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N15_GTi
Senior Member
268
26-11-2022, 10:47 PM
#31
So a lot of you will remember me mentioning at JAE that my clutch was slipping and that I couldn't really use the car very well... So I decided to get it sorted!

So I decided to go for a Competition Clutch Stage 2, with new flywheel...

Had them fitted and all seemed good....Then after a couple of weeks there were some bad vibrations and resonance starting to occur. Well this got really bad, like it was shaking the car to pieces, in particular at 2000-3000rpm.

Took it back to the garage, and they told me to stop driving it straight away to prevent any unnecessary damage. I left it with them for investigation as they said it was all the signs of something being out of balance. (That is how it felt to me also).

So it all came apart again, where it was found that there were considerable high/hot spots around approx. a third of the edge of the pressure plate...

So defective clutch kit basically.... Which is a shame, as until that point the clutch was great, lightweight under foot, good bite etc...

Competition Clutch refunded me with no issues...

I didn't go for the same clutch again, as I had lost trust in it and the whole process has been rather expensive for me (2 x labour), and certainly didn't want this happening again!

So, it now has an Exedy Organic fitted, with no issues or resonance at all... Very similar feel to the competition clutch - So far, so good!

A ball ache of a process, but all seems to be good now.


On a different note, I have front poly ARB and lower suspension arm bushes sat in my garage waiting to go on the car, next job!Smile
N15_GTi
26-11-2022, 10:47 PM #31

So a lot of you will remember me mentioning at JAE that my clutch was slipping and that I couldn't really use the car very well... So I decided to get it sorted!

So I decided to go for a Competition Clutch Stage 2, with new flywheel...

Had them fitted and all seemed good....Then after a couple of weeks there were some bad vibrations and resonance starting to occur. Well this got really bad, like it was shaking the car to pieces, in particular at 2000-3000rpm.

Took it back to the garage, and they told me to stop driving it straight away to prevent any unnecessary damage. I left it with them for investigation as they said it was all the signs of something being out of balance. (That is how it felt to me also).

So it all came apart again, where it was found that there were considerable high/hot spots around approx. a third of the edge of the pressure plate...

So defective clutch kit basically.... Which is a shame, as until that point the clutch was great, lightweight under foot, good bite etc...

Competition Clutch refunded me with no issues...

I didn't go for the same clutch again, as I had lost trust in it and the whole process has been rather expensive for me (2 x labour), and certainly didn't want this happening again!

So, it now has an Exedy Organic fitted, with no issues or resonance at all... Very similar feel to the competition clutch - So far, so good!

A ball ache of a process, but all seems to be good now.


On a different note, I have front poly ARB and lower suspension arm bushes sat in my garage waiting to go on the car, next job!Smile

Lexuspat
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6,827
26-11-2022, 11:27 PM
#32
Shame about the luck dude but glad u got it sorted in the end any other plans for it before the shows this year

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Lexuspat
26-11-2022, 11:27 PM #32

Shame about the luck dude but glad u got it sorted in the end any other plans for it before the shows this year

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Sparkystav
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14,683
27-11-2022, 01:23 AM
#33
Shame about the clutch but seems like good customer service from competition.

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27-11-2022, 01:23 AM #33

Shame about the clutch but seems like good customer service from competition.


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N15_GTi
Senior Member
268
27-11-2022, 04:51 AM
#34
Can't fault the customer service really, resolved fairly quickly. The main pain is the 2 lots of labour costs. However, CC are looking into giving some of that back to me as well, so we will see! Fingers crossed.

No other plans mate; just get the bushes fitted and keep it tidy!


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N15_GTi
27-11-2022, 04:51 AM #34

Can't fault the customer service really, resolved fairly quickly. The main pain is the 2 lots of labour costs. However, CC are looking into giving some of that back to me as well, so we will see! Fingers crossed.

No other plans mate; just get the bushes fitted and keep it tidy!


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Rabster
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29-11-2022, 03:22 AM
#35
glad they resolved it in good time from the sounds of it and fingers crossed thats the last bit of trouble lol



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29-11-2022, 03:22 AM #35

glad they resolved it in good time from the sounds of it and fingers crossed thats the last bit of trouble lol




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EmZ
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03-12-2022, 10:04 AM
#36
Good to see you came back after a few years break there! These look like lovely little cars. Look forward to seeing it in person some day. You done some great little mods to it bringing it back up to scratch.

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EmZ
03-12-2022, 10:04 AM #36

Good to see you came back after a few years break there! These look like lovely little cars. Look forward to seeing it in person some day. You done some great little mods to it bringing it back up to scratch.


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13-12-2022, 05:15 AM
#37
you bringing it to some shows this year ?



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13-12-2022, 05:15 AM #37

you bringing it to some shows this year ?




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Lexuspat
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13-12-2022, 05:47 AM
#38
Hopefully he will managed to make jae which was great

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13-12-2022, 05:47 AM #38

Hopefully he will managed to make jae which was great

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13-12-2022, 06:04 AM
#39
Glad it's sorted...

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Glad it's sorted...


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N15_GTi
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13-12-2022, 01:00 PM
#40
JAE is likely!


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13-12-2022, 01:00 PM #40

JAE is likely!


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