I can't see any of the pics :(
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I can't see any of the pics :(
Ditto. :(
Cough OBX cough.
yeah i cant see the pics now either.
brian
Dude, seriously, you should know how to post pics. Still nada.
Cough OBX cough!!!!!
What about the OBX? I think its OK, no carnage?
Seriously, something us F/U with the pics. I have posted them from 2 different PC's and my phone. Each time they work, then dont work... somethign is FUBAR?I'll try again from a 3rd PC:
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Only the clutch pic works.
Are you selling the OBX?
The clutch is the only pic I've posted.. I reposted it a couple times cuz it wasn't showing up but now it looks like it is multiple times... crazy pic issues :(
OBX is not for sale, gotta keep it as a spare just in case...
I talked to frank about the pic issue. He says he is working on it.
I never quite understood how those extreme light flywheels are supposed to deal with heat, especially when they are made with aluminum.
Finally saw the pic!
OUCH!! That clutch is FRIED!! I think you might benefit from running one of the discs with a different friction material on it. It could improve the clutch engagement and make it easier to drive while not burning the crap out of the clutch.
Flywheel is steel, aluminum might pull heat out better?
Dual friction in series might not have good holding power if each material operates at a different temperature?
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It's a sailboat!
The point would be that you wouldn't ever get to the overheating point of either friction material. It looks to me that the clutch was slipped a LOT to make the car driveable and probably to soften the launch. My thinking is that by using a less aggressive friction material that it would naturally afford you that slight amount of cushion AND still give you the holding power because you didn't overheat the entire assembly as what looks like what was happening. I might be totally wrong for all I know, but it just seems like going a little backwards in this case might actually help you go forwards! ;)
I know I have seen multi-plate clutches offered with multiple friction materials in the stack-up with this exact intent in mind. You know that you break the snot out of trannies now. I gotta think that at this point pulling the clutch to stick a new friction plate in it has GOT to be cheaper and easier than finding and building another transmission. Making the clutch your "fuse" might save you a bunch more heartache and $$$$$ in the long run.
Just thinking about what Findanza's look like after most people have put abuse through them.
I definitely would rather clutch my way out of damage than go looking in the empty junkyards. Reaper1 and I just hung out there all Monday. A few 3.0's, two n/a auto 4 cylinder P bodies and that was it. If those p bodies were manual I would have gobbled them up.
Yes, the last couple times out last season there was a LOT or slippage to help parts live...
So in cleaning up the Trans I noticed a crack in the case :(. This case was heavily corroded and the back side of where it cracked was very pitted.
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Same area to where the last case cracked but different direction. Last one was pushed apart by diff teeth in the mesh.
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Found a clean A523 case with no corrosion pitting... But it had a crack :bang head:
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And now cleaning up another case...
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