hey guys… having some trouble here. i recently purchased a 3R setup from jhm, installed it and had vibrations at 3500 rpm, 4500, 5500, etc… and the engagement point was so low that when trying to get into first gear with the clutch pedal pressed to the floor it was hard to get in because of the clutch not disengaging 100%. put the pressure plate upside down on a flat surface to find 4 of the pressure plate fingers were not matched up to the others, and that also showed with the markings on the throwout bearing, so 500 miles later i took it out, purchased a core from jhm to get a new throw out with pressure plate so i can get it all bolted up again in time for h2oi… took out the aftermarket metal slave and Stainless steel line, and put a new oem, and oem hydraulic line in."
pick up the car today, a week and a half later, and the test drive was perfect. engagement point was at a stock level, i was happy, no more vibrations, oem slave and line is installed, feeling good! driving home 20 miles on the highway and get off to drive on the city roads to break in the clutch so the material can transfer over, and at the first stop light i get to the engagement point is back to being super low, hard to get into first gear when the car is ON, if I’m on a slight hill rolling forward, and put it in reverse with the clutch to the floor, the car WONT roll forward, indicating that the clutch is still staying engaged(or dragging).
what are your assumptions? Is it really possible to receive 2 pressure plates in a row that are defective?
**when i did the clutch job i replaced everything with oem parts, fork, guide sleeve, bolts, pivot plastic thing, etc and lubed in necessary area’s all performed by an audi class A tech.