Clutch pedal detent and audible "Pop"

Earlsays · Apr 5, 2018

Recently installed (less than 200 miles ago) Magnum XL with a McLeod RXT clutch, and McLeod lightened steel flywheel

Car running, in Neutral, foot of pedal, can hear a whirring noise, push the clutch to the floor, noise goes away.

As I release the clutch pedal, I do not feel a sold motion, there is a slight click/detent to the pedal motion, which is getting worse, and now a slight popping sound to accompany the notch/click/detent

Clutch engagement feels great, transmission shifts just fine.

Engagement/disengagement is rather noisy, audible CLUNK when the clutch makes contact with the flywheel.

Is something misaligned, or is the McLeod setup just a bit more raw and uncivilized, and this is just the new personality of the car?

My big concern here, is that I don't want the car to destroy itself. Quite a bit of money spent, and it just can't go to waste.

Thanks,

Earl

2-tone · Apr 5, 2018

Mine has had the click on release ever since I got a twin disc. It has remained with my rxt and my rxt1200. I don't think it did it with the mantic twin, but I'm not 100% sure. I have seen no ill effects other than annoyance an about 10k miles.

Earlsays · Apr 6, 2018

2-tone said:
Mine has had the click on release ever since I got a twin disc. It has remained with my rxt and my rxt1200. I don't think it did it with the mantic twin, but I'm not 100% sure. I have seen no ill effects other than annoyance an about 10k miles.

How about noise? From idle to about 2,000 RPM, I hear this dragging/rubbing almost grinding sound coming from the clutch, is that normal for the RXT?

Also, at idle, foot off the clutch, there is a whirring / rubbing noise, push the clutch pedal in, noise stops.

The detent / pop when releasing the clutch pedal only occurs when the engine is running, turned off, clutch pedal moves smoothly.

2-tone · Apr 6, 2018

In second or third gear you can get some racket below 2k rpms.

My trans is a 6060 and you can definitely hear a difference with the clutch released vs engaged even in neutral.

I think the pop is only when running but I'm not 100%. Don't pay it much attention when the car is off.

Darthmayxj · Jun 23, 2018

Earlsays said:
How about noise? From idle to about 2,000 RPM, I hear this dragging/rubbing almost grinding sound coming from the clutch, is that normal for the RXT?

Also, at idle, foot off the clutch, there is a whirring / rubbing noise, push the clutch pedal in, noise stops.

The detent / pop when releasing the clutch pedal only occurs when the engine is running, turned off, clutch pedal moves smoothly.

I wanted to jump in here. I have the Exedy ET04XD twin disk clutch and have this exact same thing happening. IF I turn the engine off everything is butter smooth. If the engine is running and in neutral and I let the clutch out kinda fast, I feel the detent/pop at the very end of the pedal travel followed by the normal noise of the clutch. I just replaced the clutch master cylinder since it was cheap and it made no difference.

Its been a few months since you guys posted on this post. How are the clutches feeling? I don't plan to pull trans until I have some failure or issues with engagement.

Shookie89 · Jun 24, 2020

Earlsays said:
Recently installed (less than 200 miles ago) Magnum XL with a McLeod RXT clutch, and McLeod lightened steel flywheel

Car running, in Neutral, foot of pedal, can hear a whirring noise, push the clutch to the floor, noise goes away.

As I release the clutch pedal, I do not feel a sold motion, there is a slight click/detent to the pedal motion, which is getting worse, and now a slight popping sound to accompany the notch/click/detent

Clutch engagement feels great, transmission shifts just fine.

Engagement/disengagement is rather noisy, audible CLUNK when the clutch makes contact with the flywheel.

Is something misaligned, or is the McLeod setup just a bit more raw and uncivilized, and this is just the new personality of the car?

My big concern here, is that I don't want the car to destroy itself. Quite a bit of money spent, and it just can't go to waste.

Thanks,

Earl

Did you end up using a “brass pilot bushing”? I had a similar issue, ended up being the pilot. Put a ford racing one back in and it’s resolved the sound. Never fixed the spring/pedal issue

Clutch pedal detent and audible "Pop"

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