Jesus I can't beleive there is going to be another one of these threads. Do everyone including ACT a favor, Post your non sense into Warrtalon's thread. That way when they delete it it takes all of you down at once.

 

Kilterman, come on now. Your unwavering and blind loyalty is getting out of hand. We all _want_ the ACT to work well, but it just hasn't been working out too well so far. I adjusted mine, and it works fine for now, but if the same thing happens again as before, then I will have no more room to adjust the pedal, and then I will have no choice but to replace it. Only time will tell...in fact, it passed its first test by enduring 5 25-min road racing sessions where I was banging the gears between 3-4/4-5/5-6 all day long, and doing so at high rpm and with drag-like shift speed. Tomorrow, it will get its second test as I return to the drag strip. I will be sure to report on the results, bad OR good. I expect they will be good for now...

 

there is no problems with this clutch if it is adjusted properly. you did adjust it right........

 

i doubt it.... also going twin plate isnt the CUREALL.... i just blew a twin plate carbon clutch.... and now im with a ACT 6 puck unsprung....and I am happy as can be.....
Clutch adjustment is a crucial step.....

 

"Adjusted" is a relative term. Mine was "adjusted" when it was first installed. 2 months later, it no longer shifted, despite shifting fine at first. Remember, I hit my 12.15 on THIS clutch on the initial adjustment. I have since adjusted it again, and it works again, but there is no room left on the clutch rod, so next time it happens...it's done. We'll see if that occurs or not. There are plenty of others who still can't shift even after adjusting the clutch rod all the way out. Dirk had no explanation for this, because there's just too many variables. He's still waiting on someone in RRE's vicinity to have this occurrence, at which point RRE (and Dirk) will tear it apart to find out what the hell is really going on.

 

It's Not even brand loyalty really, And I fully sympethize (sp?) with YOUR situation. But not some random jag off poster who comes in screaming his clutch blows without searching for the root of the cause is pathetic.

You know the drill Warr 1. contact Installer. 2. contact Manufactuer . 3. Search. 4. after all else fails ***** and complain.

To the one guy who took it to AMS , did they give you a reason for the Lockout or try and sell you on an Exedy? I hear people throwing " I am going with a Twin plate when I get the money " out there almost daily on these boards , I sometimes wonder if they know the drawbacks of a twin?

I am sorry if this is extremely negative, which I rarely am but It's getting old dealing with crybabies. ( Not directed at you Warr)

Now please do us all a favor and post in Warrtalon's thread so that ACTman can address you issue. But before you do make sure that you have already :

1. contacted the Installer
(IF YOU ARE THE iNSTALLER CONTACT SOMEONE WHO KNOWS WTF THEYRE DOING)

2. Contact Dirk (ACTman) via the number listed on his website.

3. Read Warrtalons Novel of a thread and hopefully learn something.

 

I live next to the ACT wearhouse I will stop by and see what is up and try to give updates..

 

for your sake I wish it would've be me so that atleast they would have somewhere to look on your car.

 

if its been adjusted properly, then either it's your pressure plate, your trans, or your inability to shift or air in the clutch line

 

Unfortunately, those have been disproven except for the pressure plate part, and since it's an ACT pressure plate, I don't see how that is a valid response. People don't just randomly forget how to shift, so that's not it. People have installed rebuilt/new trannies and still had the problem. People have removed the restrictor, put in new fluid, and installed SS clutch lines, and still had the problem. All of the above has been fixed/changed/mentioned, yet the lockout problem did not go away until these people went to twin disks, at which point, everything was fine. There were several who said this in the mega thread.

 

I was told that with the single plate clutches dont disengage completely which locks you out of gear when shifting fast at high rpm's

 

Did they attempt to adjust it ?

 

Well, when i first adjusted mine it STILL wouldn't shift as fast as stock.

I had the TSB done on the tranny and it seems to shift plenty fast, even at only 50% lift super fast at 7600. Im happy with it right now, hopefully, it won't wear down and give me lockout again.

 

yes, and this was the second time trying. I had the tranny fluid changed, restrictor pill removed, ss clutch line installed, and short shifter taken out and they said it still gets locked out

 

Have you read Warrtalons Novel on the other thread?

I would try and read that first and see if you are in the same boat as him then report your findings directly to Dirk so that him and his staff can start eliminating based on both your cases.