Second hand clutch & flywheel checks

[Sambo]

What are some things I should be looking at before throwing this in my car? I've got no basis for comparison to look at the condition/wear on the friction plate or pressure plate. Would it also be an idea to get a workshop to check for runout or something on the flywheel, or is that a small risk?

 

 

 

[Sambo]

I don't mind buying a new friction plate, if required.

[JustHarry]

Personally if a new clutch is available I'd just buy a new pressure plate and fiction disk kit and get the flywheel surfaced then you know it's as good as its gonna be.

But of extra cost now is better than taking motor/gearbox back out again imho 

[cletus]

^this x2

The disc looks pretty fucked (looks like it should have grooves in it which are worn off so it's probably done heaps of kms

It's a gamble to reuse the pressure plate because you could fit it and do 5km or 50000 km before something breaks  

 

 

[Sambo]

Thanks team, that's the info I needed.

 

The clutch that's in it is a new standard item, so I might just run that with the lighter flywheel for now.

[yetchh]

One thing I'd look at is the other side of the pressure plate where the release bearing meets the spring diaphragm and check for any wear there..