Help with Clutch!

[BLKSNAKE]

Had not driven my Viper for about two weeks- started her up and noticed that it was hard going into gear and the clutch pickup was almost imediate- right from the floor.

Driving her did not loosen anything up- shifting was hard- a little revs between shifting helped but somthing is wrong. Got about 7K on car- same thing happened at 900 easy miles- dealer replaced clutch/flywheel under warranty- told me parts were not worn but bolts had sheared in clutch assembly.

could it be an adjustement?

sure the superchager is not helping.

thanks

Rich

 

[VIPER D]

Check the chutch fluid and try to bleed the master/slave cylinder.


vd..

 

[BLKSNAKE]

level looks ok

but I will bleed it

thanks

Rich

 

[Racer Robbie]

ViperD's advice is the first thing I would look at. Sometimes when you live is a high humididy area the clutch and brakes rust over slightly when the car has been sitting a while. There is no adjustment for the hydraulic clutch. Also clutch master cylinders and slave cylinders have seals which loose their sealing properties after long periods of sitting but I do not believe this is your problem as you said it had only been 2 weeks. I would be concerned about the new clutch you had replaced under warranty as I feel you need a much more heavy duty clutch setup with your supercharger. I hope this helps.
Robbie

 

[GOT VENM]

What ever you do Don't put a RPS clutch its nothing but garbage.

 

[BLKSNAKE]

What ever you do Don't put a RPS clutch its nothing but garbage.

What are you using?

 

[Racer Robbie]

centerforce is the way to go. the faster the engine turns up the more force it clamos down with.
Robbie

 

[Viper X]

BLKSNAKE,

Many posts on clutches and clutch issues. Check the archives. Very likely that the bolts attaching the pressure plate to the flywheel were not properly torqued and loc-tited. I had this happen to me twice. UGH!!!

On the subject of clutches, the stock Luk clutch, properly installed is quite robust and will hold the power of a Paxton equipped car if you drive it with some common sense and don't slip the clutch a bunch at rpm.

The Centerforce unit is a modded Luk pressure plate with their own "dual friction" disk. It holds a bit better. I am currently running a McCleod twin disk and it holds the power very well. Engagement isn't perfect, but it's pretty good, very streetable.

Good luck,

Dan

 

[Racer Robbie]

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On the subject of clutches, the stock Luk clutch, properly installed is quite robust and will hold the power of a Paxton equipped car if you drive it with some common sense and don't slip the clutch a bunch at rpm.

Common sense is the key word here!

Robbie