nickolbag

Put about 5k miles on it an about 30 track passes on it and found this(top right)...........................











The good news is at least the clutch didn't blow up and send shrapnel thru the bellhousing, dashboard, or my legs. I just thank God I shut it down ASAP and this didn't happen at 7k rpms. Sent an email to Tex a few days ago and of course heard nothing from them. Why a pressure plate would begin to come apart like this on a relativly new clutch is beyond me and aparantly it does not concern Tex enough to respond.

The search for a decent clutch continues. I think I may try the new Monster clutch, at least they will warranty manufacturers defects and their customer service seems pretty good.

95BlueBomber

Wow hate to hear Textralia isn't wanting to talk to you... I have this same clutch in my car. Hope you the best on the search for a new clutch, and glad nothing was damaged to badly.

Bill Curlee

HOLY CRAP! Glad i went with SPEC. Got the duel disk.

lucky131969

I see you used socketed cap screws to hold the PP to the flywheel. What type are they?

HP_Addict

You need to call Jarrod, I had a problem with my Tex clutch and he took care of it. He is hard to get in touch with, I think he stays real busy. But in the end he sent me a new clutch disk for free.
Here is his info.
Jarrod Cunningham
Textralia, Inc.
214-227-6660
email: jarrod@textralia.com.au

Eric D

Limited head engagement issue??

nickolbag

Couldn't tell you 100%. Had the clutch shipped to Cartek where they installed it for me. Never saw it before it was in my car. Don't know if they came with the clutch, were already in my car on the old clutch, or Cartek supplied them. I just yanked them off. They are on my barn floor somewhere.


Thanks, will try that email. I sent an email to the address off the site whick is a general admin address, didn't see any other contact info. But I will email him now and forward all the pics to him.

95BlueBomber

Thats what the screws looked like that came with my textralia

nickolbag

Got an email the next day............

To him it looks like a bolt backed out and started the distruction. Sent him 8 more pics on the 12th of the bellhousing and pressure plate and assured him no bolt backed out on either the pressure plate or flywheel as I personally took the clutch apart and there was nothing loose in the bellhousing that could have got hung up in the clutch.

Suprise, suprise.....6 days later and nothing. I went ahead and ordered a Monster stage 3 since I can't wait forever for his excuses. Monster's customer service is top notch and Mike at Eastcoast Performance is great too. It's a $1000 lesson on what clutch not to get. At least I was lucky enough to not have the clutch come apart and send pieces of the pressure plate all over the place.

vetterdstr

Sorry to hear about this...

Having a part break is bad enough, being ignored by the manufacturer of the broken part is worse. Having to replace the broken part out of pocket with something else is the last straw.

lucky131969

Yeah it sucks. While I'm happy with my Tex clutch, I did have an issue at first purchase, and the customer service/response time sucks. I would never order from them again.

1stGlance

sorry to hear about the clutch issue -
Just curious - did you use the adjustable master - or am I confusing that sale with another?

nickolbag

Clutches fail.....and I understand that. Could the customer service have been better.......sure. My biggest issue is with the fact that it started to come apart for no reason and it was still pretty new. If that happened on the track at 7k rpms it could have gotten pretty bad. Without a scatter shield that pressure plate could have shot straight up through the dash ripping up everything in its path. Worst case scenerio the pressure plate enters the drivers footwell and sends metal into your leg.

I wonder who supplies Tex their pressure plates???? And what other clutch companies get their pressure plates from them????

I would have thought a clutch coming apart for no reason at all would be a concern. If it were a bad batch maybe theres more out there. But they don't seem to concerned.

nickolbag

The Tick? Yes, I did have that in. It was you I got it from right? Worked great.

nickolbag

Well I emailed him again and finally got a response. A loooong email basically blaming a backed out bolt. Look at pic 2 that I posted. Does it look like that bolt backed out? Nope, still there. I didn't realize I did not send him the pics of the clutch in the car when I sent my first, second, and third emails but the fourth I included the pics of it in the car(posted above). Think he will still blame it on a backed out bolt?

Either way I doubt I will follow up with him anymore. He wanted me to send it in but theres nothing new to learn. I'm sure I will just get an email back claiming it was a backed out bolt and I'd be out the $1000 for the crapped out clutch and the shipping cost to get it back there.

My new Monster Stage 3 better last longer than this junk Tex.

Ikester

Man, sorry for all that drama! Im looking to get a monster clutch also. My main concern is stock like pedal pressure not a pedal that needs 2 feet to push down on.

I think monster stage 2 is good enough for my setup.

Brice

I went with a tex OZ700 too because of the good review on this forum 2 years ago.
The tex is good for me. (only 350rwhp).

A friend has just installed a Tex twin disk ... after 150 miles, the disk went blue and the clutch made scarry sounds...

I think tex isn't top notch.

Gray Ghost GS

I've come to the realization that the Textralia twin disk is JUNK. I had less than 1000 miles on it before it started to fall apart and actually cracked my bellhousing. Also noisey (metallic squeel), grabby (on/off switch).... - never again.

nickolbag

I'll let you know how mine feels. I have the Tick adjustable master so it is a bit stiffer cause of that.

So yours came apart for no reason too? All the bolts were still in place? Cusious, when did you buy yours? I wonder if there is a bad batch out there. Think about it, yours came apart and cracked the bellhousing. Imagine if it came apart at 7k rpms. It would be like a grenade going off in your car.


So I have to ask......who else had a Tex pressure plate come apart for no reason? Anybody know what company supplies their pressure plates?

Gray Ghost GS

I think I still have the picture I took of my pressure plate that shows where a rivet came off (I'll post it if I can find it), which led to the damage that incurred. Looked like someone took a shotgun to my clutch - actually cracked my bellhousing, which surprised me too. I did receive compensation from Jarrod Cunningham for the failed clutch from Textralia based on pictures and comments from my mechanic annotated on my bill for removal of the failed unit, etc. - customer service = good, but this product = bad. I'll have to look at my receipt, but I think it was purchased 18 months ago.