Does anyone know of a good and strong but long lasting clutch for our cars…i currently am running a b17 gsr with a j1 tranny and i have had no luck with clutches this will be my 5th clutch and it seems like im replacing it like every year or so…help me with links if possible
What sort of driving are you doing? And what clutches are you buying? What parts are failing on the clutches? My natural inclination (no offense) is to say the problem may be with the driver, not the clutches. Unless there are some reasons for excess wear or abuse or the parts are just cheap quality a clutch should last a LONG time, think 100K+ mi.
ive been buying the ebay clutches xtd stage 3 and had problems with the stage 2 from xtd driving has been like daily with track use 3 to 4 times per month mainly whats been goin out is the disc is just wearing out fast i work at the honda dealership and i checked the cable and pedal for proper free play and everything…the disc just seems to be wearing out fast
Then I suggest you buy a better quality clutch kit.
Here’s my experience, was in the market for a clutch and found a guy on HT selling a exedy state 1 plate and disc with 3-4 passes on the track and exedy flywheel for less than $200. I was assured of proper break in procedure and detailed pictures. I bought it and have used it for 50k miles daily driven. It’s only starting to chatter at idle but it is still engaging fine. I plan to swap in a B20 later as my B17 is nearing the 200k mark and will most likely buy another exedy kit.
Also it could be the installation method and break-in procedure. And like Colin said it could just be the driver.
Ps: I know buying a used clutch is not the standard but with my motor already at 155k miles I didn’t think it would be wise to buy a new clutch for a motor that old.
look into competition clutches, they seem to have a really reputiable line going on, every one i have spoken with has loved them. I have one sitting in my car now, i’m just waiting to get my car on the ground and out of my shop to see how it feels
Stop buying things on ebay first of all.
Second…go to BAP and get a clutch kit from them. They sell the best, closest quality to OEM you can get without going to a dealer IMO. I believe they are Exedy brand. I am going on 3 1/2 years with my stock replacement and it’s just a good as day number 1.
Buy a good brand, replace the throw out bearing, spring, get your flywheel resurfaced, align it correctly, use a tourqe wrench on the flywheel bolts and you should have no issues.
What is bap
It’s like an autozone with better quality parts. I didn’t look at your location before hand. Either way if your looking for good stock replacement, get an Exedy, never let me down ever.
Exedy or ACT would be my only choices for a modified honda. if it was stock: oem all the way.
ok you can start by telling up what type of habits you have when driving like maybe down shifting to brake. do you feather the clutch?, what RPMs do you take off from a stop.
also noticed that the tranny you have is a 90-91, you might want to look into getting a 92 + tranny and use the OEM type R clutch. heard its about 3mm wider than other OEM clutches and that might help you out.
[QUOTE=da6xsi06;2258573]ok you can start by telling up what type of habits you have when driving like maybe down shifting to brake. do you feather the clutch?, what RPMs do you take off from a stop.
also noticed that the tranny you have is a 90-91, you might want to look into getting a 92 + tranny and use the OEM type R clutch. heard its about 3mm wider than other OEM clutches and that might help you out.[/QUOTE]
92+ tranny has a small spline right?
89-91 B series has the small diameter shaft (not small “spline”)
92+ B series has the larger diameter shaft (not large “spline”)
This change has absolutely no effect on the life or performance of the clutch. It’s simply a characteristic of the transmissions input shaft, and thus the clutch disk needs to be slightly different in order to fit.
[QUOTE=Colin;2258663]89-91 B series has the small diameter shaft (not small “spline”)
92+ B series has the larger diameter shaft (not large “spline”)
This change has absolutely no effect on the life or performance of the clutch. It’s simply a characteristic of the transmissions input shaft, and thus the clutch disk needs to be slightly different in order to fit.[/QUOTE]
Thank you, that’s what I was getting at with the wrong words. ha.