[s-cars] 1/4 miles and clutches

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Paul,

    I've flamed my clutch like this at least 10 times. Seems like you have to
get the car moving before you let the clutch all the way out. With a stock
clutch there is a fine line between quick and smelly....very smelly! Almost
as smelly as the frozen rear caliper that engulfed the car in smoke but
that's another story.  I'm doing my clutch Labor day weekend. (It is called
labor day after all). It works fine most of the time. I'm hoping to get rid
of the heavy pedal and gain some extra grip.

Chad  getting ready to clutch myself  Tobin

<< From: Paul Krasusky <KrasuskyP at FirstInterBank.com>
 To: 's-car-list' <s-car-list at audifans.com>
 Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 15:11:17 -0400
 Subject: [s-cars] 1/4 miles and clutches



 Weeeeeeeeelll, let's just say the smell has finally left my car.  My 1st run
 I was a bit jazzed up, and stuffed the gas as I dropped the clutch @ 2k or
 so.  It redlined very quickly, banged 2nd, same thing, banged third.  It was
 then I realized that, hey, wait a sec, there's no way I'm baking all four
 tires on a sticky strip through third gear.  I backed off the throttle and
 realized what I was doing.  Yikes.  And yes, I AM an idiot, I'll
 preemptively strike on that one.

 What's odd about that is my clutch has never hinted at having the slightest
 issue, at all.  And hasn't since.  Bizarre.  Looks like a Centerforce and
 alum. flywheel are in my future, at a mere 94k.  Anyone have any idea on the
 odd chance that one of them thar warranties Bruce M. was talking about last
 month covers something like this?  If so I'd run out and get one, and file a
 claim.  Doubt it though, too good to be true I'd say.


 -Paulie clutchfume K.
 CT
 '95 //S6
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