tuned derv ZS update - Page 17

zsserbia · 10-04-12, 02:44 PM

Sad times... hope you'll get it sorted soon enough.

peterzs · 10-04-12, 02:54 PM

Shame Pete, my clutch keeps on threatening to do something, but if I stop giving it too much torque it seems to get better!!!

Have priced up a replacement, just in case.

p_b82 · 10-04-12, 03:03 PM

the plus side is that due to the fact i am only getting 270lbsft i probably dont need to get another paddle - so something slightly 'nicer' should be able to be fitted...

and yes i am looking at it with cloud and silver lining pserspective s otherwie i think i would cry lol

Sonic_160zr · 10-04-12, 07:42 PM

Gutted for you Pete, the car isnt making it easy for you is it! dont think ever managed to bump into you at PoL yet! Hope you get it sorted soon! Ill be back down south sometime soon so we should organise another SW meet.

Cheers,
Matt

Huffy · 11-04-12, 09:50 AM

I've had my Kevlar clutch for two years now, and its done about 35k not a single slip? my torque is a little lower however ?

may be worth looking into......

p_b82 · 11-04-12, 10:55 AM

I was probably going to look at the next stage down friction plate on the helix side and re-use the cover - if possible.

the paddle clutch only lasted 45k miles - but that is 'average' for these...

I still have to remind myself that even with all my issues the car still does decent mileage, so wear and tear items will need to be changed as and when.

I had just hoped that it would last a bit longer than it did.. ah well. i wonder if any of my clutches will last beyond 50k as none have in the 95K miles the car has currently done

p_b82 · 11-04-12, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Sonic_160zr

Gutted for you Pete, the car isnt making it easy for you is it! dont think ever managed to bump into you at PoL yet! Hope you get it sorted soon! Ill be back down south sometime soon so we should organise another SW meet.

Cheers,
Matt

I know Matt - i been planning on going for the past 3 years and everytime something comes up. Maybe she just hated her time in Brum originally and doesn't want to go back there..... (the car was registered to a MGR person working in Brum before i got it).

in the 9 months after it came out the factory it had the gearbox opened (and 5th put on backwards) and the winsdcreen replaced - badly... amongst a whole host of other 'treats' Matt has found over the years

let me know when you next down this way and hopefully i will be there - if not in the ZS then the fester lmao

p_b82 · 19-05-12, 06:29 PM

well after a run of work matt finally got his nose into the g'box today and found that the clutch is fubar - technical term i think

looks like a spring got thrown out the central plate and wreaked havoc on the rest of the clutch. the cover has been badly scored, the other springs could be turned by hand - and there was a huge amount of dust/corrosion build up inside - which was un-expected.

Also the release arm had siezed solid - which considering it was only free'd up 50k miles ago was quite odd... not the cause of the failure but was a contributing factor in the rapid demise at the end.

Also the hydraulic had popped the slave again - but that was probably just at the clutch died a death - and the fluid did not leak past the gator this time; but a quite seal rebuild and it is good to go again!

Typically though - the friction plate had a lot of meat left on it - so if it weren't for the springs giving up things would have been fine for a while longer....

Annoyingly as the cover is damaged i need new full clutch kit - but the flywheel avoided taking any damage.... going to go for a step down in aggressiveness either back to a more normal round plate or a weaker cover as i am not hitting the torque levels originaly expected....

On the pressure side still no news to report - the boy wizard making the box of tricks has had a issue with his programmer burning the chips out and so that is also currently on hold til he can get that sorted - dont want to plug something in that is tempremental!

one day.... just one day i might be able able to say this project is finished

peterzs · 20-05-12, 10:13 AM

Makes my latest problem of changing the heater resistors, small change.

Sorry its done the cover in, least it saved the flywheel and is a relatively straightforward but costly fix.

Hope he sorts the pressure side soon.

All the best with it.

Ritchy · 20-05-12, 10:20 AM

was just thinking about this, hope its on the road soon