Smoke that clutch and then you too can have some JHM clutch love. Not such a big deal for you as only the B6’s were blessed with the shitty dual mass flywheel (not sure about the bastard S4, i.e. the 2005.5).
I’m sure you won’t mind me posting this for the AR crowd, since I’m kind of using this as my build thread: http://youtu.be/5bcB60bBVak
^^ I was just about to post it up here lol.
Let me know if you want the raw HD footage… ill get it to you somehow.
I have the JHM LWFW & stage 4 clutch. . .I abuse the living hell out of it!!! Never had a problem!!! I blew my axle last week!! 
That was too easy
He has admitted the dealer fucked up the install…but is starting ‘jhm is mean’ threads everywhere.
Except that he hasn’t started any ‘JHM is mean’ threads… He asked for what the alternative out there is, obviously something went wrong in the install, so it only makes sense to not want to use the same hard to install parts again. I know it is not very straight forward to install this clutch kit, the dealer had trouble doing mine, but now 18k miles later mine is showing no signs of any problems.
have you even read his threads??
the title is ‘so after a stage 4 clutch failure…’
the clutch didn’t fail. The dealer install did.
furher his threads (yes he has one on audiworld too) are full of complaining that jhm didn’t cut him a sweet deal on a replacement (they ofered him $100 off) and saying jhm is hanging him out to dry…but not saying a damn thing about the dealer.
nevermind the fact he didn’t break the clutch in anything like jhm told him to. Nevermind the fact he went to a road course day before completing the break in miles. Never mind the fact that on DAY ONE his car was vibrating and he was complaining in both threads…and his engagement point was way out of whack…and never mind the fact that I told him on day two that his install was botched. No never mind any of that.
lets listen to Ben instead. Ok ben. Tell us what we’re missing.
I have tried to say my distance as of the past few months with Ben as I have enjoyed several of his posts. At this point it seems either he has little to know automotive background, he feels like he should back bad information and justify ineptitude or he is just mental.
[quote] Quote BENSTIso it only makes sense to not want to use the same hard to install parts again.
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The above statement is so moronic I can’t even begin to think how one would have even tried to justify typing that sentence out. What has happened is. Someone didn’t take responsibility in the first place and now after they have been shown that there insentient bitching was for not. They are still looking for a way out of taking responsibility for there JUMPED to conclusions that turned out to be wrong.
What happened to how it was when we were kids. Seems now a days everyone is looking to whom they can point the finger at as long as its not at themselves. What has gotten worse now is that you have people like BenSTi sticking up for the action of not taking responsibility
The above statement is so moronic I can’t even begin to think how one would have even tried to justify typing that sentence out. What has happened is. Someone didn’t take responsibility in the first place and now after they have been shown that there insentient bitching was for not. They are still looking for a way out of taking responsibility for there JUMPED to conclusions that turned out to be wrong.
What happened to how it was when we were kids. Seems now a days everyone is looking to whom they can point the finger at as long as its not at themselves. What has gotten worse now is that you have people like BenSTi sticking up for the action of not taking responsibility
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I think I might not have been clear. I am not saying that it was JHM’s fault or that they should have done anything different. It is pretty obvious it was installed correctly, no question in my mind about that. What I am saying is, he is obviously pretty upset about it, can you blame him for wanting to try something different? The JHM clutch setup requires following the directions very carefully, this can be a problem for a unskilled mechanic, he is asking what the alternative is, he doesn’t want to risk the same problems again (and after what he has been through, I can understand).
I hope that clears up what I was trying to say. I had not seek any post on AudiWorld, I don’t really visit that forum much. If he is complaining that JHM is not cutting him a deal, I would say that is wrong. Everything looks like installer error which means it isn’t JHM’s fault and they don’t have to do anything about it.
For what it’s worth, my LWFW and Stage 4 setup has been going perfect for 18k miles. It was installed by the dealer, they had a problem getting the flywheel over the crankshaft and JHM ended up providing detailed instructions on how to get it on.
see…your first post was ‘he didn’t start any jhm is mean threads’.
now you’re saying he’s wrong for trashing jhm on the forums and admitting you havent even read them.
please make up your mind and let us know when youre sure.
Saki, I hate to be rude, but you should lay off on people. I made a mistake, I did not see a thread on another forum, I admitted that in my most recent post. It seems to me like every time I post something you try to find the worst you can in it.
really?
your first post in this thread was combative and attempting to question my post about gibsoni. You defended him and claimed he wasn’t doing what I said
turns out you were dead fucking wrong…and when I pointed that out to you, suddenly I need to lay off ?
how about you get your fucking facts straight and don’t be such an apologist
good to see you giving the jhm clutch the credit it deserves. I guess you won’t be selling clutches then?
regarding your business…do you feel like letting us know the names of everyone with a financial interest in the company? That way we’re not taking user posts as impartial reviews, only to find they’re on the ownership group.
I’m not going to tell you names, for obvious reasons, but we are filed as an S Corp with three owners, my business partner (who has no interest in Audis), an investor (who has no interest in cars), and myself. That is it. Nobody else is an owner of the company, works for the company, consults for the company, or has a stake in the company.
We are not making parts to compete with JHM, we are making parts that are not available on the market at this time. All of our products are engineered from the ground up and tested on our cars.
Also, for what it’s worth, I have always given the JHM clutch plenty of credit, it, combined with the shifter trio, is one of the best mods you can do to the car. We don’t see any reason to consider making a clutch because we can’t make it better, cheaper, or higher quality than it already is.