Big Problem guys
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Big Problem guys
So I had a SPEC stage 2 clutch installed about 10k miles ago right? Well yesterday on the way home from the mall my clutch starts slipping for no apartent reason. It grabs fine when engaging but it will not hold when boost comes on. So when I get home I let the car sit for a few hours. Later that night I went and took the car for a drive to see if it was still doing it. Low and behold it held fine even at full boost. This morning I went to school and thought nothing of it. It worked fine on the way up there. Then as I'm going home crusing onto the highway while on the onramp I floor it to get up to highway speed and it slips againnnnn bah I got pretty mad. So as I'm going home I test it again put it in 5th gear and floored it as the rpm's built and boost came on slippage again. I really hope the clutch isn't bad already. Honestly I have never beat this clutch hard at all no stop light drag races no clutch dumps. Im not saying that I don't push my car I just don't punch it from a stand still. I have no clue whats going on here. Could my fly wheel be glazed? Anyone have any idea's?
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Could be glazed but it doesn't sound like it from your description. Does the pedal act normal during
all this?
Clutches don't typically hold/slip/hold/slip/hold like that. They typically either hold okay or slip at a certain load or >. That load threshold will usually lessen as the clutch gives up but it doesn't usually increase.
Clutches don't typically hold/slip/hold/slip/hold like that. They typically either hold okay or slip at a certain load or >. That load threshold will usually lessen as the clutch gives up but it doesn't usually increase.
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email I got from spec
The inconsistency of the clamp points to a dual mass flywheel going bad.
When you have a worn out clutch, it never recovers, and will slip worse all
the time. If you decide to pull it out, you can send us the flywheel also
and we can test its rotational integrity. That's very common on well driven
A4's.
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When you have a worn out clutch, it never recovers, and will slip worse all
the time. If you decide to pull it out, you can send us the flywheel also
and we can test its rotational integrity. That's very common on well driven
A4's.
SPECTech
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Means they think it is the flywheel not the clutch. The dual mass flywheel allows one 'mass' to spin
seperately from the other 'mass' over a specific number of degrees rotation. This dampens the acceleration forces, at and a little bit above idle, caused by the uneven firing interval of the engine.
They are saying they think the flywheel is now allowing the two masses to spin seperately above a certain load.
They are saying they think the flywheel is now allowing the two masses to spin seperately above a certain load.