Some S4 guys are having SPEC clutch issues........anyone around here too?
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Yeah - ****. My fricken brother-in-law
I went there to install clost doors and two sets of blinds.
"Oh, before you leave can you just..."
"Thanks, now can you..."
"OK - now can you just take the roof off and build a second story and then put the roof back on? Oh and keep it quiet, my daughter is sleeping"
Sorry man, I was hoping to make it out to catch up w/ you, I did not get outta there until almost 11pm. I am glad I am not a handy man, well actually - they get PAID by the hour!
"Oh, before you leave can you just..."
"Thanks, now can you..."
"OK - now can you just take the roof off and build a second story and then put the roof back on? Oh and keep it quiet, my daughter is sleeping"
Sorry man, I was hoping to make it out to catch up w/ you, I did not get outta there until almost 11pm. I am glad I am not a handy man, well actually - they get PAID by the hour!
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Could it just be a break in issue?
Kinda like brake pads and rotors...they recommend you get the pads up to temp to transfer material onto the rotor. Once that material builds up onto the rotor, it behaves as expected. Until that happens, you might get compromised braking, irregular pad deposits on the rotors, or other anomolies.
It's the same basic concept with the clutch (interaction between the clutch plate and flywheel). Only you can't really heat the clutch up like you can brake pads. Maybe what you're describing is the final stages of break in? If that were true, and you continued using the *same* clutch material after the next swap, I would suspect there would be no break in period, and the clutch would work perfectly.
just thinking out loud...
It's the same basic concept with the clutch (interaction between the clutch plate and flywheel). Only you can't really heat the clutch up like you can brake pads. Maybe what you're describing is the final stages of break in? If that were true, and you continued using the *same* clutch material after the next swap, I would suspect there would be no break in period, and the clutch would work perfectly.
just thinking out loud...
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I have wondered that too
I rarely ever try to launch. I have maybe tried 4 or 5 times. This morning I tried to again as I am planning a visit to the track in the upcoming weeks.
I reved it up and as I dropped the clutch I thought, **** I reved it too high - its gonna slip again. Low and behold all I heard was screetching tires - several in fact.
Muhaha - Time to plan an etown gtg!
I reved it up and as I dropped the clutch I thought, **** I reved it too high - its gonna slip again. Low and behold all I heard was screetching tires - several in fact.
Muhaha - Time to plan an etown gtg!