Normally I would agree with this being a risky thing, but I found a clutch for sale for $50 and there's about 3000 miles on it. I've got some pictures of it, and to me it looks to be in pretty good shape. I just thought I'd post up the pics and see what you guys thought and if you had any suggestions for me. I don't plan on doing any motor work for a couple years so this stock clutch should hold. Thanks, -Brian
Sorry, I just bought a 1998 2.5rs. The clutch is starting to go, so I figured it wouldn't be a bad idea to have a backup ready to swap in.
When I got the 02 clutch replaced (because of the clutch judder), that's what the pressure plate looked like. Just my opinion, that looks like it has more than 3k on it.
ok, thanks. I wont make my decision based solely on this, but I'll definitely keep it in mind. btw, is there something specific about the pp that looks bad? It just looks a little dirty/used to me.
not worth it at all. if you're going to bother to do it, do it right - a used clutch might work out but there's no reason to risk it to save a few bucks. a new one is not that much $ really.
Does that disc say 'made in Korea'? Is that a factory oem clutch? Just think, if this doesn't work out. You are going to replace it twice and be out the $50 plus the $300 to get a new one.
If you do your own work and you don't consider it much hassle to swap a clutch, then it may be okay to try a used clutch - then if it sucks you're only out the $50 and a bit of your time. If you do consider it a hassle, then you may want to go new since the odds are likely that something's bunk with that one. If you pay someone else to do your clutch, don't even think about putting a used one in, unless you like wasting money.
Well, that was going to be my second question once I get a clutch. How hard is it to install? I was told by a mechanic/friend that you can either pull the motor or drop the tranny and it's really not that difficult. I'd love to have somebody with a little experience lend a hand, but I don't know anybody in fargo that knows too much about subys.
clutchcityonline Has always been good to me the time s I have ordered from them. Prices are fair too.
qstarin can tell you how hard it is to drop the tranny. i would assume you could get it out with the help from a few others in a day as long as you know what youre doing. for that i beleive Q still has that tranny swap write up (very detailed with lots of pictures), it cant be too much different than pulling the transmission out temporarially. also try ebay, they have exedy clutchs forsale around 150-200 max, complete with pressure plate, throw out bearing and an alignment tool. ive ordered two clutchs from ebay, and have been happy both times. im jumpin on the bandwagon and am going to say that buying that used clutch is a waste of ****ing time. being that you will either have to install it yourself for the first time or pay someone to install it, after you get the bill, or have countless bloody knuckles from the job, you will probably not want to do it again for a while. trannys are heavy when you dont have a standing jack, air tools, and a 15ft high lift. clutch judder is no fun. its actually quite a pain in the ass.
A brand new clutch kit is only $195 from this site: http://www.clutchcityonline.com/products/15-021.shtml Maybe even cheaper from Minnetonka Subaru; and if you really want to keep it on the cheap you can buy just a new disc and throwout bearing and reuse your pressure plate. For the small amount of difference we're talking about, I don't see a reason to risk a used setup. If that pressure plate pictured only has 3k miles on it as you were told those were some pretty rough miles! Maybe just the disc has 3k miles on it?
^Yea I just heard back from the guy. He initially said the clutch had around 3k miles on it and I asked if he had the pp and he said he'd throw it in for free. So I just assumed that had 3k on it as well. Turns out that's pretty old, so it sounds like a better deal to get a new set. Thanks for the help guys! edit: btw, thanks for that link. They've got a stock replacement exedy clutch kit for $165. That's wicked cheap. I think I'm going to try and just keep the stock flywheel in there for now as well. I'm not lookin to spend too much money on this setup since I plan on drivin this till it dies, then swapping in wrx/sti motor and tranny.
Carl is right. Even though your clutch isn't toast yet and probably hasn't hurt the flywheel it is still good to have it resurfaced, it adds a ton of life to your new replacement clutch. Also you should do that because if you have 90xxx miles on your car you've got a loooong way to go before your engine dies buddy haha goodluck
