1G Clutch Wear

[thejollyrancher]

Hey guys,

I'm going about changing my first clutch! I have a 1g Talon awd and I am looking to install a stage4 competition clutch I have. I have never done those before so I'm wondering what a worn clutch looks like. How much wear has this clutch and pressure plate seen? Can you tell?

 

[DSM1G90]

I'm wondering on if the flywheel looks as bad as that pressure plate.

Friction disc doesn't look good either-pads are a bit on the thin side.

 

[thejollyrancher]

I was told it had around 5000km without any launching

How much life can I expect out of this? I know that depends on a lot of factors, But I just want a basic idea based on my mod list and the fact that I'll be daily driving mostly with a couple launches every so often. I don't want to have to change the clutch a few thousand km down the road again

 

[crimsondragon]

You already have the clutch out. Why not just change it anyway? As for the pressure plate surface, inspect it like a brake rotor. If it's uneven or rough with ridges, change it.

 

[thejollyrancher]

I don't have the clutch out. Sorry I should have specified, this clutch is a spare I had bought a little while ago that I got for pretty cheap along with the pressure plate. I want to know if it's okay to put into my car and if so how much life has it already seen? I dont know what a worn clutch is suppose to look like. The pressure plate seems smooth, and even so according to what youre telling me that should be okay.

 

[DSM1G90]

5000Km = 3106mi for us in the States using US Standard measurements.

I wouldn't want to put in worn parts since the friction disc may not work with the existing flywheel (which also could be somewhat worn) as the worn pads may not seat completely to the flywheel. Besides, what condition is your flywheel in since you can't see it? It could be good or, it could be worn for either resurfaced or replacement.

Also, the pads on one side of the friction disc are not as thick as they are on the other side. Plus, the material is just too close to the holding rivets on that one side to play it safe.

The pressure plate's springs could be just enough weak to really cause uneven wear with the friction disc. Sure, they do look good, but are all of the springs have the equal tension on the clutch fingers that supports the throw-out bearing?

You could get some serious clutch disc chatter and could really mess up the flywheel to where it would have to be replaced due to such practice.

Play it safe - if your clutch is getting worn down, let a shop do it right with all new or reman parts along with a new or turned flywheel.

You wouldn't want to put on worn brake pads on your vehicle, would yas ?

Sorry to pop the bad news on you, but it's for your own good and safety.

Good luck - DSM

 

[synthetek]

If your going to go through all the trouble of dropping the trans then do it right and use all new parts. Replace the fly wheel or have it machined, change TOB, fork, ball.

 

[lee98talon]

If it was me, I'll will get a new pressure plate. A good saying is if a pressure plate has heat damage, it's junk. Also, inspect the teeth where the TOB rides on.

 

[thejollyrancher]

That makes sense to me. A new clutch it is. Thanks for your help