Best Performance Clutch

[SilvaT]

Originally Posted by pwpanas

I see. Unfortunately ime most "local garage"s (including 'yota dealerships) don't have the experience necessary to work on a 400whp+ gt sportscar. Fwiw, in the future, I'd strongly advise you to to take your Supra to a shop experienced with Supras if at all possible. Improper installation could easily explain why your gears are stiff.

Which Ashford do you live in? CT? WV? AL? If you're interested, I may be able to recommend an experienced supra mechanic or owener(s) that you can get in touch with.

Honestly no. At this point, I'd recommend you have it checked out by a shop that is familiar with this car. For example (hypothetically speaking), if your Supra shifted properly before you took it to this "local garage", why would you suddenly have to change the clutch fork or slave cylinder? Did your "local garage" break these parts?

If you have the TSRM, you could try adjusting the clutch pedal yourself. It's pretty easy mechanically speaking. It can be done with one 12mm wrench...but you need the TSRM to make sure you do it right, since adjusted wrongly it can cause your throwout bearing to wear out very quickly. When properly installed & adjusted, there should be absolutely zero "play in total between the fork, Slave and Master cylinder". When properly installed & adjusted, the engagement/disengagement point should not be "very high".

P.S. Your earlier post said that the lightnened flywheel is "concaved in on one side". Again, this could possibly be a problem, depending on which "side" they're talking about. Imo, if the shop suspected there was a problem, they shouldn't have installed the flywheel.

Hey,

I spoke to Dusty at MVP Motorspoorts last night, who was very helpful. He advised that when you change/ upgrade your clutch, they can simetimes become stiffer, however that there should not be any sort of play with regards to the fork etc. He said at 1st try putting it into 2nd then 1st and this should make 1st gear easier to go into and the same applies for reverse.

Also he was saying the generally Spring plated clutches are installed in a different way to the stock clutch, i.e. the opposite direction to which a stock plate would be fitted. But said that's how RPS clutches are fitted, but that they don't really deal with Southbend clutches, so that may not be correct for them, but generally they do fit in the opposite direction........Do you know if this is true or not???

Yeah if i had a choice i would of taken it to a Supra garage, or at least a garage with some sort of experinence in performance cars, but i was limited in choice, and most specialists are too far away, especially with me having to tow the car to them!

I actaully live in Ashford in Middlesex in the UK, im sure if i was in the US i would of found loads of specialist garages..... Dam the UK.. ha ha!

Cheers

T

[pwpanas]

Originally Posted by SilvaT

...generally Spring plated clutches are installed in a different way to the stock clutch, i.e. the opposite direction to which a stock plate would be fitted. But said that's how RPS clutches are fitted, but that they don't really deal with Southbend clutches, so that may not be correct for them, but generally they do fit in the opposite direction........Do you know if this is true or not???

Yes, it's true. You should install the clutch exactly as specified by the manufacturer (SouthBend).

Originally Posted by SilvaT

...I actaully live in Ashford in Middlesex in the UK, im sure if i was in the US i would of found loads of specialist garages...

Fwiw, I know a guy in the London area that I'm sure can get you to a shop that knows how to work on the Mkiv...

[SilvaT]

Originally Posted by pwpanas

Yes, it's true. You should install the clutch exactly as specified by the manufacturer (SouthBend).
Fwiw, I know a guy in the London area that I'm sure can get you to a shop that knows how to work on the Mkiv...

Great how would go about getting touch with him, is he on this forum, if so maybe i can chat to him 1st to see where abouts in London he is.

Yeah i think i'll call southbend back again as the 1st time the guy was not very helpful, saying that its fits the same way as all other clutches.... i reckon he just couldn't be bothered to explain. The reason we don't know if it is installed properley is beacause no instalment instuctions were provided with the package when delivered!

[pwpanas]

Originally Posted by SilvaT

Great how would go about getting touch with him, is he on this forum, if so maybe i can chat to him 1st to see where abouts in London he is.

Unfortunately, I don't believe he's on this forum. I'll contact him and ask if he would mind me sharing his contact information.

Originally Posted by SilvaT

Yeah i think i'll call southbend back again as the 1st time the guy was not very helpful, saying that its fits the same way as all other clutches.... i reckon he just couldn't be bothered to explain. The reason we don't know if it is installed properley is beacause no instalment instuctions were provided with the package when delivered!

I agree that many kits for the Mkiv don't come with full/proper installation instructions (in English). This makes it all the more critical that you only let an experienced shop work on your Supra!

[SilvaT]

Originally Posted by pwpanas

Unfortunately, I don't believe he's on this forum. I'll contact him and ask if he would mind me sharing his contact information.
I agree that many kits for the Mkiv don't come with full/proper installation instructions (in English). This makes it all the more critical that you only let an experienced shop work on your Supra!

Well i finally got it all installed, its running great again, but there is a slight noise like something is loose, hard to expalin really, but not sure if that's just the clutch wearing in. Anyway i'll give a week or so and see if it is still there.

Cool if he is willing to share his contact info that would be great, but if not don't worry abt it.

Cheers

T