So I've finally installed my RXT that I purchased during the Lethal Performance X-mas sale. I also replaced the steel insert on my aluminum Fidanza and the stock TOB sleeve with a Lethal Performance piece. After installing the bottom disc and bolted the adapter ring, I insured the disc was able to freely spin and had minimal forward to rearward movement. I honestly didn't check the space with a feeler gauge but when I spoke to Lee at Mcleod, he says I'll be fine as long as the disc freely spins.
So I preceded to install the top disc using the 26-spline input shaft to align the disc and insure they spun freely before installing the pressure plate. I got to about 36-37 ft lbs of torque when the clutch fingers were below the rear face of the pressure plate. Using a straight edge, the fingers are really close but clear. Everything else seemed ok so I continued with replacing the stock TOB sleeve and buttoning up the transmission. I decided to use a Lakewood adjustable pivot bolt but before I went and tried to install-remove-install to get the correct pivot ball height I did some thinking. I measured the distance from the face of the pilot bearing to the clutch fingers where the TOB would contact. I then adjusted the pivot ball to where the fork would be at a proper angle when the face of the TOB was at the measured distance. It allows the fork to move forward and rearward evenly. I installed the trans and adjusted the firewall adjuster to remove the slack and get the TOB to barely sit on the clutch fingers.
The feel of the clutch is night and day from the RAM HD that was in there - SERIOUSLY! I read so many testimonies and was a lithe skeptical that "it must be too good to be true". Well I can say I was wrong. So that leads me to the questions about how can I insure the discs fully disengages when the pedal is depressed. That's the only thing I'm concerned about. I had my son depress the pedal and it seems the discs free up and I can't get the fork to move forward anymore.
Below are a few pics of the RXT installed and how the fork sits. Let me know if you have any suggestions or whether there's anything else I need to check before getting the Cobra back on the ground. Well I actually can't get it running since I'm waiting on some other stuff before putting it on the ground.
So I preceded to install the top disc using the 26-spline input shaft to align the disc and insure they spun freely before installing the pressure plate. I got to about 36-37 ft lbs of torque when the clutch fingers were below the rear face of the pressure plate. Using a straight edge, the fingers are really close but clear. Everything else seemed ok so I continued with replacing the stock TOB sleeve and buttoning up the transmission. I decided to use a Lakewood adjustable pivot bolt but before I went and tried to install-remove-install to get the correct pivot ball height I did some thinking. I measured the distance from the face of the pilot bearing to the clutch fingers where the TOB would contact. I then adjusted the pivot ball to where the fork would be at a proper angle when the face of the TOB was at the measured distance. It allows the fork to move forward and rearward evenly. I installed the trans and adjusted the firewall adjuster to remove the slack and get the TOB to barely sit on the clutch fingers.
The feel of the clutch is night and day from the RAM HD that was in there - SERIOUSLY! I read so many testimonies and was a lithe skeptical that "it must be too good to be true". Well I can say I was wrong. So that leads me to the questions about how can I insure the discs fully disengages when the pedal is depressed. That's the only thing I'm concerned about. I had my son depress the pedal and it seems the discs free up and I can't get the fork to move forward anymore.
Below are a few pics of the RXT installed and how the fork sits. Let me know if you have any suggestions or whether there's anything else I need to check before getting the Cobra back on the ground. Well I actually can't get it running since I'm waiting on some other stuff before putting it on the ground.