Bad Clutch

[Matthew Kogan]

Here are some Photos of my recently "Exploded" Clutch.

http://home.attbi.com/~ilium/Clutch.jpg
http://home.attbi.com/~ilium/Clutch1.jpg

http://home.attbi.com/~ilium/Rivets.jpg
http://home.attbi.com/~ilium/Rivets2.jpg

This clutch was installed in January on a Stock SR20DE with only Place
Racing Intake, custom ported Exhaust Manifold (Poor mans Header) and
Courtesy Cat Back Exhaust.

This is supposedly the "STOCK" replacement disc that Courtesy Sells for $65
or so. As you can see the Disc itself is in good shape and was not Abused,
but all the Rivets that hold the Center of the Clutch to the Disc material
Sheered right off.

I Strongly Suggest that anyone that may have purchased one of these in the
last 6 months, plans to replace it with the Nissan Factory Clutch KIT, it
has a SOLID 1 piece disc that will not disintegrate.

This is not fun to be driving home and have your clutch let go in this
fashion. I have never had a Clutch go so cannot relate this to a typical
"Blown" clutch. But there was grinding noise, at the Center spun, but the
Disc did not and there was just no drive at all.

Sorry that the Pics are so large.

Matthew Kogan
mkogan@ma.ultranet.com