• WTF Pittsburgh?!?

Posted: **Fri Aug 10, 2007 3:08 pm**

This is where my car went wrong in PA. I don't think pressure plates like being forced into 1st to make tight hairpin turns. The throwout bearing was fried as well.

The good news is the clutch disc itself isn't in bad shape. I have two other e34 M5 pressure plates in storage, so one of those combined with the used clutch disc that came out of the car yesterday will be my spare clutch assembly!

No more scrambling to find a clutch in cities that don't understand the meaning of "open on Saturday", lol.

Posted: **Fri Aug 10, 2007 4:46 pm**

Nice one!

I kinda love seeing loved clutches

Posted: **Fri Aug 10, 2007 6:02 pm**

I dont think BMW ever intended their psi plates to be clutch kicked. You might also wanna start replacing throwout bearings more often. I consider it a preventive destruction item.

Posted: **Fri Aug 10, 2007 11:40 pm**

Hell dude all you need is this

Posted: **Sat Aug 11, 2007 2:14 am**

turbofb wrote:I dont think BMW ever intended their psi plates to be clutch kicked. You might also wanna start replacing throwout bearings more often. I consider it a preventive destruction item.

Good point! Those plates have held up well... I'm surprised this is the 1st one I've had damaged like this.

Posted: **Sat Aug 11, 2007 12:31 pm**

wow, looks like that thing weighs a ton... you have like two flywheels

Posted: **Sun Aug 12, 2007 5:56 pm**

It is kinda crazy. I drifted yesterday with 6 miles on the clutch... it worked like a champ! Go BMW!!!

Posted: **Sun Aug 12, 2007 7:03 pm**

Did the springs bend or crack?

Posted: **Sun Aug 12, 2007 8:03 pm**

i thnk thye just bent

Posted: **Mon Aug 13, 2007 2:59 pm**

andysapp wrote:It is kinda crazy. I drifted yesterday with 6 miles on the clutch... it worked like a champ! Go BMW!!!

Haha. Breaking in the clutch like a man!

Posted: **Tue Aug 14, 2007 2:11 am**

60% of the time... it works every time!