Spec stage 2 clutch question

[Jeff_in_Atl]

How long is it going to take for a Spec stage 2 clutch to wear in. This thing is awful. (I had the flywheel resurfaced) If I try and let the clutch out slow, it sets up a huge vibration in the driveline. I push the clutch in when it does this vibration and it slowly goes away after a couple of seconds. Reverse is the worst. I'm going to go take out the stock tranny mount and put in a poly mount to see if it helps. If I had known it was going to do this, I wouldn't have bought a Spec clutch.

[raroZ28]

That doesn't sound like the clutch to me. Especially since it still vibrates after you push your pedal in. Who installed it? Got a Stage 2 on my Conquest, that thing is AWESOME. The pedal feel is superb, perfect feeling. No vibration, takes off like a smooth cruiser, grips like a race car. If you think you got a bogus clutch, call them up. They're super cool.

[Jeff_in_Atl]

That doesn't sound like the clutch to me. Especially since it still vibrates after you push your pedal in. Who installed it? Got a Stage 2 on my Conquest, that thing is AWESOME. The pedal feel is superb, perfect feeling. No vibration, takes off like a smooth cruiser, grips like a race car. If you think you got a bogus clutch, call them up. They're super cool.

What else could it be? The clutch grabs as if it is warped. That's what starts the vibrations going. If I dump the clutch it is OK. I put it in when I swapped from an A4 to a M6. I'm going back under there to see if anything has come loose like the torque arm or U joint. I'm going to replace the mount to.

[raroZ28]

Can't tell you exactly, but are you sure your throwout bearing isn't sticking or something? Not a tranny expert, just throwing things out there. Your flywheel isn't likely to be warped. You used an alignment tool to put the clutch on correct? Torque specs on the flywheel and pressure plate followed to manual specs? Someone else can provide more insight, but I wouldn't think that is your clutch.

[Jeff_in_Atl]

Can't tell you exactly, but are you sure your throwout bearing isn't sticking or something? Not a tranny expert, just throwing things out there. Your flywheel isn't likely to be warped. You used an alignment tool to put the clutch on correct? Torque specs on the flywheel and pressure plate followed to manual specs? Someone else can provide more insight, but I wouldn't think that is your clutch.

Throw out bearing is fine. It's actually connected to the pressure plate. I've never seen one like that before. Flywheel freshly machined. Alignment tool just gets the disk close enough to get the tranny in. Once it's in, the clutch aligns itself. All torque specs followed.

I'd swear it is getting worse too. The car is up on 4 stands. I'm going to go look now.

[MN6WS6]

I have a Spec 2 in my 96 WS6 and I have no problems like you are talking about. It sounds like something other than the clutch. Time to start hunting.

[Jeff_in_Atl]

Well I put in an Energy Suspension mount. It feels softer than the Prothane mount. Everything seams tight. The only thing that seams odd is the rear end seams to have a little ring gear to pinion play. Maybe 5 degrees of the drive shaft. I think that is way over spec. I'm going to check my dope level (in the rear end guys) and take it for a spin.

[raroZ28]

Throw out bearing is fine. It's actually connected to the pressure plate. I've never seen one like that before. Flywheel freshly machined. Alignment tool just gets the disk close enough to get the tranny in. Once it's in, the clutch aligns itself. All torque specs followed.

I'd swear it is getting worse too. The car is up on 4 stands. I'm going to go look now.

Never seen the inside of one of these tranny's (the clutch flywheel setup), but what do you mean it just gets the disc cloe enough to get the tranny in? I thought you put the clutch disc up to the flywheel, put the alignment tool in, keeping the clutch against the flywheel, then bolt on the pressure plate, then that holds the clutch in place, then pull the alignment tool.

Is it different on these cars?

Throwout bearing on a pressure plate? How does that work? Anybody have a picture of an LT1 SPEC clutch and pressure plate?

[Jeff_in_Atl]

Never seen the inside of one of these tranny's (the clutch flywheel setup), but what do you mean it just gets the disc cloe enough to get the tranny in? I thought you put the clutch disc up to the flywheel, put the alignment tool in, keeping the clutch against the flywheel, then bolt on the pressure plate, then that holds the clutch in place, then pull the alignment tool.

Is it different on these cars?

Throwout bearing on a pressure plate? How does that work? Anybody have a picture of an LT1 SPEC clutch and pressure plate?

That is how it works. Once you bolt the pressure plate up to the flywheel, the clutch won't move. So if it isn't close enough to centered, you can't get the tranny go through the clutch and into the pilot bushing. The aligment tool just gets it close. The clutch floats on the input shaft front to back. The pilot bushing keeps the input shaft centered.

Off to test drive it.

[Jeff_in_Atl]

It's better but it's not fixed.

On another note the Energy Suspension trans mount is a lot quieter than the prothane mount.

[ws6drbob]

My car did the same thing a few thousand miles ago but it had nothing to do with what you guys are suggesting... my problem was that my intake manifold was leaking oil down into the bellhousing and causing my clutch to slip, I resealed the intake and my problem was solved. But i am pretty sure you would have noticed you have an oil leak but i figured i let ya know just in case. Oh does yours vibrate when shifting into every gear?? Because mine did it when shifting through all gears.

[Jeff_in_Atl]

My car did the same thing a few thousand miles ago but it had nothing to do with what you guys are suggesting... my problem was that my intake manifold was leaking oil down into the bellhousing and causing my clutch to slip, I resealed the intake and my problem was solved. But i am pretty sure you would have noticed you have an oil leak but i figured i let ya know just in case. Oh does yours vibrate when shifting into every gear?? Because mine did it when shifting through all gears.

Oddly enough, it didn't appear that my intake was leaking in the back. When I pulled the automatic it was dirty but not wet.

No it only does it from a dead stop in 1st or reverse. It does not do it at all when shifting but the shifting is fast not slow like when trying to start off easy. If I let the clutch out fast from a dead stop it hardly does it.

I'm hoping that if it will wear the high spot off the clutch that it will stop.

Thanks for the ideas.

[DJ Taso]

I got the Spec stage 2 clutch when I had my conversion done. The shop said I would have problems with a resurfaced flywheel, so I got a new one instead. I've had no problems with my conversion.

[Jeff_in_Atl]

I got the Spec stage 2 clutch when I had my conversion done. The shop said I would have problems with a resurfaced flywheel, so I got a new one instead. I've had no problems with my conversion.

Interesting. I wonder why they said that.

[N20LT4Bird]

I got the Spec stage 2 clutch when I had my conversion done. The shop said I would have problems with a resurfaced flywheel, so I got a new one instead. I've had no problems with my conversion.

Yes, I try to avoid resurfacing flywheels at ALL costs, for the very reasons noted in this thread. How many times have you brought brake rotors in to be cut and had a brake pulsation afterward?.....same thing. Unless the flywheel is badly scored (in which case, get a new one) I always clean it up with just some emery cloth and put it back in....might be something to check.