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Al Grand Master

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Bit early to be launching/thrashing the clutch Anthony, as Gareth has stated you are supposed to bed them in.

A number of things could have caused this fault:

- Wear and tear on gear box

- Excessive thrashing

- Bad clutch

- Poor installation

- etc.

Do not assume it's the installation that is always at fault as more times than not, it's not. Ring the mechanic on Monday and explain, in a calm manner, what has happened and how soon they could look at it.

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Nismo twin plate coppermix. I have the competition model which is rated a little higher with the Nismo Slave cylinder. I will NEVER change it for something else. It's behind a 400 rwkw 2.8 litre. Cant recommend it highly enough.

+1 Piggaz. If you have the money, this really is the clutch that most 300rwkw+ owners should have under their left foot.. Absolutely fantastic it is...

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I had my clutch installed yesterday (ORC700) bought/imported brand new and installed at a local workshop who said they have done at least 6 of the exact clutch with no problems. However mine is the exception. When I turned up they didn't know I was there and I heard them say: "One of the nicest R32 GTRs I've driven very tight, the clutch still isn't right though. Just give it back to the customer." :D Bloke turns around and says: "this is the customer". "Oh is this your car? Now I want you to try it for a week..." Me: "Um, I think I'll take it back when it's working properly thanks".

It won't go into gear on idle properly, extremely hard and has to be jammed in. Now they are going to pull the box out again, as they said they have checked all adjustment items leaving only the throw out bearing as the issue - which ironically as I turned up the person who installed it complained of how difficult the job was to do in this regard - or as he said: "if our work ends up being fine and it's the clutch itself, then we'll talk". WTF is that supposed to mean? It's brand new! Anyone know how the clutch itself could cause this? Sounds potentially like a throw out alignment issue to me...?

Needed to vent!

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709D? maybe they haven't used the correct throwout bearing and carrier.. I gave the correct ones to my mechanical workshop when they went to fit my clutch, bit of a discussion regarding wether what I had selected was right, they went for a different one.. had to go back to what I selected.

Somewhere I have my copy of the orc manual with my handwritten notes on it if you want to check the part numbers. maybe not on this comp cos I'm in the boonies, but might have access to it.

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709D? maybe they haven't used the correct throwout bearing and carrier.. I gave the correct ones to my mechanical workshop when they went to fit my clutch, bit of a discussion regarding wether what I had selected was right, they went for a different one.. had to go back to what I selected.

Somewhere I have my copy of the orc manual with my handwritten notes on it if you want to check the part numbers. maybe not on this comp cos I'm in the boonies, but might have access to it.

Yeah it's the 709D. That could also be the case. Either that or it isn't aligned properly...? I certainly won't be paying if it's not right and they blame the brand new clutch (bloke on the phone yesterday was hinting toward that). They said they have done several of these exact clutches before, the bloke who is there being the reason I took it there, who has a history of GTRs, said that there shouldn't be any issues but someone who did their apprenticeship at a Toyota dealership was the one working on it and complaining. I would be grateful if you can give me the part number as the person installing it complained it was more difficult than others they had done.

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Recently upgraded to a Jim Berry 'Carbon Special' I am rather happy with the results, stock car atm tho :P For the money i had spent for the JB vs the same money on an off the shelf after market item i have got a far superior clutch that in theory should well outlast the off the shelf item. Oh, i went from a twin coppermix to a single :D

If you ever feel the need to talk random car 'Stuff' call Jim Berry and have a coffee handy, he likes to talk and ask ALOT of questions about what you want, he wants to make sure you are getting what you need and likes to explain how the rotational axis of the earth has a small efffect on the random engagement of the clutch at X amount of rpm lol

Good luck with the clutch endeavours :D

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