Re: shatter shield question

Is this something that only concerns older cars?

Nope. ANY car with a high revving engine.

At high RPMs, the clutch disk and even the pressure plate can come apart and
sling shrapnel all over the place. Many a driver has had his legs seriously
injured or even amputated by an exploding clutch.

It happens, but much less with automatic transmissions.

A scatter shield is typically a wide steel plate or band that encircles the
bell housing and the flywheel, clutch, and pressure plate. If the clutch
comes apart, the scatter shield should contain most of the high velocity
fragments.

In my opinion, it is more important than a roll bar. I wouldn't race
without one.

Tim







"G. Mack" <shihminlu@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I just got started in autocross and I'll also be logging some track
time soon. A neighbor who used to drive a MG asked if I planned to
install a shatter shield in my car. I've googled this subject and
don't see any mentioned of a shatter shield in a Miata. Is this
something that only concerns older cars?



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