It's not necessarily weak, however with a twin plate clutch or heavy duty clutch and extra pressure on a stronger fork will wear or mushroom the pivot eventually. The stronger pivot just gives a little extra longevity. No one has complained about the stock pivot failing, this was created to give a little extra security due to other vehicle applications that had stronger forks installed also had their pivots fail like in a few Nissan vehicles. So really past experiences, and from what velox said, it wasn't that hard or expensive to create.

So here's something interesting that happened to this clutch fork pivot, a local car at that!

http://i.imgur.com/0s5vjuK.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/yvDPlUm.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/BTrhxOy.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/yGGXBSR.jpg

The last picture is what makes me question what broke what. Which part broke first (TOB or Pivot) to cause the fork to rub against the bell housing. I don't truly have an answer, my guess would be TOB started to fail, causing a bending moment to be placed on the pivot which caused the pivot to ultimately fail. That's just a guess though, car has over 120k miles on it.

He drove the car like this for 20 or so miles to get it home one day, then to the shop the next.

Thanks,
Eric

Hm... was it stock clutch? I've heard flex of clutch fork causes stress on pivot and weaken by stiffer aftermarket clutch, but never seen it break. Good thing you made a stronger ver! :thumbup:

@VeloxEric, any idea when the next batch of forks will be ready? Back order status problems :)

He was on stock clutch fork still. He was/is on an Exedy Stage 2 clutch.

FT-86 SpeedFactory has another batch headed to them currently, just received these in today! I'll have our website updated as well, we have a few on the shelf.

Thanks,
Eric

Happy to hear this, I made an order from ft86speed factory last week and eager to receive and install the fork


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when will these be back in stock?


I check ft86speedfactory and it says back ordered

FT-86 SpeedFactory should be receiving them in the next day or so. We have some on the shelf as well.

These come with a nice black oxide coating now. Pictures are below. This coating serves the same purpose as powder coat, corrosion resistance. Going this route reduces our lead time for a final product to keep it on the shelf more readily.

http://i.imgur.com/8ZmWYKv.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/lfIlQhx.jpg

Thanks,
Eric

So if I'm on the freeway above 60mph and I down shift from 6 to 5, 5th will grind. Do you guys think this clutch fork will solve the issue?

If all the other gear changes are fine, imho problem is not clutch related, but rather worn synchros of that gear.

What @churchx said. This does not sound like a problem that can be fixed with a clutch fork.

Thanks,
Eric

Maybe, maybe not. It's hard to say without knowing anything else. But I have been running it on a stock clutch and it has been nothing short of amazing in feel. I have a lot of other transmission work as well, but I can definitely tell the difference with this fork in the pedal feel.

You think there are any solutions to this? Maybe a different fluid? I'm using motul already... Should I invest in another transmission just in case?