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Old May 8, 2009 | 02:01 PM
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i killed my stage 5 after 1000 miles and i month i got it out yesterday i handled it i will be calling clutch masters today say wtf stage 5 my but lol

here are the pics i blew the splines out on the clutch and the input shaft for the tranny i had to replace it to what a day took me 3.5 hours still have about a hour left to button things up

















Old May 9, 2009 | 02:20 PM
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seriously wtf stage 5 should be able to handle a LOT more power than what you're making right now.
Old May 9, 2009 | 03:59 PM
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i know i am pretty sure it was the bearing i started squeeking and sounding like a midget hitting things with a hammer in the trannie the prongs got toasted the clutch looks fine its the pressure plate
Old May 10, 2009 | 07:22 PM
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WTF would you want to put a stage 5 clutch in a street car???
Old May 11, 2009 | 04:19 PM
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Did you go easy on it for the first 500 miles or were beating the crap out of it from day 1?
Old May 11, 2009 | 04:29 PM
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WTF would you want to put a stage 5 clutch in a street car???

idk why people are like oh my god stage 5 its not that hard its almost like a stock clutch with some chatter

and yes it got broke in properly
to a spun flywheel
so who knows
Old May 11, 2009 | 04:49 PM
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yeah man call em, 1000K on a clutch is crazy.. or maybe you are now like around 2000hp
Old May 11, 2009 | 06:15 PM
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i called clutch masters still waiting to hear back from them
Old May 14, 2009 | 10:21 PM
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Originally Posted by coryjames
i killed my stage 5 after 1000 miles and i month i got it out yesterday i handled it i will be calling clutch masters today say wtf stage 5 my but lol
did you take the time to break it in for a 1000 miles. Your not supposed to smash on it at all. You have to drive a lot of city miles and baby it.
Old May 14, 2009 | 10:29 PM
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either way...1000 miles?

still seems low
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Lame.
Old May 15, 2009 | 01:52 AM
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Its 500 miles and yes it was broke in
Old May 15, 2009 | 02:23 PM
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Was it the TO bearing that failed?
Old May 30, 2009 | 01:36 AM
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you want bullet proof..here is the answer he did all my cars I raced with
http://www.levelten.com/
Old Jun 2, 2009 | 02:13 AM
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pictures in the first post look at that carnage lol what a joke
Old Jun 2, 2009 | 02:22 AM
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looks like the splines on the clutch are gone....its an unsprung clutch huh?....iv heard of this happening with unsprung before.
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did it hurt the input shaft bad...looks like it deff got abused but is it bad?
Old Jun 2, 2009 | 03:30 AM
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What clutch do you plan to use this time?
Old Jun 2, 2009 | 01:41 PM
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the input shaft was bad i replaced it as for what clutch now i think ima go stage 7 and i better get a good deal on it from clutch masters
Old Jun 2, 2009 | 02:53 PM
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The $64 question is, which failed first? And why?



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