[Guest]

Is this normal? I hope not!! It only seems to happen in second gear. I have BPU ++, FMIC, AFC, SSBOV. I do alot of pulls in second gear. Is it not recommended to drive these cars hard in 1st and 2nd gear? I seem to get alot of wheel spin in second gear, so I am hoping its only wheel spin, but sometimes I can swear I do not feel any whell spin, however, its kinda hard to be able to tell perfectly if your tires are spinning or not with track control off. A better question, how or what is the trigger point for the track control system to kick in, like wheel spin % or something like that?
thanks

 

[ThomasKenyon]

Did you replace the flywheel when you replaced your clutch?

TK

 

[Steve Jarvis]

On a second gear roll at anything lower than 50 degrees my rear tires just won't hold. Your clutch is probably fine. If it were your clutch and slipped in secong, it would slip worse in 3rd-6th gear.

Later, Steve

 

[Guest]

Did not replace flywheel, but I did have a reputable place resurface it for me.

 

[Guest]

I thought it was impossible to resurface those?

 

[ThomasKenyon]

Well, from what little I know about the dual mass flywheel that is used in the Supra, it is not wise to resurface. Regardless of the shop! I have heard of some people having good results when they resurfaced their flywheel and some that have had problems you are describing.

The bottom line is this... I have never heard of premature clutch failure when a new flywheel was installed and done correctly. Only with a resurfaced flywheel.. It is majorly a "hit or miss" senario when it comes to using resurfaced flywheels in Supras.

That is my guess as to what your problem is. I think you know the difference between excessive wheel spin and a slipping clutch?


Thomas Kenyon