StarquestRescue Posted May 25, 2014 Report Share Posted May 25, 2014 Act pressure plate 1 shift fork zero. It broke right in front of my house after being 20 miles from home. http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff45/StarquestRescue/Damaged%20parts/DSC03479_zps70a79959.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
importwarrior Posted May 25, 2014 Report Share Posted May 25, 2014 Wow Never thought that would ever happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ucw458 Posted May 25, 2014 Report Share Posted May 25, 2014 Lucky you were close to home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 25, 2014 Report Share Posted May 25, 2014 Is it just me, or are our shift forks kinda weak? Compared to other cars. That's a concern I have with a heavy duty pressure plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natallica Posted May 25, 2014 Report Share Posted May 25, 2014 Wow... you lucked out John! -N8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHARDmitsu. Posted May 25, 2014 Report Share Posted May 25, 2014 That is nasty! were you beating on it when that happened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screemin eagle Posted May 25, 2014 Report Share Posted May 25, 2014 It happens often with dsm's. It sucks big time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88-cnqst-tsi Posted May 25, 2014 Report Share Posted May 25, 2014 it would be cool if someone made a stronger billet fork Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skullzaflare Posted May 25, 2014 Report Share Posted May 25, 2014 i never thought about breaking one of these lol, nor have i heard of any. damn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jinx Posted May 25, 2014 Report Share Posted May 25, 2014 (edited) good ol ACT at work. Doing what they do best.... causing damageYour car likes you when it breaks down close to homeit would be cool if someone made a stronger billet fork or get a better designed clutch Edited May 25, 2014 by jinx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markhansenconquest Posted May 25, 2014 Report Share Posted May 25, 2014 it look like it has been cracked for a while.....u can see the crack line where it collected dirt filling the void....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidjc Posted May 25, 2014 Report Share Posted May 25, 2014 Glad you were home John. But... I do believe if it can be done... you dah man to hook it! Sorry budd. Better try a "billet replacement?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarquestRescue Posted May 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2014 (edited) Lucky you were close to home. Once in a while I get lucky. Last year the slave went out about 4 miles from home. That is nasty! were you beating on it when that happened? No just a drive to and from work with a side trip to the e85 station. But I did run a 12.55 at 113 a few weeks ago. good ol ACT at work. Doing what they do best.... causing damageYour car likes you when it breaks down close to home or get a better designed clutch I hate that clutch every time I push it in. But it will hold the power. What do you have behind your g54b? it look like it has been cracked for a while.....u can see the crack line where it collected dirt filling the void....... There looks to be two crack lines on it. It was not disengaging as well as it did last year. Edited May 25, 2014 by StarquestRescue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbruneaux Posted May 25, 2014 Report Share Posted May 25, 2014 Is that cast iron? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psu_Crash Posted May 25, 2014 Report Share Posted May 25, 2014 Sounds like it has probably been on it's way out for a while. Glad to hear you were already home when it gave out!I've never even considered breaking that fork Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeph_tsi Posted May 25, 2014 Report Share Posted May 25, 2014 ugly... luckily it looks like the pieces didn't go rattling around the bellhousing causing more damage. In all of my cars i strongly enforce the 5 second rule, the clutch should NEVER be in for more than 5 seconds... when your clutch pedal is in is when there is stress on the master, slave, and fork, otherwise they are at rest and with heavier duty pressure plates this becomes even more important. I compare it to lifting a very heavy weight, not too hard to lift it up and put it down, but think of the added stress of holding it up for an extended period of time. This is what you ask of your clutch system when you hold that pedal in, drives me nuts when I see someone in traffic or at a light with the clutch pedal in the whole time. not saying your guilty of this, I'd say its more from the heavier duty pressure plate and old fatigued clutch fork, still a good rule to heed. It would be nice to find a stronger fork, or a multi disk clutch setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jinx Posted May 26, 2014 Report Share Posted May 26, 2014 I hate that clutch every time I push it in. But it will hold the power. What do you have behind your g54b?my 'best' 54 going in a rolla wagon(substantially lighter than a starquest). I doubt even the 60-1 would smoke the XTD 240mmFor a heavy street starquest, I would have gone to a "clutch house", like some race guys do.Single disc, lifting the front wheels of full weight street 1.8 rollas, with "reasonable" pedal effort.... is what I'd persue.Alot of clutch magic resides in the compounds apparently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC_99 Posted May 27, 2014 Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 (edited) Any of you guys ever consider shot peening the OEM clutch fork if a billet replacement isn't easily attainable? Just thinking out loud here....Edit: I found a good explanation here:http://www.metalimprovement.com/shot_peening.php BC_99 Edited May 27, 2014 by BC_99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technology Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 BC_99, good idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 that's the first one I ever saw break like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edde Posted May 29, 2014 Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 Yeah never seen or read of one doing that. Lucky you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarquestRescue Posted May 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 (edited) I was also had a bad vibration that was getting worse. When I did not find the source in the bell housing, I looked around and found a collapsed pass side motor mount. The top plate is setting on the collar. It looks like the rubber broke down and oozed out of place. Maybe the heat killed it? This was new from rock auto about 4 years ago. They fit and looked like crap from the get go. Only new motor mounts I ever bought. I put a 25 year old oem in. I think it has another 25 years in it. The car is back together now, even put the muffler back on, and life is good. Muffler kills some power though :mad: http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff45/StarquestRescue/DSC03484_zpsbf0d5431.jpg Edited May 31, 2014 by StarquestRescue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edde Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 Gee looks like someone had a little trouble with their rubber compound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ucw458 Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 Bad things happen when your rubber fails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrngwae Posted June 1, 2014 Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 (edited) hey John, you interested in a poly passenger mount? Phil has the market on the drivers side. lol Edited June 1, 2014 by wrngwae Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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