5 broken release bearings in 6 months.....cause?
#32
04-22-2009, 04:38 PM
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Is there any sort of timeframe regarding when they might have a report on what the cause of the failure was? I realize this is a little premature, but I'd like to have a general idea. Are they going to be willing to share that information, or is there going to be some reticence about giving out info that could have recall or liability issues associated with it? Who is coordinating with Sachs in an effort to get the final report? I don't think it's going to be voluntarily released as a public service announcement.
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04-22-2009, 06:25 PM
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Spoke with the engineer today and he said he has been in discussions with the guys who are "the Porsche guys" back in Germany. Also said the pressure plate and bearings are "in line" for testing. Told me he hopes to have some data by the week's end. We'll see....but I must admit, at least outwardly, they have shown a tremendous amount of interest in the whole issue. seems at least they really do want to figure out what, if anything has happened. The guy told me to package everything up and send it directly to him- and he is in charge of Race Engineering for the entire country.
#35
04-23-2009, 05:08 PM
Spoke with the engineer today and he said he has been in discussions with the guys who are "the Porsche guys" back in Germany. Also said the pressure plate and bearings are "in line" for testing. Told me he hopes to have some data by the week's end. We'll see....but I must admit, at least outwardly, they have shown a tremendous amount of interest in the whole issue. seems at least they really do want to figure out what, if anything has happened. The guy told me to package everything up and send it directly to him- and he is in charge of Race Engineering for the entire country.
Goodluck Tom..
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06-21-2009, 05:09 PM
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I just had an Aasco flywheel and Sachs clutch kit installed. The first TO bearing was bad immediately, the second makes a Griding noise under load. It is most noticeable between 2 and 3K RPM in all gears. Sound a lot like a grindy gear whine.
These parts were not sourced from Kevin, but I was told these are the same parts used on the RS.
This is all within less than 300 miles total.
This can not be coincidence. I bet it's a bad batch of TO bearings?
These parts were not sourced from Kevin, but I was told these are the same parts used on the RS.
This is all within less than 300 miles total.
This can not be coincidence. I bet it's a bad batch of TO bearings?
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#38
06-21-2009, 10:17 PM
I just had an Aasco flywheel and Sachs clutch kit installed. The first TO bearing was bad immediately, the second makes a Griding noise under load. It is most noticeable between 2 and 3K RPM in all gears. Sound a lot like gear whine.
These parts were not sourced from Kevin, but I was told these are the same parts used on the RS.
This is all within less than 300 miles total.
This can not be coincidence. I bet it's a bad batch of TO bearings?
These parts were not sourced from Kevin, but I was told these are the same parts used on the RS.
This is all within less than 300 miles total.
This can not be coincidence. I bet it's a bad batch of TO bearings?
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06-22-2009, 09:12 AM
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09-04-2009, 09:38 PM
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#44
09-05-2009, 10:49 AM
If this is Kevin's kit I'll go ahead and stick my head out and vote for installation error as well. He knows what he's doing when it comes to these setups and I'd be curious to know what sort of shape the flywheel is in after the failure, as well the other parts taken out and replaced...
#45
09-05-2009, 04:12 PM
even i can say no wrong about the lwf i bought from kevin it works fine (same guy that installed his turbos)i think i would replace one lwf kit at cost and be done with it.....after of course checking with my supp;ierfor the same deal that way no one gets seriously hert