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YOUR RESEARCHValue Of Used Clutch?
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Use brake pads, oil, and tires
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I have some used brake pads, oil, and tires for sale
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(No, it can't - that was a reference to a thread not so long ago, don't remember the name, where OP's shop told him that his flywheel was leaking hydraulic fluid and needed replacing)...
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I am sure that there are used rubber prophylactics that can be recycled found on random street corners next to needles.
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(No, it can't - that was a reference to a thread not so long ago, don't remember the name, where OP's shop told him that his flywheel was leaking hydraulic fluid and needed replacing)...
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If it just pours straight through and into the drain pain under the open drain plug, can it really be considered to be "used"?
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Hey, I wonder if she could use a good headlight polishing?
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(No, it can't - that was a reference to a thread not so long ago, don't remember the name, where OP's shop told him that his flywheel was leaking hydraulic fluid and needed replacing)...
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I'm not sure offhand about wear values off hand, but if you do it yourself and the old clutch is still good, I could see putting it in and using it up.
It's not going to be worth much of anything to someone else. People who buy used consumable parts are not the same people who are going to pay top dollar. For anything.
If this was a used clutch disc for something rare, and replacements aren't available, you could get some money for it. It isn't, so you prolly won't be able to.
Yup, well, maybe a used clutch with a lot of life left however the expense and pita is getting to the clutch rather than at that point the part. But if I were doing it myself and had a 70% new clutch and it would save a decent amount of money.
You also need to consider springs, bearings - stuff that may still be close to wearing out even if the clutch disc looks OK. It would suck to reuse a used flywheel and learn that (a) it sucks and (b) you have no recourse because you bought it used.
I think depending being on how one shifts, could one end up with a bad pressure plate or bearing before the clutch disc is used up? I'm assuming "yes". Therefore, I wouldn't risk it.
Grind up the material with a belt sander and slip it in someone's food that you wish to die a slow death. Or put it in a bottle and market it on sites like Silk Road.
Yes, although LUK advises against it, I resurfaced mine at clutch/IMSB time. However, the flywheel can be crappy even if the friction surfaces are in great shape. The springs that provide the dual-mass damping can wear out...
Also, you can find hydraulic fluid leaking from your DMF. (No, it can't - that was a reference to a thread not so long ago, don't remember the name, where OP's shop told him that his flywheel was leaking hydraulic fluid and needed replacing)...
In addition to the flywheel and rotors, I resurface my brake pads as well. I save the brake dust in a coffee can, and about every third month I mix it up in a big batch of JB Weld and apply it to a set of pads.
Yeah, but some people claim to go 60-80+k miles on the same clutch over many years. So I would think sites like this would be full of stories of "caution, don't run a clutch beyond X years" due to the springs.
Just thinking out loud.
Sites like this are full of people chanting the "you can't reuse things" mantra - or the "If you have to reuse it, you shouldn't own a Porsche" line that the depreciation payers love to toss around. Now, don't get me wrong, if it wasn't for old guys with money, there wouldn't be an awesome secondhand market for sports cars...
Yeah, and I get lines like that but a lot of the time there is nothing to back that up other than paranoia.
Again I'm not arguing that there is resale value in this, but that if a person does there own work, and the old clutch was good, that it could save money.
I saw a used e36 M3 clutch sell for $49.99 on eBay a few months back. Throw it on eBay I'm sure there will be somebody that will buy it. I would personally donate it to the dumpster.
-Jason
Not totally the same thing, but along with my rms and ims my shop looked at the clutch, it was 80% new. Going by what you and others are saying I should have replaced it on the spot since it was used and they had the tranny dropped.
