Friggen clutch!!!!!
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Okay, I started to have some issues over the past week, I don't want to pull this GD POS apart again, but I may have to. Here are the symptoms. In gear tooling along if I press the gas pedal for a little more acceleration RPM's rise crazy like and the car stutters a bit until the clutch catches again. It's a 6 puck so it chatters anyway, but it does the same chattering when this happens. Clutch swap time? What's are your opinions?
Slower than your stock focus.
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How often do you drive it? Makes me wonder if it's properly bedded in.
Are you ever going to turbo it? If not just put a stock clutch back in so the car is street friendly and drive it, the OEM clutches work quite well.
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Are you ever going to turbo it? If not just put a stock clutch back in so the car is street friendly and drive it, the OEM clutches work quite well.
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I drive it quite a bit, probably 200 miles a week, this didn't start happening until the past week. Easier on the pocket book than the G8. And yes, if I am going to open it up a stock clutch is going in.
Slower than your stock focus.
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What flywheel do you have?
I just checked and the OEM clutch is actually a bit steep at $350.00.
I can get it if you want it.
I just checked and the OEM clutch is actually a bit steep at $350.00.
I can get it if you want it.
Tasca Auto Group- Employee pricing on all parts.
http://www.tascaparts.com/partlocator/i ... eid=213668
1-800-598-1484 or spowell@tasca.com
http://www.tascaparts.com/partlocator/i ... eid=213668
1-800-598-1484 or spowell@tasca.com
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Stock flywheel, will need to get it resurfaced if it is salvageable.
Slower than your stock focus.
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Hope it works out. Is it a fairly old clutch?
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Couple of years old. That is why I am pissed. Probably has about 35k on it.
Slower than your stock focus.
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Aftermarket clutches don't have nearly the lifespan of a good OEM one I have found.
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That's a fact, I changed the one in my SVT at 110k and it wasn't worn out or slipping yet and I've seen other OEM Focus clutches go past 200k.Redlineracer12 wrote:Aftermarket clutches don't have nearly the lifespan of a good OEM one I have found.
Tasca Auto Group- Employee pricing on all parts.
http://www.tascaparts.com/partlocator/i ... eid=213668
1-800-598-1484 or spowell@tasca.com
http://www.tascaparts.com/partlocator/i ... eid=213668
1-800-598-1484 or spowell@tasca.com
^^That's a fact. My kid has got over 230k on his original clutch. Still felt fine when I drove it recently.
Paul
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