Clutch problems suck

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Always had issues with Kennedy double disc clutches. Tried different pressure plates and flywheels, tried making our own thicker floaters along with thinning the discs to keep stack height the same. Kennedy has checked everything years ago. We keep ripping the fingers off the floaters. Time to move on switching to a McLeod double disc. I just didn’t expect a little Vw would be so hard on parts
 
So I understand properly, the floater is the steel disc sandwiched between the the 2 friction discs, and you are ripping the 6 tabs that locate the floater in the flywheel?

When does this typically happen? During a hard launch from a dead stop? Or during hard use over rough terrain?

I have personally never seen this happen, I am curious to what is causing it.
 
SeanRitchie said:
So I understand properly, the floater is the steel disc sandwiched between the the 2 friction discs, and you are ripping the 6 tabs that locate the floater in the flywheel?

When does this typically happen? During a hard launch from a dead stop? Or during hard use over rough terrain?

I have personally never seen this happen, I am curious to what is causing it.
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Yea that is correct, motor builder says same thing. Never seen it before. I have two races on clutch and all tabs are bent already. My original thought was flywheel was machined incorrectly, third flywheel now it’s not the issue. I have probably ripped the ears off of 5-8 floaters over a 10 year span.

Motor builder is blaming it on the trans, we leave at 7200rpm on two step at 30ish lbs of boost. But he’s blaming it on the air shift. There’s no give at shift

Tires aren’t too big 16.50 Stu, overall gear set is fairly tall. I’d have to look at ratio chart before I comment on that.
 
In Excess said:
Yea that is correct, motor builder says same thing. Never seen it before. I have two races on clutch and all tabs are bent already. My original thought was flywheel was machined incorrectly, third flywheel now it’s not the issue. I have probably ripped the ears off of 5-8 floaters over a 10 year span.

Motor builder is blaming it on the trans, we leave at 7200rpm on two step at 30ish lbs of boost. But he’s blaming it on the air shift. There’s no give at shift

Tires aren’t too big 16.50 Stu, overall gear set is fairly tall. I’d have to look at ratio chart before I comment on that.
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Do you cut timing on the shift?
 
Clutch management like used in drag cars would probably help. Slowing down the clutch engagement would help how hard it hits and reduce the stress on those tabs.
 
SeanRitchie said:
Clutch management like used in drag cars would probably help. Slowing down the clutch engagement would help how hard it hits and reduce the stress on those tabs.
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We are actually adding co2 controlled clutch management as we put it back together
 
The car in my picture is not the car we are addressing. The pictured car uses a crower clutch and lenco trans
 
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