-12-2009, 07:48

isnt that due to a damaged gearbox input shaft?

You woulda thought so but the input shaft is mint