What are good brand names of clutch kits?? Do they include the flywheel??

 

no on the flywheel

good aftermarket performance brands would be either ACT or exedy or clutchmasters. sometimes sellers will offer clutch+flywheel packages.

if your just looking for stock replacement clutches... borg-warner, sachs, just to name two

 

where would I find stock replacements?? Whats the price difference between aftermarket and stock??

 

sometimes the price difference is negligable. expect for a aftermarket upgrade to be on average 50-100 more minimum than what a stock replacement would be.

otherwise if you want just off the shelf stock replacement, walk into any parts store near you and they should either have one or be able to get you one within a day or two.

check pricing and see, you mind find a good deal on a upgraded clutch. search around on different online sellers... check weaksos

 

I bought an Exedy clutch for my stock 92 on Ebay for about $50 shipped. Love it. That was about half the price of an comparible Autozone type. Came with plate, disc, pilot, release and tool. I still have my original unsurfaced flywheel at 370,000 miles.

 

I believe exedy is OE. You should have the flywheel resurfaced when you change the clutch.

 

ewww

should have resurfaced that flywheel. especially with mileage like that bro. big mistake if you ask me

 

What's resurfacing the flywheel do?? About how much is that usually??

 

i know my dad charges guys on a light automotive flywheel 35-40 to resurface

and resurfacing does just that...it basically grinds down the surface of the flywheel so that you get a smooth even surface for the clutch disc to match up to.

concept is much like why you have rotors turned or buy new ones...a smooth flush surface prevents chatter and allows for even wear across the surface...

unsurfaced you get heavy wear spots and uneven contact when you apply pressure

 

Flywheel looked like new when I did a clutch job two years ago, so I left it. I only replaced the clutch this time is because I thought I had a worn pilot bearing and wanted to do the rear main seal, so I figured for $40ish I would do a new clutch set while I was in there. This time I just took some fine sand paper and put some swirl marks in the flywheel, even though it still looked fine. My old discs were wearing perfectly even so I just saved the expense of having the flywheel resurfaced.

But yes, the proper way to do it is to have the flywheel resurfaced.


What really sucks is that the new main seal started to leak soon after install- I knew I should have left the old one alone!! But it's been months and many miles, just sucks having to add a quart of oil every 200 miles (two days for me).