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Reply to "Noise from Clutch, Pressure Plate, Throwout Bearing, or Transmission?"

@rocky posted:

The inside of the flywheel may be scraping on the inner plate that goes between the block and the bellhousing?

I think I had that happen on one of my builds…. I think I had to find a different one?



Rocky

Yes! The clearances in there are very tight. When the bell is off, there is nothing to press the plate against the block. That is likely the source of the noise.



You also need to verify that the bolts that retain the pressure plate to the flywheel are not excessively long and the tips rubbing on that plate.



Also, check the fingers on the pressure plate for excessive wear on the tips. I found out the hard way that the Centerforce pressure plate fingers are not hardened enough to ride in constant contact with the throw out bearing.

Mine were worn almost half way through. That was with 3,000 miles on the clutch.



I complained to "Gene" at Centerforce that they weren't hardened at all and just painted black. He offered to replace it for $150 under warranty so run at your own risk.

The disc is also dual durameter/friction, i.e., one side is harder then the other. The harder side is on the flywheel side. You MUST run a FORGED steel flywheel OR ELSE the disc will machine itself into your cast iron flywheel.

Make sure that even when running a forged flywheel that you have it resurfaced by an experienced shop. That Centerforce disc has a big tendency of developing hot spots or high spots on the surface of the flywheel.



The dual friction sounds like a good idea but has got some issues with it including quality of manufacture.

Incidentally, "Gene" mentioned that they were now being manufactured "off shore" and that was a suggestion about the "lack of quality" issues that I was experiencing with it.

He will never admit to anything and frankly why should he care if you are foolish enough to pay for a replacement part under warranty?

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