About a year ago my clutch started slipping very bad. I tore it down and the plates didn't look bad. I replaced them anyway but decided that while I was already that far I would replace the springs as well. I replaced the stock ones with the Ron Wood springs. The DS seemed to be fine for months after that. But now is right back to slipping and no matter how much adjusting I do its no better, just getting worse as time goes by.

I havent taken the cover off yet to take a look at the clutch. But I have been hearing some bad things about the Ron Wood springs on this and other message boards. Do you think they might be part of my problem? Is there an obvious way to tell if the springs are bad? I think if its possible they are part of my problem, then I might just replace the springs again this time as well....

 

bigR---I run rw springs and had problems all the time with mine and I changed my oil to spectral 4 20-50 amd don't have anymore problems.I went through 3 sets in 8 months and my mechanic had me change.He told me the oil gets bad after it gets hot and causes it to slip,we even measured the disk thickness, old vs new and they were the same.Rw has come out with heavy duty springs now and i even have them,but haven't needed to put them in yet.

 

I have RWR springs, because my clutch was slipping only while dragging with 10 paddle haulers. I hear the Pami springs are a little stiffer than the RWR, but the RWR is still stiffer than stock. I've never heard a bad thing about the RWR springs. I use Honda HP4 semi-synthetic, recommended by most reputable DS motor builders.
The slipping causes wear, so once it starts the decline is more rapid. Measure for wear - the shop manual says the whole stack of fiber disks should measure 27.6mm, or 1.087" (it actually says 1.87", but its a misprint on the conversion), or greater. If you're below 1.087", then they need replaced.
Make sure there is ample freeplay in the cable slack adjustment when you're done.

 

What is the difference between the Ron Wood springs I bought a little over a year ago and the springs they sell now?

 

Hey how about that Bombardier Synthetic? Anyone been using it or heard anything controversial?