Tranny life and death thread

[Si Speed 317]

I like the hammer/wall analogy. Definitely going to keep that in mind for the future Do you need to preload the clutch with the e-brake though?

[aLmk]

Yea you need to use the e brake to keep yourself from moving.

[Si Speed 317]

Makes sense, must take a nice layer of material off your clutch though..

[aLmk]

Yea definitely wears the clutch.

[vdubkilla]

Dam I hadn't read this this thread in a while and but I'd rather take a little off the clutch than break an axle or transmission.I can't wait to get my car back together and hit the track again its been apart a while and I have a fresh minty trans all ready to go gonna try to make some more power on it and hope it holds up again like the last one did .I am gonna have to build a trans this I know but $$$ . I am not going to be able to compete consistently til I do and I love the race track to much to break mid season

[snizzletoff]

^that! a clutch is a a cheap replacement, especially since its a wear item. Transmissions are a very expensive fix.