# CA18DET Clutch F\*$#ed What to do ???? **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [May 20, 2009, 7:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ca18det-clutch-f-ed-what-to-do/124645 "2009-05-20T19:18:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gigex1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gigex1/32/5608_2.png) [@Gigex1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gigex1)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2009, 7:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ca18det-clutch-f-ed-what-to-do/124645/1 "2009-05-20T19:18:15Z")
Hey guys ive got a question for you I bought a CA18 and the owner said the clutch was bad, the pressure plate is the problem yet to my surprise this is what i found ![http://i41.tinypic.com/2r2ax06.jpg](http://i41.tinypic.com/2r2ax06.jpg) ![http://i39.tinypic.com/339hgk7.jpg](http://i39.tinypic.com/339hgk7.jpg) ![http://i44.tinypic.com/vynn95.jpg](http://i44.tinypic.com/vynn95.jpg) ![http://i41.tinypic.com/65zy2a.jpg](http://i41.tinypic.com/65zy2a.jpg) ![http://i42.tinypic.com/w98x0y.jpg](http://i42.tinypic.com/w98x0y.jpg) ![http://i44.tinypic.com/iwlqnk.jpg](http://i44.tinypic.com/iwlqnk.jpg) ![http://i41.tinypic.com/33bfswl.jpg](http://i41.tinypic.com/33bfswl.jpg) ![http://i39.tinypic.com/2yl8wgz.jpg](http://i39.tinypic.com/2yl8wgz.jpg) ![http://i44.tinypic.com/10xbl20.jpg](http://i44.tinypic.com/10xbl20.jpg) ![http://i42.tinypic.com/2wodo3b.jpg](http://i42.tinypic.com/2wodo3b.jpg) ![http://i42.tinypic.com/33atb2c.jpg](http://i42.tinypic.com/33atb2c.jpg) ![http://i44.tinypic.com/28ro7f7.jpg](http://i44.tinypic.com/28ro7f7.jpg) ![http://i41.tinypic.com/2r7ttzb.jpg](http://i41.tinypic.com/2r7ttzb.jpg) ![http://i41.tinypic.com/sz97vs.jpg](http://i41.tinypic.com/sz97vs.jpg) As you can see from the pictures the disk is completely toast and everything is burned to shit so i have no idea what to do, JUST so you guys know i don’t have $900 to buy a rebuild kit or the $1000+ for a new OS giken So if any one knows where i can pick up a Stock flywheel for cheap or a part number i could go to nissan with to get a new one that would be SOOO helpful Also would it be possible to just get a replacement clutch disk or is the whole kit in bad enough shape its not worth it ?? Thanks guys Chris ---
**Author:** ![Osad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3ab097/32.png) [@Osad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Osad)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2009, 8:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ca18det-clutch-f-ed-what-to-do/124645/2 "2009-05-20T20:55:00Z")
Get a cheaper clutch kit, don’t mix and match, I’d say. Or sell me the motor. ---
**Author:** ![Gigex1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gigex1/32/5608_2.png) [@Gigex1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gigex1)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2009, 6:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ca18det-clutch-f-ed-what-to-do/124645/3 "2009-05-21T06:32:19Z")
Lol im not selling the motor. I already bought a clutch for it thinking the car had a stock flywheel on it but instead i have this one which i cant use So im in the pursuit of a Stock CA flywheel because that’s cheaper then getting a new OS Giken single disk plate for $450 Can any1 tell me why a some clutch’s cost crazy amounts of money ??? ---
**Author:** ![tatti](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tatti/32/5742_2.png) [@tatti](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tatti)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2009, 6:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ca18det-clutch-f-ed-what-to-do/124645/4 "2009-05-21T06:39:55Z")
I think its just the more HP its good for, the more expensive it is. ---
**Author:** ![RED\_LINE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/red_line/32/5656_2.png) [@RED\_LINE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RED_LINE)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2009, 8:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ca18det-clutch-f-ed-what-to-do/124645/5 "2009-05-21T08:43:31Z")
- Name Brand 😉 ---
**Author:** ![imported\_Jared](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/imported_jared/32/5660_2.png) [@imported\_Jared](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_Jared)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2009, 9:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ca18det-clutch-f-ed-what-to-do/124645/6 "2009-05-21T09:46:09Z")
Lots of info on NICO for ca18 owners. Lots of guys on there are running SPEC clutchs, because they make about 8 stages of clutchs for the CA, so you can buy whatever strength you need. But all the info is there, just search around a bit. ---
**Author:** ![jed240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a4c791/32.png) [@jed240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jed240)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2009, 5:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ca18det-clutch-f-ed-what-to-do/124645/7 "2009-05-27T05:50:55Z")
I think you can use the KA clutch, either as-is or swapping out a ka tranny using the ca bellhousing. I’m thinking of using the KA tranny with the CA due to the ka having a longer 5th, the ka is bad enough at highways cant imagine how a shorter 5th 'll be like buzzing on the highway at 4krpms+. ---
**Author:** ![Gigex1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gigex1/32/5608_2.png) [@Gigex1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gigex1)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2009, 7:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ca18det-clutch-f-ed-what-to-do/124645/8 "2009-05-27T07:20:23Z")
Yeah ive looked into that too, but i have a CA Diff so it will even out. also i have a ka clutch but you need a CA flywheel which i currently don’t have. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_S13](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_s13/32/5563_2.png) [@Blue\_S13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_S13)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2009, 8:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ca18det-clutch-f-ed-what-to-do/124645/9 "2009-05-27T08:25:11Z")
> [@jed240"](#): > > I think you can use the KA clutch, either as-is or swapping out a ka tranny using the ca bellhousing. I’m thinking of using the KA tranny with the CA due to the ka having a longer 5th, the ka is bad enough at highways cant imagine how a shorter 5th 'll be like buzzing on the highway at 4krpms+. At a 120km/h its around 2800 rpm with the CA trans and stock 240 vlsd. ---
**Author:** ![AhmadG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ahmadg/32/5577_2.png) [@AhmadG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AhmadG)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2009, 11:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ca18det-clutch-f-ed-what-to-do/124645/10 "2009-05-27T23:18:42Z")
WTF? I do 3250rpm at 120km/h in 5th with a stock KA and a VLSD. ---
**Author:** ![fastback240](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fastback240/32/5591_2.png) [@fastback240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fastback240)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2009, 11:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ca18det-clutch-f-ed-what-to-do/124645/11 "2009-05-27T23:32:08Z")
get the flywheel re-surfaced and get a new clutch end. i sold my 6 puck for a KA E to a guy with a CA so apparently they do work… ---
**Author:** ![HayMakr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/haymakr/32/5738_2.png) [@HayMakr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HayMakr)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 12:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ca18det-clutch-f-ed-what-to-do/124645/12 "2009-05-28T00:58:59Z")
Eurodrive done ---
**Author:** ![Gigex1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gigex1/32/5608_2.png) [@Gigex1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gigex1)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 2:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ca18det-clutch-f-ed-what-to-do/124645/13 "2009-05-28T14:14:58Z")
Lol I went to Eurodrive today, they said it will cost 750ish for a rebuild kit. Fastback240 - That was me that bought the clutch and its not for a KA =( i have a stock one on me and the size if different i Pm’d you about. ---
**Author:** ![jed240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a4c791/32.png) [@jed240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jed240)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 5:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ca18det-clutch-f-ed-what-to-do/124645/14 "2009-05-28T17:25:01Z")
> [@Flipping off Hot Girls](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flipping-off-hot-girls/22215/2): > > At a 120km/h its around 2800 rpm with the CA trans and stock 240 vlsd. Good to hear that. Just got my ca and was wondering how i’d be cruising.