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12-31-2009, 03:01 PM
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Trans Am Driver Grenades His Clutch In Burnout
Trans Am Driver Grenades His Clutch In Burnout
This is pretty crazy. The odds are extremely low, but it happens.
http://jalopnik.com/5437843/trans-am...n-burnout-fail
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12-31-2009, 03:19 PM
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Ouch. Kind of surprised it was a total loss, but I guess with the labor costs to strip everything and run a new wire harness the bill was really high.
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12-31-2009, 03:53 PM
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I think it was more than the cost of repair, they were thinking of potential future claims against the car.
I bought fairly new Dodge some years ago, totalled, salvage title, got it for a SONG! Electrical under the hood fire, likely cause was the main battery wire to the alternator rubbing/shorting. Damage was not "that severe" but the insurance didn't want the risk associated with additional electrical component failures that could be traced to incorrect repairs down the road.
I repaired it, sold it, made a NICE profit and followed the car for several years after that. It was fine!
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12-31-2009, 08:06 PM
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Don't you just love it when the "experts" state on this site, that with modern technology in flywheels & clutches scatter shields are a unnecessary expense on a Cobra.
Craig
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12-31-2009, 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by cdnus
Don't you just love it when the "experts" state on this site, that with modern technology in flywheels & clutches scatter shields are a unnecessary expense on a Cobra.
Craig
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Actually, i love it when people like you make statements after NOT reading or listening.
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12-31-2009, 08:30 PM
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Did I touch a sore spot????
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12-31-2009, 08:34 PM
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All I saw on the first link was a picture. Here is a video of the same car I think.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_C7VDCLEvc
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12-31-2009, 09:16 PM
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Yep. Same video that was embedded in the Jalopnik post...I was too lazy to link to the YouTube video directly. 
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12-31-2009, 10:37 PM
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Sorry Doug, I saw the previews and thought it was of something different.
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12-31-2009, 11:01 PM
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Sorry Doug, I saw the previews and thought it was of something different.
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No problem. Easier for people to go directly to the link.
I decided to go with a Quicktime the last time my trans was out. Good insurance policy, even though you probably have the same chance of getting hit by lighting.
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12-31-2009, 11:37 PM
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Hmmm, now that you mention it,,, I've read WAY more about people getting hit by lightening than clutch explosions...
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12-31-2009, 11:49 PM
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A scatter shield is a very good idea. I just wish that you did not have to use offset alignment pins and play around with them to get them lined up. As a person in the metal trade (I program for a 6 axis 3D laser along with other verious metal fabricating machines) it would be very simple to keep everything aligned in the manufacturing process.
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01-01-2010, 06:42 AM
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Did I touch a sore spot????
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Nope...................
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01-01-2010, 07:25 AM
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They used to allow cars to run with some kind of blanket that could be wrapped around the bell housing and would catch and stop any clutch explosion. I don't think those are legal now but am not sure. I think a scatter shield is good for any high performance car as even the racing clutches can fail once in a while and it only take once to lose a leg or worse. That guy was lucky as were the other people around there.
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01-04-2010, 01:56 PM
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The Kevlar blankets? Far as I know they're still used and SFI approved.
Not much choice with a powerglide or a T-56 since the bell is part of the housing. Those bolt on deflectors only do so much.
Even a blow-proof bell has a nice big hole for the clutch fork aimed right at your ankle... You hope for the best and take what precautions you can, the only safe sex is no sex.
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01-04-2010, 02:45 PM
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"Likely the root cause was from a prior accident".
I find that to be an interesting statement. Blowing up a clutch generally cannot be traced back to an accident. I have heard of accidents causing all kinds of subsequent problems but this one seems strange. Can anyone connect the dots for me on this?
By the way, I shoe-horned a Lakewood into my Cobra even though I am running a top notch clutch, pressure plate, and flywheel.
Wayne
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01-04-2010, 03:12 PM
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Good point Wayne, I was wondering about that myself and thought:
Engine/trans work as a result of an accident. Clutch assembly not torqued down with a "pattern" to compress it properly, or improper bolts used to install it. I think this is the first time I've seen a pressure plate break up like that. "Back in the day" the flywheel was the most likely piece to give way first. All in all, a very rare occurence in my opinion.
It's mostly because of advancements with flywheel technology that a scatter shield isn't as necessary as it once was.
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01-04-2010, 04:35 PM
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Bill's got me so scared I don't want to comment on that one 
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01-06-2010, 10:26 AM
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WOW....That could leave a mark..
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