Clutch problem, Help!

[jp]

I have just installed a new kevlar Clutch and pressure plate. But I have a problem...can't get any pressure in the clutch system, and I do have clutch fluid leaking inside the bellhousing. What have I done wrong? Need advice soon..a major race is coming up this weekend...

Help!

/JP the Swede.

 

[David Jenkins]

Just a guess, (back me up Dan) it sounds like you over-stroked the clutch which causes the throw out bearing to loose the seal. You probably have to run a clutch pedal stop. You should have checked the gap between the throw out and the pressure plate fingers.dj

 

[jp]

How come that there is a different gap in this clutch then the stock one...? Should'nt it be same as stock, or do I need a different throw out bearing?
Does the leakage mean that I need a new throw out kit?

 

[David Jenkins]

I am working on the assumption that the clutch is a Tilton?????Exactly what parts do you have?dj

 

[Doug Supercharged Vipers]

Has anyone had any good luck with the Tilton?
Of course using a good amount of horsepower with it.
Please keep me posted .....
Thanks,
Doug

 

[Doug Supercharged Vipers]

Thanks Larry,
Agreed, but I've tried two different aftermarket performance clutches so far without luck.

Any good experience with one (which one) that works?

Doug

 

[jp]

Thanxs for giving me your thoughts on this.
It's a Archer Racing something clutch. We have actually solved the problem. When we put in the new clutch did the slave cylinder start to leak... The fix was quite simple, we just took the slave cylinder apart, fabricated a spacer so that the stroke of the hydraulic parts was reverted to the same area as it was before I installed the new clutch...