RS4 clutch = garbage
01-10-2009, 10:25 AM
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RS4 clutch = garbage
Sigh. Another one bites the dust. I don't know why I'm such a glutton for punishment and fall into the illusion I'll get one that doesn't suck. I'm like the kid that keeps sticking his hand in boiling water, knowing what's going to happen. I'm done. These things are complete garbage.
The twin plate is definitely going to be a requirement going forward. It's not like my car makes tons of power, or I launch it hard. That should be evident by the fact the pressure plate and flywheel aren't glazed up.
This time I completely vaporized the pressure plate torque straps. And in the process wasted my 1/2 synchro hub as the clutch would never fully release (you could rev it with the clutch disengaged in first gear and the car would creep forward).
Anyways, here are the carnage pics:
<img src="http://gallery.trumpio.com/albums/album81/IMG_5738.sized.jpg">
<img src="http://gallery.trumpio.com/albums/album81/IMG_5739.sized.jpg">
as it came out:
<img src="http://gallery.trumpio.com/albums/album81/IMG_5740.sized.jpg">
here is the previous RS4 pressure plate which slipped like crazy... you can see the straps that retain the pressure plate:
<img src="http://gallery.trumpio.com/albums/album81/IMG_5741.sized.jpg">
Look ma, no straps!!!
<img src="http://gallery.trumpio.com/albums/album81/IMG_5742.sized.jpg">
um, yeah... it was definitely not releasing...
<img src="http://gallery.trumpio.com/albums/album81/IMG_5749.sized.jpg">
bonus live webcam feed from the garage:
<img src="http://forums.trumpio.com/webcam/cam.jpg">
The twin plate is definitely going to be a requirement going forward. It's not like my car makes tons of power, or I launch it hard. That should be evident by the fact the pressure plate and flywheel aren't glazed up.
This time I completely vaporized the pressure plate torque straps. And in the process wasted my 1/2 synchro hub as the clutch would never fully release (you could rev it with the clutch disengaged in first gear and the car would creep forward).
Anyways, here are the carnage pics:
<img src="http://gallery.trumpio.com/albums/album81/IMG_5738.sized.jpg">
<img src="http://gallery.trumpio.com/albums/album81/IMG_5739.sized.jpg">
as it came out:
<img src="http://gallery.trumpio.com/albums/album81/IMG_5740.sized.jpg">
here is the previous RS4 pressure plate which slipped like crazy... you can see the straps that retain the pressure plate:
<img src="http://gallery.trumpio.com/albums/album81/IMG_5741.sized.jpg">
Look ma, no straps!!!
<img src="http://gallery.trumpio.com/albums/album81/IMG_5742.sized.jpg">
um, yeah... it was definitely not releasing...
<img src="http://gallery.trumpio.com/albums/album81/IMG_5749.sized.jpg">
bonus live webcam feed from the garage:
<img src="http://forums.trumpio.com/webcam/cam.jpg">
01-10-2009, 11:14 AM
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I've had mine on for 15K on stage3-, then about 5k since full stage 3... no slipping...
however, I have never launched it... Multiple 1-2 shifts but never dumped the clutch 
