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Originally Posted by WickedWhtMR
Well... here is my .02
Every clutch company has their horror stories. If he purchased a clutch kit from Spec and left it up to the mechanic to choose the flywheel for him... then I'm going to say the mechanic is at fault here.
The obvious point of failure is the flywheel. The disk is still intact. The pressure plate looks intact as well... except for the parts that were attached to the flywheel. It looks to me like the flywheel was improperly machined and simply broke apart.
You can't really point the finger at Spec. They didnt machine or sell the OP the flywheel.
As far as what I think happened goes something like this:
OP buys clutch kit. Takes it to mechanic to install. OP wants to install flywheel as well. Leaves it up to mechanic to decide what flywheel is going to be installed. Mechanic decides to go cheap so he can make the most money on the flywheel. Flywheel poops the bed.. taking a good size chunk of the car with it.
To the OP:
Im very sorry that this happened to you. I wouldnt wish this on someone I didnt like. Your lucky to be in on piece. Good Luck.. next time... pick your own flywheel.
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That is indeed very close to what happened, however, My mechanic even bought my clutch kit also. I didn't buy anything and then give it to him.