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What are the symptoms for a Spec 2/3 clutch failure? low pitched noise?

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Old 10-23-2004, 09:12 PM
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Default What are the symptoms for a Spec 2/3 clutch failure? low pitched noise?

I am hearing a short low pitched noise as I am disengaging the clutch only after downshifting into second. I have no problems shifting so far, but this started today and seems to be fairly consistent. It's almost like a low pitched brake squeek noise. I have had the clutch for like 6k miles, only launched a couple of times. Let me know what you guys think this could be.
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Default as long as it grabs hard and fully disengages it should be aok,

Ive had mine for over 4 months now, and its devoloped a low RPM chatter thats simaler to a LWFW, but it still grabs ridiculously hard so im not concerned, as well as you shouldnt be either, but you could try bleeding the clutch, getting brake fluid in there could stop the noise as well.
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Default It definately does that, I figure if it was going to fail it would have earlier, but then again

I am not really that hard on the clutch.
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My Spec S2 vibrates on engagement, but I have no strange noises from it.
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i think most with spec failures had them happen around 2-3K miles
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