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  1. Yeah I ordered a torx plus, I think they got in the standard one and tried to cover their arse. The other trick is to give each a punch with a reasonably heavy drift first. The second lot came out like butter even though the bit was loose in them. I didn't care because the new flywheel came with normal bolts. Just love the car now though, sooo responsive.
  2. Here is a review I did on the exedy 1050kg clutch and the lightweight flywheel from Australian Clutch Services. This is on a Jap spec 2.0l GT which has the same stock DMF as the US spec 5 speed 2.5GT manual. Sorry it is so long. So after having my car off the road for almost a month while I got the heads done I just got it back on the road. While the motor was out I took the opportunity to do the clutch. The old clutch did 127,000kms and would slip very occasionally. On removal and inspection there were a couple of hotspots on the flywheel and the clutch plate was pretty worn especially toward the edges. Not quite down to the rivets but almost. So I ordered a new clutch and flywheel. Not the easiset thing to do but eventually got one. As I picked up my motor with the fresh heads on it I asked them to rattle off my old flywheel with the torx T50 plus impact socket I had special ordered. FIRST MISTAKE! All over the legacy forums the T50 is supposed to fit. It is loose in the bolts though. I didn't see this and by the 4th bolt the tool was stuffed and they stripped the internal teeth on the bolt. These bolts are hardened steel and very hard to drill. After snapping heaps of bits I went to my specialist tool shop and bought a carbide and diamond tipped bit which turned the bolt into butter. At that stage I got a warranty T50 bit as well. I took the motor round the corner to Australian Clutch Services and asked them to rattle off the other three intact bolts (with the new T50 bit) it just managed to do that (even though the teeth bent on it) and finally the FW was off. Incidentally the correct tool is a square edged spline drive. Never found out which one though. Maybe get it from Subaru if you don't want the headaches I got. While at ACS they asked what I was putting back on it. I showed them my new clutch and flywheel. They looked at it and said it was one of theirs, how on earth had I got it? It hadn't been released yet. Then they said the supplied pressure plate probably wouldn't hold it. For those interested this is why. The 5 speed box in the liberty/legacy GT is the only one to get a 245mm clutch (all the 6 speeds get a 245). When they retro fit a non dual mass flywheel it is a 225mm clutch like all the other subaru 5 speeds including the wrx. The 245mm liberty/legacy GT pressure plate is rated at about 800kgs, the stock 225mm OEM wrx plate is 850kgs but on the smaller clutch. So overall you need a much stronger pressure plate with a slightly smaller clutch plate. Hopefully that makes sense. In the end I walked out with the 1050kgs spec pressure plate (this will be the one on all "standard street" clutches for liberty/legacy from now on). Oh and I got a spiggot bearing because my kit didn't come with one. MAKE SURE you get that. So install as per normal all went well. Driving impressions. At first I thought the pedal was as light or lighter than the stock clutch but I think that is because I lubed all the pivot points. Driving it is slightly heavier but my partner didn't really notice the weight. The feel is MUCH MUCH better than my old one. I stalled it when I first took off and have a couple more times since BUT it is easier to drive off in when you engage slowly, just if you pop it you will stall. In every other driving situation at any revs the car is more responsive and the engine more tractable. Even crawling at idle in 1st gear. My partner asked why it is so much faster. The car does accellerate so much better! Her butt dyno is less biased than mine. There are no NVH issues when you are inside the car with the window up. If the window is down and you are in a carpark or next to a high fence you can hear a bit of clutch rattle around 2000-3000rpm when you are accellerating. At first I though it was pinging but I am sure it is the clutch. I was going to send in my box for new syncros as the shift was slow and notchy. I don't know if it was the new oil or the clutch or a combo but in the end I couldn't afford the preventative maint of new syncros. Thankfully I didn't. The shifts is buttery smooth in every gear now. Awesome! For the record I just used Castrol Multitrax as recommended by CASTROL for sub boxes. Was this simply the best mod I could have done? Hell yes! No additional strain on motor, extra accelleration and much better feel. Of course if my old clutch wasn't so worn it may be different. If you are thinking about a new clutch on your GT give ACS a call in Adelaide. Amazing! Clutch is exedy 1050kg performance pressure plate, organic clutch plate and billet 6.8kg WRX 2.5l (06) flywheel. But it is all packaged as a DMF replacement for liberty from now on. I have done around 500kms on it now. Fuel consumption is better and accelleration improvement is really very noticable. Great on the highway and good in traffic. The heads had minor porting and the valves got a 7 angle valve job so that may help (but every thing else is stock (incl boost, exhaust etc)).
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