Old csl clutch

[Mark CSL]

This was the clutch that was slipping after the new engine went in
You can see the springs that take up the slack

[NZ_M3]

You need a better camera Mark

The springs in the pressure plate is the self adjusting mechanism - basically allowing the pedal travel (if it had a clutch pedal) to be consistently the same throughout the life of the clutch kit.

There's a reset tool that they use to reset the self adjusting mechanism when the pressure plate goes back on.

You should check for heat spots on the flywheel and the friction surface on the pressure plate.

Here's the tool in action:


What a good clutch plate looks like


What a good pressure plate looks like


A heat spot free flywheel


The crappy plastic OEM release bearing that causes majority issues


And the sleeve that also causes issues when it's worn


What the car looks like with the gearbox out from the bottom

[plug]

Just wondering, it says in the csl manual that launch control causes premature wear of driveline parts or something like that. I know the clutch won't last pissing time doing launch controls but what other parts get wored out or broke???

[Ade]

How many miles do you guys get before finding the clutch needs to be changed?

[NZ_M3]

Originally Posted by plug

Just wondering, it says in the csl manual that launch control causes premature wear of driveline parts or something like that. I know the clutch won't last pissing time doing launch controls but what other parts get wored out or broke???

Various items:
- Engine mount
- gearbox mount
- guibo (flex disc)
- driveshaft bearing
- diff mount
- diff
- CV

So basically anything that is linked to the drive train.

Originally Posted by ducade

How many miles do you guys get before finding the clutch needs to be changed?

I think you'll find that the clutch friction material actually lasts quite a while, but other parts will probably fail before then - i.e. release bearings ect ...

[alexk]

Hi guys,

How often do (did) you change your clutch ?