Raider's Clutch swap at 146k miles

As many know, my clutch failed after 57k miles this week. This go around, I'm going back oem. Why? Holds power better than the southbend stage 2 daily. And noise. Since installing, my career changed and I'm driving 24k a year now, with my kids. The single mass flywheel was not the life I wanted. So got the Luk on ebay. At my work (I sell Mazdas) I ordered the clutch, pressure plate, pressure plate bolts, throw out bearing. Flywheel bolts from EdgeAutosport.com since ours were backordered. 2 techs will knock it out later this week too. So yeah. Figured I would make a thread.

 

Is that the price for the flywheel and clutch kit? Not a bad deal if so sir.

 

I think that's just the dual mass...

 

Just for the dual mass... Still very very cheap compared to OEM prices.

 

Damn. I was looking into the South Bend but decided to stick with the LuK Rep Set and Fidanza. But I also found this SMF from Clutch Masters and sent them a message to see if it works with the LuK.

http://www.clutchmasters.com/steel-flywheel-fw-306-sf/
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Just got a response back and that is a negative on the fitment.

 

The hits keep on coming. This is just PART of the failure apparently.

 

More progress.

 

ACT 6 puck incoming.

 

Cant see shit in that first pick. Did your slave die?

 

Yeah pissing fluid. New slave Tuesday, rest done tomorrow. @neganox, all Luk this time.

 

Carnage.

 

Holy shit dude ! That TOB said nope!

 

I think it's time to start thinking about trading in on a nice new civic

 

Over an aftermarket clutch dying at 60k miles? Seems a little drastic of a move lol

 

LUK is in, Corksport 51r box is in, now we wait for the new gimp, I mean slave.

 

Is that TOB (Mazda original) or aftermarket South Bend? It will be even screwed if the shaft is badly scratches.

 

Over his car always being broken bits not

 

Shaft is OK, OEM throwout bearing failure.

 

If I had to bet, your slave probably took a shit due to that throw out bearing grinding and resisting movement.

You've been talking about changing your clutch for a while. Did you feel any kind of resistance in the days prior to when it died Monday?

 

Yeah, slave probably over extended once the tob exploded. Had the same happen to me on my OG 6 puck. Tob took out some fingers on the pressure plate, made some metallic noises for a bit, then the slave burst.