my car's totally bone stock and I want to replace my current clutch for an OEM one.

what exactly do I need? do I have to replace my flywheel or can I reuse it. Just to

give you a background of my car, it's never been launched and curently sits at 70k

miles.




Thanks for your time guys.
-Jonathan

 

Get the flywheel resurfaced for around 40 dollars and reuse

 

is it necessary to resurface and where can i get this done? thanks again

 

I mean it's not necessary, but it is HIGHLY recommended. Over time the flywheel develops hot spots and can become uneven. Resurfacing makes the flywheel flat and like new so the clutch has a good mating surface.

You can get it done at most garages/speed shops. Call around, a machine shop would be your best bet.

 

besides the tob, flywheel and clutch, is there anything else that I would need for the clutch job?

Once again, thanks for the help guys.
-Jonathan

 

why hasnt it been launched?

 

Made me laugh.

 

and why you want to replace with OEM clutch when for the same price there's plenty of stronger aftermarket clutches with oem like feeling.

 

Get something aftermarket, nothing crazy though. Plenty of aftermarket organic or kevlar clutches that will hold up better than the OEM one for less than the OEM one. And like the other guys have said just resurface your OEM flywheel.

Don't forget to get fluids, your going to need t-case, transmission and acd fluids (if you have an acd). Also an axle puller as you need to remove the front ones. That should be rentable or loanable. And a lot of time or some decent money to have it installed. Its a pain in the butt to do this especially if you have no lift.

 

I've got all the clutch stuff sitting in my garage waiting for some cool weather. I'm going with a stock disc and pressure plate. The original lasted me nearly 90k miles. No aftermarket clutch will last that long. A new flywheel is over $400 which seems like a lot for a chunk of metal. So, I plan to have mine machined. I also bought a monoloc, engine hanger, slide hammer and an alignment tool.

You can find clutches for about any price you wish to pay but none is cheaper than OEM.

 

awesome thanks guys. very informative.

 

thanks for taking the time to detail everything out for me.

 

An ACT-HDSS is a great option! For trans fluid I would do the Redline cocktail(2qts of MT-90,1qt of MT-L). Tcase should only be filled with Mitsubishi Diaqueen.

 

You must not be "overusing" the stock clutch like the rest of us... My friend has 70k on his stock clutch and drives like grandma. Dude seriously never goes past 3500RPM.

On another note, aftermarket clutches can last long also. I really like the Exedy Stage 1 for a nice dd car with minor bolt-ons. Very easy and quiet clutch!

 

Lets say I use the clutch differently. First, my engine is stock and I'm an old retired guy. Mostly, I use the car when the wife and I wish to travel. I love the seats - can drive all day and get out feeling refreshed. I've been run off of the interstate twice and the Evo loves the weeds. In almost any other vehicle I would have been wrecked.

As for the Exedy Stage 1, I'm told by the clutch people that it uses the same pressure plate as OEM but OEM uses a better disc.