As I've said in other posts, my XTD stage1 clutch & 12lb flywheel setup has been slipping badly. I replaced it yesterday and wanted to post some pics to keep anyone from buying XTD products:
Can you say hotspots???
You can see where the friction disc wore into the flywheel surface:
The groove cut into the flywheel by the clutch disc was matched on the pressure plate surface, exactly the same depth. The depth ranges from .02"-.03". Surprisingly, the clutch friction disc did not appear overly worn. It was close to but not all the way down to the rivets. So the XTD clutch friction disc is just as tough as whatever metal they use for the friction surface. They all wore down about the same amount!
Also, the groove cut into the flywheel was deeper on the outside than on the inside (~.02" on inside & .03" on outside). Evidently the pressure plate putting pressure on the clutch plate actually pulled the outside of the flywheel slightly out of square. Either this or it was warped from the factory.
Can you say hotspots???
You can see where the friction disc wore into the flywheel surface:
The groove cut into the flywheel by the clutch disc was matched on the pressure plate surface, exactly the same depth. The depth ranges from .02"-.03". Surprisingly, the clutch friction disc did not appear overly worn. It was close to but not all the way down to the rivets. So the XTD clutch friction disc is just as tough as whatever metal they use for the friction surface. They all wore down about the same amount!
Also, the groove cut into the flywheel was deeper on the outside than on the inside (~.02" on inside & .03" on outside). Evidently the pressure plate putting pressure on the clutch plate actually pulled the outside of the flywheel slightly out of square. Either this or it was warped from the factory.
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