jevansio Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 I don't know if this is in my head or if I'm noticing things like this as I'm driving the car daily now, but my clutch seems to becoming more difficult to use. It seems to becoming stiffer, & since it's an RPS Stage 3 getting the biting point is quite hard. I seem to be able to push it the first inch or so extremely easily, then it's gets quite stiff for the rest of the way. Will a clutch fluid change help? Also getting reverse is a right nightmare, are there any cures for this on an aftermarket clutch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 A fluid change will definitely make no difference at all. When hydraulically operated diagphram clutches become heavy it's usually impending cover failure, or bearing collapse changing the geometry of the action. It's raely good news I'm afraid. Is the bite point changing? If so that's bad... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfpro Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 I don't know if this is in my head or if I'm noticing things like this as I'm driving the car daily now, but my clutch seems to becoming more difficult to use. It seems to becoming stiffer, & since it's an RPS Stage 3 getting the biting point is quite hard. I seem to be able to push it the first inch or so extremely easily, then it's gets quite stiff for the rest of the way. Will a clutch fluid change help? Also getting reverse is a right nightmare, are there any cures for this on an aftermarket clutch? Maybe your leg is getting tired;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foodfreak Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 I had this with my rps street max. the bearing carrier was worn & not lining up properly making the pedal harder. bear in mind that this happened after 3 yaers of running rps clutches( & a lot of town driving) Also check the clutch fork pivot, mine was cracked making the alignment problem worse was fine after changing the bearing ,carrier & clutch fork pivot Hope this helps john Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted May 30, 2008 Author Share Posted May 30, 2008 A fluid change will definitely make no difference at all. When hydraulically operated diagphram clutches become heavy it's usually impending cover failure, or bearing collapse changing the geometry of the action. It's raely good news I'm afraid. Is the bite point changing? If so that's bad... Cheers Chris. The bite point isn't changing, it's just it seems to be slightly harder to get those smooth pull aways without giving it more revs than usual. It's more like it's harder to control the exact position of the clutch around the biting point. It didn't seem as bad today, guess I'll keep an eye on it to see if the symptoms worsen I had this with my rps street max. the bearing carrier was worn & not lining up properly making the pedal harder. bear in mind that this happened after 3 yaers of running rps clutches( & a lot of town driving) Also check the clutch fork pivot, mine was cracked making the alignment problem worse was fine after changing the bearing ,carrier & clutch fork pivot Hope this helps john Cheers John, next time it's in the garage I'll get the clutch inspected. Hopefully it's in my head as the entire clutch/flywheel & all bearings were brand new a year ago & haven't seen that many miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted June 9, 2008 Author Share Posted June 9, 2008 A fluid change will definitely make no difference at all. When hydraulically operated diagphram clutches become heavy it's usually impending cover failure, or bearing collapse changing the geometry of the action. It's raely good news I'm afraid. Is the bite point changing? If so that's bad... Chris, bad news confirmed, clutch has packed in, not sure the exact failure but the biting point has been dropping this last week (I guess it was before just I haven't noticed it). Clutch fluid is below min (was fine yesterday), will report back findings once the garage have it in pieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnd-mkiv Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Had this with mine a while back the clutch was dragging Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Sounds like the release bearing has collapsed, or is eating its way through the fingers of the diaphragm, or the diaphragm itself has collapsed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted June 9, 2008 Author Share Posted June 9, 2008 Sounds like the release bearing has collapsed, or is eating its way through the fingers of the diaphragm, or the diaphragm itself has collapsed Just when I was commending the car on running well, it does this to show me it's still in control Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted June 14, 2008 Author Share Posted June 14, 2008 For completeness this problem has been resolved. The 2 bolts holding the release fork to the gearbox had sheared. The clutch itself was in great condition. There were a couple of small marks where the snapped bolt heads had marked the clutch cover, but nothing that would affect the operation of the clutch. Since the fix the pedal feel, gear selection, biting point & operation noise have improved massively Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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