Hi,
I have done my first track day in my Phase II Vee and I was great :race: , except for 2 clutch failures. Luckily both were just as I was about to start a cool down lap and not when approaching a high speed corner, and I was able to exit the track and limp back to the pits.
Anyway, on both occasions I pressed the clutch pedal and went to change gear and I could not engage the gear. The clutch pedal had suddenly become very light.
I let the car run to a stop I waited a minute before trying the clutch again and the first press of the peddle was very light. The second press and it got a little heavier, and the third press it was like normal. I limped back to the pits and let the car cool down over lunch, an hour and a half.
The clutch was fine again and I managed 3 more stints before it failed again with exactly the same fault.
It was nearly the end of the day, so I waited for the car to cool down and the car was then fine to drive home.
I thought that it could be old clutch fluid that may have got contaminated with water and/or air and it was boiling.
Any other ideas of what it could be?
I have done my first track day in my Phase II Vee and I was great :race: , except for 2 clutch failures. Luckily both were just as I was about to start a cool down lap and not when approaching a high speed corner, and I was able to exit the track and limp back to the pits.
Anyway, on both occasions I pressed the clutch pedal and went to change gear and I could not engage the gear. The clutch pedal had suddenly become very light.
I let the car run to a stop I waited a minute before trying the clutch again and the first press of the peddle was very light. The second press and it got a little heavier, and the third press it was like normal. I limped back to the pits and let the car cool down over lunch, an hour and a half.
The clutch was fine again and I managed 3 more stints before it failed again with exactly the same fault.
It was nearly the end of the day, so I waited for the car to cool down and the car was then fine to drive home.
I thought that it could be old clutch fluid that may have got contaminated with water and/or air and it was boiling.
Any other ideas of what it could be?