not really happy with my Lipe clutch

Hey guy, Don't shoot the messenger.

 

Lol ,no ones shooting anybody .
This "GUY" is just stating what he's experienced with Lipe .
When a compony leaves the customer holding the bag it tends to leave a sour taste in there mouth.
Oh and it's always the customers fault never the product ,right??

 

Haha... no, never!

He asked where the complaints were coming from. I told him TTR. Said he would come do some tech support. We'll see if he shows up.

 

I have ran lipe clutches in all my trucks pulling some pretty good weight around pa. and wv with high HP. rated at 3000ft lbs. never have had an issue with them. you really have to pay attention on their adjustment procedures. and yes linkage has a lot to do with them. guess I have been lucky or something!?

 

Could someone explain a Lipe clutch. What is different about it?

 

it is a multiple pc clutch. all pcs are individually balanced. you can adjust it without depressing the pedal.(one man job) what I mean by multiple is you have a ring that bolts on flywheel then the rest goes on in a certain order. the pressure plate springs angled different from an eaton for better clamping force. im not endorsing lipe I just haven't had problems like some have had. another style clutch I tried once was lipe disc with eaton pressure plate. that seamed to work well also.

 

Talk to Lipe at louisville show two yrs ago put cab mounts in, new engine mounts when clutch was put in,check adjustment and mine was good

 

I do not like to bash products online, but let me save you some trouble and money.

We had three trucks with Lipe clutches in them, two behind c-16s, one in a c-15, none of them close to stock.
We run big weight and big power, Lipe brags they are the go to clutch people for our application, I beg to differ.

None of drivers, including me, liked how they felt. The one behind c-15 lasted a year and came apart. Next one behind a c-16 came apart so hard, it broke the bellhousing in half, destroyed the clutch linkage, and broke gears in the tranny, very expensive day. After that mess we did not wait around for the third one to die, pulled it out as soon as we could before it cost more money and downtime.

Now I cant speak for other people, but I know at least four other guys that had problems with Lipes as well.

I don't know a single person that has one and said he loved it....not one.

Good luck.

 

^^^^^^^^^^
See! I'm not just blowing smoke here .
A clutch job is a big job and who wants to do it twice .
No one.