take a look at this. http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y5/johnjanick/DSC00469.jpg

what do you think happened here

did the spring damage all of that or do you think that the flywheel bolts grinded that ish down

did the spring damage all of that or do you think that the flywheel bolts grinded that ish down

Tystyx49 had a simmilar problem and it turned out that there was a spacer inbetween the flywheet and it's bolts that wore down the springs until one fell out and left him stranded.

Looks like the spring fell out of the disk , I see it all the time .... replace the clutch and your done ..... If this is a clutch you just put in , make sure you put the dick in the correct way ... flat side twards engine and raised side twards trans. .....

I dont know of any spacers on the SR flywheels ......At least with the 1000's of clutches I have done on these I have never seen a spacer ....

yeah thanks shawn, i had no idea what he was talking about with teh spacers...now here's another question. when your doing a clutch...there are two bolts on the top of the trans to mount to engine. then there's an accessory bolt or something like that. there's a bracket that holds 2 copper pipes it seems that is in the way of the second trans bolt. is this bracket supposed to be between the engine and trans?? is there supposed to be any tabs at all or do i have to back this thing out again and get it under the bracket. i could sandwich the tab between the engine and trans but i dont' want to

I've never seen any copper pipes on an SR20..take a couple pics of what you're talking about.

ok forget about that copper pipe thing. it was a guide for soime electrical wires. it wasi n the way and has been removed permanantly. talk about lightening up the car!! j/k...thanks guys for all the help and this bit*h should be back on the raod tonight or tomorrow. p/s is there any way that i can mess this up?? everything is "lined up" and the trans is in....so i'm just hoping that there isnt' anything that i cuold have overlooked before i start this thing

Just make sure you lubricated the T/O bearing..

awesome...i did that....i hope well enough

Slightly off topic...but what do the clutch disc springs actually do??

Slightly off topic...but what do the clutch disc springs actually do??
Lessen the harshness of the engaging of the clutch.

The bracket should NOT be between the engine and trans , it should be between the bolt and trans. ..... The trans bolt should hold that braket on , then once the trans bolt is out the bracket will hang free , I zip tie it out of the way ....sounds like the last clutch it had they didnt do it right and got it stuck between the trans and engine ...

I dont know of any spacers on the SR flywheels ......At least with the 1000's of clutches I have done on these I have never seen a spacer ....

Neither had I until I took of his trans with him. The bolts were visually worn and so was the disk in a perfect circle......right where the flywheel bolts went.