[s-cars] WAS: Ball bearing turbo NOW: Centerforce clutch

[djdawson2@aol.com]

Now I'm thinking the Centerforce was quiet because one side is organic?.. maybe.  The new clutch is a Spec unit that Javad sold to me... metallic on both sides, and full faced on both sides.  It was supposed to have a sprung hub, but it didn't come that way.  Having a few hours on my hands this weekend, I decided to give it a try anyways.  It grabs like mad, and actually has a lighter pedal than the Centerforce.  It's certainly more of a race clutch, as it seems to be all or nothing.  With this clutch you can make it chatter, but with normal use, there's nothing... no noise either.
 
Dave
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Emre Washburn <yumyjager at gmail.com>
To: djdawson2 at aol.com <djdawson2 at aol.com>
Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
Sent: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 13:35:23 -0400
Subject: Re: [s-cars] WAS: Ball bearing turbo NOW: Centerforce clutch


Now it makes sense. Yet I'm still amazed your clutch was quiet. My new
clutch does not make as much chatter as the old one, but the chatter
is there occasionally.

What clutch did you go with?


--
Emre
92 //S4
90 Cq
40 valves 'O plenty!

On 10/25/05, djdawson2 at aol.com <djdawson2 at aol.com> wrote:
>
> I WAS WRONG!!!  I replaced my clutch this past weekend (more on that later).
>  I was remiss in stating that the Centerforce had a sprung hub... it did
> not.  It was, however, a good thing that I replaced the clutch, as it was
> almost toast.  The organic side of the disc looked to be worn very little,
> but the side with the multiple metallic pucks was worn nearly to the rivets.
>
> Sorry for the misinformation.
> Dave
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Emre Washburn <yumyjager at gmail.com>
> To: Djdawson2 at aol.com <Djdawson2 at aol.com>
> Cc: S-CAR at audifans.com <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Sent: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 17:32:14 -0400
> Subject: [s-cars] WAS: Ball bearing turbo NOW: Centerforce clutch
>
> Well Dave,

When I opened the box from Centerforce yesterday, I was a
> bit
disappointed to see a new version of my old clutch, still with
unsprung
> hub. Yes, part number matches up with yours, DF074006.
Regardless it's going
> into the car Saturday morning.

I wonder what clutch disk/hub you are
> running in your car (since it is
NOT what comes with the normal kit for our
> cars), and if that might be
a reason for some of the slippage you are seeing
> at the strips.

Also, for those shopping for a upgraded clutch kit, I have
> nothing but
praise for Summit Racing and Centerforce. I called Summit on
> Wednesday
19th at 1pm to order the clutch, and it arrived on Thursday the
> 20th,
and only cost $20 to ship Next Day Air (drop ship from
> Centerfroce).
Summit's price was also $100 cheaper than any local
> dealer.


--
Emre
92 //S4
90 Cq
40 valves 'O plenty!




On 10/19/05,
> Djdawson2 at aol.com <Djdawson2 at aol.com> wrote:
>
> In a message dated
> 10/19/2005 6:02:46 PM Mountain Standard Time,
> yumyjager at gmail.com
> writes:
> Sprung hub? Interesting...
>
> I have a JB racing flywheel, and
> the clutch that came out has no
> sprung hub, and the only clutch they make
> for the UrS-cars doesn't
> have a sprung hub either. What clutch do you
> have?
>
>
>
> Yes, I have the same flywheel. The OE clutch on my car did not
> have a
> sprung hub. The "give" on the dual mass flywheel probably serves
> the same
> purpose. The Centerforce clutch plate that I got did have the
> sprung hub.
> I got it from Summit, shipped directly from Centerforce. It
> was a rebuilt
> Luk assembly. The Centerforce part number is DF074006, and
> is in their Dual
> Friction line of clutches.
>
> Dave
>