This is a similar problem to the one I am having:
In short, they are talking about the straps of the pressure plate failing, and having a difficult time to put the car into gear. Granted it is in the 24v section, they are still using the m20 clutch and pressure plate. I have had this problem in the past several times, and it just happened to me again this morning. In the past I have came to the conclusion that the front crank bolt had not been tightened, causing all sorts of vibration which in turn would blow the pressure plate apart. I have been very nervous now of my front crank bolt being loose so i check it occasionally. Recently it came loose again(about 2 weeks ago) and I cleaned the bolt off and used red lock-tite to keep the bolt in. I was unaware at the time that the bolt needed 300lbs of pressure, so I put the car in gear and stood on the brakes while my friend tightened the crank bolt as much as he could. He was tightening it enough that the motor was starting to spin and create compression. After the motor was trying to spin we used a BFH to create impact force on the bolt, hoping that it would create a good amount of tightening power. So today I pulled into traffic and brought the car up to 6500rpms and well, I heard a noise and what do you know, the selector rod is doing the same damn thing it did last time the pressure plate broke. I was able to drive it to the train station, but did not have enough time to pop the hood to check the crank bolt, because the train was about to leave. All the pressure plates and clutch parts have been OEM sachs.
Did this happen again because my crank bolt is not tight enough?
Who knows of a good machine shop that will add thicker tabs to a pressure plate?
Any suggestions of a stronger pressure plate?
Questions, comments, suggestions?
Thanks in advance.
In short, they are talking about the straps of the pressure plate failing, and having a difficult time to put the car into gear. Granted it is in the 24v section, they are still using the m20 clutch and pressure plate. I have had this problem in the past several times, and it just happened to me again this morning. In the past I have came to the conclusion that the front crank bolt had not been tightened, causing all sorts of vibration which in turn would blow the pressure plate apart. I have been very nervous now of my front crank bolt being loose so i check it occasionally. Recently it came loose again(about 2 weeks ago) and I cleaned the bolt off and used red lock-tite to keep the bolt in. I was unaware at the time that the bolt needed 300lbs of pressure, so I put the car in gear and stood on the brakes while my friend tightened the crank bolt as much as he could. He was tightening it enough that the motor was starting to spin and create compression. After the motor was trying to spin we used a BFH to create impact force on the bolt, hoping that it would create a good amount of tightening power. So today I pulled into traffic and brought the car up to 6500rpms and well, I heard a noise and what do you know, the selector rod is doing the same damn thing it did last time the pressure plate broke. I was able to drive it to the train station, but did not have enough time to pop the hood to check the crank bolt, because the train was about to leave. All the pressure plates and clutch parts have been OEM sachs.
Did this happen again because my crank bolt is not tight enough?
Who knows of a good machine shop that will add thicker tabs to a pressure plate?
Any suggestions of a stronger pressure plate?
Questions, comments, suggestions?
Thanks in advance.
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