pressure plate...

[jimstaz]

I have a stage two pressure plate.. after a failed installed it was removed.. can it still be used? but the fingers are a little bent...? go or no go?

[JL1RX7]

Personally I would buy a new one. Yes you can bend those finger back. Now they will have stress and metal fatigue. Leading to a chance of breaking.

Might never happen but to me not worth the risk vs the price.

[Sephitrask]

yeah, it sucks but just trow it out. Failed install? how so? your luck is terrible man

[jimstaz]

yea my lucks been in the crapper lately... lol

[jimstaz]

I orginaly put a stage two clutch in and things went smooth.. then it wouldn't go into gear.. so later I sent it to a whole in the wall shop and they replaced the actual clutch again.. with new factory crap... I got to drive it 60 miles then it wouldn't go into gear... now my disk got shreaded some home.. I pulled my stater out and there was Kevlar everywhere.. so I clean it out.. wqhere the starter was and it started up and all you hear is the disk inside flapping... don't get it..

[Sephitrask]

I orginaly put a stage two clutch in and things went smooth.. then it wouldn't go into gear.. so later I sent it to a whole in the wall shop and they replaced the actual clutch again.. with new factory crap... I got to drive it 60 miles then it wouldn't go into gear... now my disk got shreaded some home.. I pulled my stater out and there was Kevlar everywhere.. so I clean it out.. wqhere the starter was and it started up and all you hear is the disk inside flapping... don't get it..

ok so you put in a "stage 2" clutch, pressure plate and clutch disk, it worked for a bit then wouldnt go into gear. Then the shop replaced both the pressure plate and clutch disk with OEM parts (if truly OEM its exedy) and you had the same thing happen; it run for a bit then become unable to go into gear. So you pulled the starter and there was "kevlar" everywhere... when you say kevlar what are you referring to? a black powder, chunks of stuff, etc. So you too it all back apart and found that the pressure plate had bent teeth on it.... Are you sure they replaced the PP as well as the clutch dish? Was the throwout bearing replaced?is your shift fork ok? Can you shift into gears with the car off? Honestly man, with all the issues you are having you may be over your head, you might want to consider just taking it to the dealer...

[Rotary Evolution]

i doubt it was an OEM clutch if it shredded within days unless you slipped the clutch hard and then bounced it off the limiter.

and if you bent the fingers on the PP then Sephitrask is right, maybe you should leave it to professionals.