I've been talking with sebleroux, a member on here who had a a new TOB blow out after a clutch install. He installed a green TOB, which I thought was the LSJ TOB. Is there a difference in the green LSJ TOB and the black LNF TOB? Does the LNF TOB come in green and black? I assume the LSJ TOB is weaker because the LSJ has a weaker pressure plate. Any help would be cool. Thanks.

 

I think the only difference there is from what I understand is that the LNF one has a check valve and no green cover over the spring.

FWIW, I have the green LSJ one in mine.

 

maybe matt from zzp can elaborate on which TOB they use for the lnf vs the lsj?

 

it is recommended to the LSJ guys to use the LNF throw out bearing when doing a clutch install. it is a better piece than the LSJ throw out bearing. the GMPP clutch upgrade for the LSJ comes with a LNF TOB, hence it being a better part.

 

Well guys looks like it dosent matter which tob it is I just drove 5 miles and it blew out again. Looks like I'm at 3000$ for a clutch install prob going back to stock and selling it.

 

That makes zero sense. Something is wrong here.

What happens EXACTLY just before it breaks? Be very specific. There is no reason for this.

 

exactly. op sucks what you are going through but we do these jobs every week and I have never had a TOB fail..ever. Only one GMPP ever failed, and the kid was jacking around with it, tore the disc apart on the center section - we gave him warranty...

I live roughly 4 hours from you, labor here on a typical clutch job is around 4-500 dollars depending on how rusty the car is etc... book time is longer than that.

LSJ tob haS less travel than LNF tob, LNF is a better part.

 

I was driving in traffic and it started accelerating I hit 2 pounds of boost at 40 mph and it let goo clutch imidiatly started slipping then I lost full pedal pressure and the bell housing was pissing out fluid again, I really don't think I'm doing anything wrong tob do not have break in periods this has been clearified by ky and gm.

 

i blew 2 TOB's out on my car when we used the gmpp clutch...turned out the clutch was bad so i switched to KY and never had a problem

 

Everything else is perfect the transmittion shiop had it right apart they cleaned everythibg off. After the last mess and it was all good pedal pressure was perferct. He took it out for a drive said it was perfect I never slam on the pedal either I just gradualy aplly the throttle my car only has 60k km on it only seen one winter was fully rust proofed so its clean as hell.

 

Ky is thinking it might be there clutch and I really hope that is the issue because I really cannot afford more then this its insane

 

What exactly was the issue?

 

Are you positive you have the right pressure plate?

I would strongly recommend doing this job yourself. Its not hard just time consuming. You need to be hands on and take photos of what you find OR go to Powell.

 

the issue for me ended up being a bad clutch..it was a brand new gmpp 1 but i guess faulty ones are made..i would put the clutch down a few times and then it would pop..so we took the clutch out and bought a ky and it worked perfect..oh btw i hav a ky s2 with 700 miles on it for sale if ur interested

 

I am very hands on my dad is a jack of all trades liscensed boat,car,arctic cat mechanic I have every tool but a hoist in my garage but I work sixty hours a eweek and have no time to do it myself I'm a liscneced carpenter at 21 so its insane right now its summer. I'm sending my clutch to ky tomorrow I really hope they helpme out

 

I went through two of these as well when doing my GMPP clutch, makes me wish we had a clutch fork lol.

 

from wut it seems lik gmpp is sending out sum faulty products...ur best bet is to swap the clutch/pressure plate and go from ther

 

They will warranty it but don't hold your breath for them to pay for your labor and all that. Just fyi...

 

I have a ky srtage 3 clutch but they said there recent batches have hhad black pressure plates, mine was grey so who knows

 

sending your clutch out? well that makes not a lot of sense. The kentucky clutch kits I have seen, (installed on Revolutions car from Ottawa with ZERO problems ) uses the exact same Sachs clutch pressure plate you have and the exact same TOB (LNF style) Only the friction disc is different.

U have an issue here, and I am prepared to bet it is an install issue, that is probably 90% of the root causes of problems I see from forum complaints after clutch installs.

sad to say.

 

I bought mine in January of this year and the pp is black.

 

based on what data do you think the GMPP are sendin out faulty parts? Thats a stretch for sure.

 

revolution's KY clutch pressure plate said SACHS stamped in it. a TC clutch pressure plate. looked pretty much stock to me. I did not test the pressure loads. The friction disc was metallic puck style. Revolution really likes his clutch.

 

im not sayin all gmpp parts are faulty and i did state in a previous post mayb faulty ones are made..ive heard of a few ppl having issues with gmpp clutches and its come out to swapping to a new clutch and the problem was fixed just lik any other company **** happens

 

I bet the distribution block was not properly installed.