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Old 13-06-2011, 06:00 PM
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as above lads all new but on 1.2 boost and high revs it slips ,any ideas what could be wrong ?the clutch pedal sits way up
Old 13-06-2011, 06:09 PM
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Was the flywheel skimmed?
Old 13-06-2011, 08:34 PM
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noop ,just removed the standart items and fitted the new which is a 6 padle piece
Old 13-06-2011, 10:03 PM
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Sould have had it skimmed for start,

Have you bed it in at all?
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no just did a couple of miles, how many miles would that take to bed?
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is it a techni-cunt clutch?
Old 15-06-2011, 10:12 AM
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if its cerametalic then it will take a while to bed in and stop slipping, 100 or soo
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i ve made some progress i think , i ve changed the adjuster on the pedal ,changed the clutchcord with an original item(the one that was onwas alot longer), seems to be doing better now i ll be testing it tonight with more boost ,i ll post again with good or bad news thanks everyone who helped so far
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