ClutchMasters FX400 clutch and flywheel

dzenno · 11-10-2010, 01:22 PM

I'm shocked! I can't believe this 6-puck ceramic clutch is completely gone already. My stock clutch lasted 72,000km. Along with the clutch the CM flywheel and pressure plate are both also scorched and grooved (unusable). I've sent these pics off to Chad@STETTPerformance and he's talking to CM to see if how this can be dealt with under warranty. I had 2 track days with this clutch...My original OEM clutch had seen at least 10-15 track days and managed to last over 70,000km...I didn't do anything different with this clutch than my OEM one...wtffff!?? i'm going broke, first halfshafts now this! geeeez...what do you guys think?

DefactoM6 · 11-10-2010, 01:28 PM

Wow, that doesn't look pretty. How much time do you spend in traffic?

dzenno · 11-10-2010, 01:33 PM

Way less than with my OEM clutch...been working from home last 12 months..

Bimmer This · 11-10-2010, 01:36 PM

that doesn't look good.

jreich · 11-10-2010, 01:37 PM

damn. judging by the blued/grooved pressure plate and the scarred clutch disc, i'd say it was probably slipping pretty bad. My OEM clutch went out @ 25k miles on a rather stock car. The BMW shop foreman said I should remove the CDV....planning on doing that this weekend. Maybe the lwfw is a bad idea.

DefactoM6 · 11-10-2010, 01:38 PM

Either way, that should be fully warrantied+goodwill for removal+install. That looks like borderline catastrophic failure.

Sniz · 11-10-2010, 01:53 PM

yes thats horrible.

has ClutchNet made pieces for the n54 yet?

DefactoM6 · 11-10-2010, 02:12 PM

If RPS made stuff for these cars, that would be fun too...

Jeff@TopGearSolutions · 11-10-2010, 02:15 PM

Holy bologna....

Never seen a clutch look that bad.

DefactoM6 · 11-10-2010, 02:17 PM

Your avatar wins.

klipseracer · 11-10-2010, 02:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JPSlick

Holy bologna....

Never seen a clutch look that bad.

I have:

http://e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=448681

Jeff@TopGearSolutions · 11-10-2010, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by klipseracer

I have:

http://e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=448681

Lol Pathetic.

My Acura had 60,000 miles on it, Stock clutch, supercharged and nitrous.

It only slipped going up hill in 5th gear nitrous engaged LOL (with a big friend in the passenger seat).

Some people need to learn how to drive stick. (no offense to dzenno)

forza1976 · 11-10-2010, 02:36 PM

oh man that sucks!

dzenno · 11-10-2010, 02:40 PM

JP, hope you didn't mean to say I need to learn to drive a manual

Jeff@TopGearSolutions · 11-10-2010, 03:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dzenno

JP, hope you didn't mean to say I need to learn to drive a manual

IDK

The looks of the pictures, look like Abuse, or catastrophic defective failure.

So hopefully its the latter.

scottp999 · 11-10-2010, 03:10 PM

Well, at least your clutch will be relatively new when you upgrade the turbos.

I hope they mark it as defective and get you a new one comp'ed.

farbmw · 11-10-2010, 03:19 PM

I hope this gets covered under warranty!!

Because I know its not you, I was with you when you went to the track and there is one thing I know "your the man" when it comes to driving that car!!!

Good luck bro!

kennejp · 11-10-2010, 03:42 PM

Wait why would you want to put the CDV back in? I thought putting the modified CDV in helped save the clutch.

klipseracer · 11-10-2010, 04:16 PM

There is no way this happened to your clutch without smelling it first or some signs... This is really nasty and they will have to think that there is some mistreatment going on. I think it would be noticeable if the clutch was slipping this much?

Ghines1279 · 11-10-2010, 04:49 PM

maybe it was installed wrong. not aligned or adjusted right.

Zasquatch · 11-10-2010, 05:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kennejp

Wait why would you want to put the CDV back in? I thought putting the modified CDV in helped save the clutch.

+1...... I thought the CDV-delete was a good thing??

cn555ic · 11-10-2010, 05:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ghines1279

maybe it was installed wrong. not aligned or adjusted right.

I would think install error rather than defective part. There had to be some burning smell at some point

11-10-2010, 01:22 PM	#1
dzenno Banned 298 Rep 5,876 Posts Drives: Join Date: Feb 2006 iTrader: (1)	ClutchMasters FX400 clutch and flywheel - SHOT after 4500km!! :( I'm shocked! I can't believe this 6-puck ceramic clutch is completely gone already. My stock clutch lasted 72,000km. Along with the clutch the CM flywheel and pressure plate are both also scorched and grooved (unusable). I've sent these pics off to Chad@STETTPerformance and he's talking to CM to see if how this can be dealt with under warranty. I had 2 track days with this clutch...My original OEM clutch had seen at least 10-15 track days and managed to last over 70,000km...I didn't do anything different with this clutch than my OEM one...wtffff!?? i'm going broke, first halfshafts now this! geeeez...what do you guys think?
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dzenno Banned 298 Rep 5,876 Posts Drives: Join Date: Feb 2006 iTrader: (1)	Way less than with my OEM clutch...been working from home last 12 months..
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jreich Private First Class 7 Rep 132 Posts Drives: montego blue 335 coupe MT Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Houston iTrader: (0)	damn. judging by the blued/grooved pressure plate and the scarred clutch disc, i'd say it was probably slipping pretty bad. My OEM clutch went out @ 25k miles on a rather stock car. The BMW shop foreman said I should remove the CDV....planning on doing that this weekend. Maybe the lwfw is a bad idea.
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DefactoM6 Sees the world the way it could be 49 Rep 761 Posts Drives: '88 M6, '02 Z8, '09 E92 335i Join Date: May 2010 Location: CT iTrader: (11)	Either way, that should be fully warrantied+goodwill for removal+install. That looks like borderline catastrophic failure. __________________
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Sniz Lieutenant General 715 Rep 10,584 Posts Drives: e92 335 - gone // e36 M3 turbo Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ellicott City, MD iTrader: (1)	yes thats horrible. has ClutchNet made pieces for the n54 yet? __________________
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11-10-2010, 02:36 PM	#13
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dzenno Banned 298 Rep 5,876 Posts Drives: Join Date: Feb 2006 iTrader: (1)	JP, hope you didn't mean to say I need to learn to drive a manual
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kennejp First Lieutenant 42 Rep 348 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: TN iTrader: (2)	Wait why would you want to put the CDV back in? I thought putting the modified CDV in helped save the clutch.
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klipseracer Banned 234 Rep 3,012 Posts Drives: 2007 E90 335i, 05 E46 330i Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Arizona iTrader: (27) Garage List 2007 335i [0.00] 2005 330i [0.00]	There is no way this happened to your clutch without smelling it first or some signs... This is really nasty and they will have to think that there is some mistreatment going on. I think it would be noticeable if the clutch was slipping this much?
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Ghines1279 Second Lieutenant 7 Rep 238 Posts Drives: F30 335i Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: SAN DIEGO! iTrader: (5) Garage List 2007 e92 335i [0.00]	maybe it was installed wrong. not aligned or adjusted right.
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