Attn: Heavy pressure-plate users...
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For all you people running heavy aftermarket pressure plates. I've now broken two clutch forks. The first two pictures are of a hardened fork; the last two pictures are of a normal stock unit.
Both broke at exactly the same place. Pictures are worth a 1000 words... In this case, mostly cuss words
Both broke at exactly the same place. Pictures are worth a 1000 words... In this case, mostly cuss words
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looks like someone needs to program up a billet one. which clutch are you using? I also wonder if somehow you don't have too much slave cylinder travel perhaps? Def strange to see that many repeat failures indicates to me that there is a problem elsewhere. I wonder if you could hard weld the area thats breaking beforehand to help as well.
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KEP stg 2 is the pressure plate. Yes, the first picture is a Blaszak modded one.
If I could find a billet fork I would buy it - nobody makes one, that I know of. So I'm having one welded (proper rod, stick welded). Hopefully that will keep it from breaking again.
Since the KEP stg 2, I don't think I've driven 10,000 miles without breaking a fork...
If I could find a billet fork I would buy it - nobody makes one, that I know of. So I'm having one welded (proper rod, stick welded). Hopefully that will keep it from breaking again.
Since the KEP stg 2, I don't think I've driven 10,000 miles without breaking a fork...
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I'm really sorry to hear this mate -- this has also happened to a friend of mine as well who also had a KEP St. 2.
This is exactly what prompted me to get a KEP st. 1. Granted, I don't produce as much power as you (Vitesse St. 3).
This is exactly what prompted me to get a KEP st. 1. Granted, I don't produce as much power as you (Vitesse St. 3).
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I also run a KEP PP and broke a fork.
This is what we did to mine. Added steel to both sides, heat treated, TIG welded and ground down to fit the housing. Have not had any problems since.
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This is what we did to mine. Added steel to both sides, heat treated, TIG welded and ground down to fit the housing. Have not had any problems since.
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KEP stg 1 or 2?
Not too much of an advanced warning... The clutch goes from being a normal engagement point one day, and then the next day, it engages right off of the floor, and is difficult to get into gear.
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I will have the motor out next week and will try to get some shots.
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