Ek3 Clutch And Pressure Plate

[sira]

Dear Friends

My EK3 Clutch was very tight and finally noticed that it needs to be replaced.

I can feel the paddle not go deep as it before. Get stuck at 2inch before the edge.

I was running with tight paddle issue for a 1 year and now it is worst. So I’m planning to install Japanese clutch plates, pressure plates, Rasor and Cam oil seal. But some mechanists said go for genuine clutch and pressure plates. Because sometimes the Japanese parts will have a little bit a vibration.

Do you have any thoughts about this genuine vs Japanese. Thru , there will be a slightly difference. But will it be like that

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Please share with me your ideas.

sira

[jaga]

My openion is to go for genuine since it is a mechanical device and also there are so many fake japaneese ones are vailable in the market.

[Strikeee]

I too had the same issue and I replaced mine with Exedy clutch kit, which I got down from ebay. Cost me 30k for whole process and had to wait for 20 days.

[overTuned]

I too had the same issue and I replaced mine with Exedy clutch kit, which I got down from ebay. Cost me 30k for whole process and had to wait for 20 days.

bro..U too having an EK? How you feel it now?

[Strikeee]

Yep I am having an EK3...

bro..U too having an EK? How you feel it now?

What you mean by "how it feels now?"

[overTuned]

I mean is it kind of a race clutch with a hard to paddle or kind of a normal one which is soft to paddle. Coz in my VIRS also the clutch is very tight. When I traveling for 25-30 kms gears not releasing when I paddle once. I need to paddle twice to get the gear release.

[Ek3 Ferio]

I replaced both with Exeedy Clutch and a pressure plates somewhere around year ago, costs me 37k for the whole process and it was done in 1 day by Waruna Kesbewa.

[Ek3 Ferio]

I mean is it kind of a race clutch with a hard to paddle or kind of a normal one which is soft to paddle. Coz in my VIRS also the clutch is very tight. When I traveling for 25-30 kms gears not releasing when I paddle once. I need to paddle twice to get the gear release.

Before I replaced mine, the clutch was very tight and a lot of effort needs to be put to drive in a traffic, but now it is smooth and now I have driven almost 30000km still feeling great.

[Strikeee]

I mean is it kind of a race clutch with a hard to paddle or kind of a normal one which is soft to paddle. Coz in my VIRS also the clutch is very tight. When I traveling for 25-30 kms gears not releasing when I paddle once. I need to paddle twice to get the gear release.

I have no issues like that, I changed the clutch, pressure plate & some bearings too.

Try changing ur pressure plate if clutch is good so then you problem might get solved.

[Strikeee]

Dear Friends

My EK3 Clutch was very tight and finally noticed that it needs to be replaced.

I can feel the paddle not go deep as it before. Get stuck at 2inch before the edge.

I was running with tight paddle issue for a 1 year and now it is worst. So I’m planning to install Japanese clutch plates, pressure plates, Rasor and Cam oil seal. But some mechanists said go for genuine clutch and pressure plates. Because sometimes the Japanese parts will have a little bit a vibration.

Do you have any thoughts about this genuine vs Japanese. Thru , there will be a slightly difference. But will it be like that

,

Please share with me your ideas.

sira

and sira,

if you are replacing, replace with one type, either whole set be genuine or vice-versa.

[c1nder]

I mean is it kind of a race clutch with a hard to paddle or kind of a normal one which is soft to paddle. Coz in my VIRS also the clutch is very tight. When I traveling for 25-30 kms gears not releasing when I paddle once. I need to paddle twice to get the gear release.

If you are double clutching to change gears it could be that your synchro's are damaged. Performance clutch pressure plates dish out more pressure to keep the disc from slipping when there is alot of torque thats why it's stiff but AFAIK it doesn't need double clutching.

[overTuned]

Cool. Tks guys..I'll try to replace mine with exeedy one.

[sira]

Dear All

Finally I replaced the clutch and PP y'day including the oil seal..etc.but most worst case was the cluch fork (see attached pic) . it was broken due to high pressure of the pressure plate. I had to replace that too and my repairman said this was a very rare case. so luckily got the part form tek motors. and cost me 5500.

so my advise is when you feel the clutch is tight on your EK3 you should replace soon otherwise the repair will cost more.

other thing - I got this repaired by guy called jagath from panagoda. he is really cool guy and no hurry. he dose take his own time and installed everything perfectly. I did replace with Japanese clutch and PP. it was very smooth and no vibration too. wow clutch is very smooth . you are correct cannot see the difference with accelerator paddle and clutch paddle

thank you guys for your idea

sira

[sira]

Dear members, I have adjusted the clutch master pump rod some time back when my cluch was required to depress to end, because there was an issue with pressure plate. now all gone and very smooth. but i want to know what the factory default setting of this rod. see pic (red arrow)

another thing is when i press tghe clutch it dose go deep end and touches the floor pannel (just above the pannel) some guy said to me it should not touch the pannel . ano looks there are some roubber cover there to close that hole

if you have EK3 Please let me know what you have on that

Sira