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Mail From: John Milford <(email redacted)>

I just bought a used clutch for my car, and now I'm
not sure if it's a fake. It doesn't have ACT or a
model number or anything on it and I'm getting
suspicious. Actually from the FM page it looks like
there is an obvious ACT logo on the pressure plate.
Do the older ones not have this? This is what I get
for cheaping out I guess.

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ACT pressure plates have the model number stamped into them. IIRC it's on
the pressure plate fingers.


Mark

On Fri, 10 Feb 2006, John Milford wrote:

> I just bought a used clutch for my car, and now I'm
> not sure if it's a fake. It doesn't have ACT or a
> model number or anything on it and I'm getting
> suspicious. Actually from the FM page it looks like
> there is an obvious ACT logo on the pressure plate.
> Do the older ones not have this? This is what I get
> for cheaping out I guess.
>
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Mail From: John Milford <(email redacted)>

Thanks. I'll have to check the fingers again when I
get home. I'm even more confident now that the part
is a fake because the friction disk doesn't have the
spings in it as the ACT disk does.


--- (email redacted) wrote:

>
> ACT pressure plates have the model number stamped
> into them. IIRC it's on
> the pressure plate fingers.
>
>
> Mark
>
> On Fri, 10 Feb 2006, John Milford wrote:
>
> > I just bought a used clutch for my car, and now
> I'm
> > not sure if it's a fake. It doesn't have ACT or a
> > model number or anything on it and I'm getting
> > suspicious. Actually from the FM page it looks
> like
> > there is an obvious ACT logo on the pressure
> plate.
> > Do the older ones not have this? This is what I
> get
> > for cheaping out I guess.
> >
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Mail From: "Bill Cardell" <(email redacted)>

ACT does start with a daiken or exedy disc and plate. A 1.8 organic disc
will have round rubbers bumpers rather than springs, as it's an RX7
disc.=20


TurboDog's Dad
Bill Cardell
www.flyinmiata.com=20
1-800-FLY-MX5S
970-242-3800

-----Original Message-----
From: John Milford [mailto:(email redacted)]=20
Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2006 4:20 PM
To: (email redacted)
Subject: NPC: Re: Do ACT clutches have distinguishing markings?

Sorry for the attachment, I tried to make it as small as I could.
Thought I'd see if anyone can recognize what this friction disc is. I
can't find any name on the fingers, only 4k27 on one and 894000 on
another.=20
Both on the flywheel side of the PP. The guy I bought it from now
insists that its a Daikin (Exedy), and that's what ACT OEMs thier stuff,
so I'm pretty sure he's full of crap. He told me it was an ACT when I
bought it. I feel so ripped off, I'd much rather have my wallet stolen.
;)

--- John Milford <(email redacted)> wrote:

> Thanks. I'll have to check the fingers again when
> I
> get home. I'm even more confident now that the part is a fake=20
> because the friction disk doesn't have the spings in it as the ACT=20
> disk does.
>=20
>=20
> --- (email redacted) wrote:
>=20
> >=20
> > ACT pressure plates have the model number stamped into them. IIRC=20
> > it's on the pressure plate fingers.
> >=20
> >=20
> > Mark
> >=20
> > On Fri, 10 Feb 2006, John Milford wrote:
> >=20
> > > I just bought a used clutch for my car, and now
> > I'm
> > > not sure if it's a fake. It doesn't have ACT or
> a
> > > model number or anything on it and I'm getting suspicious.=20=20
> > > Actually from the FM page it looks
> > like
> > > there is an obvious ACT logo on the pressure
> > plate.
> > > Do the older ones not have this? This is what I
> > get
> > > for cheaping out I guess.
> > >
> > >
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Mail From: John Milford <(email redacted)>

This was supposed to be a heavy duty, though he did
claim 307 ft/lbs, I didn't need the extreme anyway.
The friction disk is solid, no springs or rubber
bumpers on it, so I'm not sure what it is. Thank you
for your help.

--- Bill Cardell <(email redacted)> wrote:

> ACT does start with a daiken or exedy disc and
> plate. A 1.8 organic disc
> will have round rubbers bumpers rather than springs,
> as it's an RX7
> disc.
>
>
> TurboDog's Dad
> Bill Cardell
> www.flyinmiata.com
> 1-800-FLY-MX5S
> 970-242-3800
>


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Mail From: "Bill Cardell" <(email redacted)>

I don't believe ACT makes a full circle disk with no sprung hub. And you
don't want a non-sprung hub unless you want to follow in Wally's velcro
mounted tranny footsteps.=20


Bill Cardell
TurboDog's Dad
Flyin' Miata
1-800-FLY-MX5S
www.flyinmiata.com

-----Original Message-----
From: John Milford [mailto:(email redacted)]=20
Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2006 4:43 PM
To: (email redacted)
Subject: Re: Do ACT clutches have distinguishing markings?

This was supposed to be a heavy duty, though he did claim 307 ft/lbs, I
didn't need the extreme anyway.=20
The friction disk is solid, no springs or rubber bumpers on it, so I'm
not sure what it is. Thank you for your help.=20

--- Bill Cardell <(email redacted)> wrote:

> ACT does start with a daiken or exedy disc and plate. A 1.8 organic=20
> disc will have round rubbers bumpers rather than springs, as it's an=20
> RX7 disc.
>=20
>=20
> TurboDog's Dad
> Bill Cardell
> www.flyinmiata.com=20
> 1-800-FLY-MX5S
> 970-242-3800
>=20


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Mail From: (email redacted)


ACT 4 puck and 6 puck discs do not have sprung hubs, only the street discs
do. I recently sold an ACT clutch on Ebay that sounds like what you are
talking about, it was for an RX-7. It was unpainted (because ACT took it
off the line for me unpainted and it had a solid 4 puck disk.) You would
never know it was an ACT except for the model number stamped into the
fingers.

I had a very close relationship with the guys at ACT. They were 2
buildings down from my office in Lancaster. If you need any additional
help in identifying it, I'll be glad to help.

Mark

On Fri, 10 Feb 2006, John Milford wrote:

> Thanks. I'll have to check the fingers again when I
> get home. I'm even more confident now that the part
> is a fake because the friction disk doesn't have the
> spings in it as the ACT disk does.
>
>
> --- (email redacted) wrote:
>
> >
> > ACT pressure plates have the model number stamped
> > into them. IIRC it's on
> > the pressure plate fingers.
> >
> >
> > Mark
> >
> > On Fri, 10 Feb 2006, John Milford wrote:
> >
> > > I just bought a used clutch for my car, and now
> > I'm
> > > not sure if it's a fake. It doesn't have ACT or a
> > > model number or anything on it and I'm getting
> > > suspicious. Actually from the FM page it looks
> > like
> > > there is an obvious ACT logo on the pressure
> > plate.
> > > Do the older ones not have this? This is what I
> > get
> > > for cheaping out I guess.
> > >
> > > __________________________________________________
> > > Do You Yahoo!?
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> > protection around
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> >
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