Alot of clutch burn comes from hard launches with the traction control on. All it's doing is applying rear brakes to keep the tires from breaking loose and smoking the clutch. Tires are cheap, clutches aren't, and nannies just suck anyway.

Mine was fried at 5700, back brakes were at 5mm, fronts were at 8mm. All you need to know.

 

Do you still have the "VAP dual plate billet flywheel with ~9000 miles on it they pulled out of your car" ?

 

That was To Habitual Offender

 

Yes, it's sitting in the shed. The mechanic fully assembled it when he gave it back to me, I don't know why but he did.

 

I considered the dual flywheel VAP clutch when I replaced my clutch on my 2009 vantage with 23000 mi.

the price from the dealer for OEM was about $3600 all in for parts and labor so I went that direction as I don't track the car. if you have a true manual and no ASM, you also have the option for the OEM AMR clutch.

 

$3600 had to be Orlando, I think they were the only reasonable price shop in FL. It's 5k here [and several other AM dealers in FL]

 

yes. Don Byrd at Aston Orlando

 

AM dealer in Houston quoted me $7600 today for clutch replacement for my 2010 V8V Roadster w/SS2 !

 

WOW!! What a rip-off!!

sorry u had to go thru that, hopefully you can find another option locally

 

ask them for a breakdown in cost. should be about 9 to 11 hours labor and then parts...

 

Has anyone measured the thickness of a new stock clutch plate? Curious what width they are new.

I have the clutch / p plate/ flywheel for my DB9 in a box in the garage.

I have about 1/16" (.060", 1.5mm) of thickness above the rivets. This is pretty close to the new thickness for a Luk clutch in a BMW.

I replace it now, or replace it later... Given the cost, I'd rather do it later. Getting the tranny/torque tube loose won't be hard the second time but if it started out 3/16" over, I'm going to renew.