Trying to save the last of my clutch

[Lil bastard]

Originally Posted by Tool Pants

The clutch disc is held together with rivets. Once the friction material is worn out the rivets can contact the metal surface of the flywheel and/or pressure plate and score the metal surface.

If the pressure plate gets scored it does not matter, because a clutch kit included a new pressure plate. If the flywheel gets score, then it is resurfaced or replaced. Some shops will not attempt to have a flywheel resurfaced. That means a new flywheel and retail is $900.

You might want to do a clutch replacement now.

Absolutely great advice! I didn't even think of that, good call !

[FrayAdjacent]

You could just match revs and shift without using the clutch.... well, in all but 1st gear.

[Cloudsurfer]

If you've got 90K on your clutch, I can assure you its time to come out. However, do realize that without pulling the transaxle there is no way to inspect the clutch. So, whatever "report" you got was purely subjective with respect to wear. To that end, I'd be surprised if the first clutch lasted 90K?

Patrick

[Paul]

Originally Posted by FrayAdjacent

You could just match revs and shift without using the clutch.... well, in all but 1st gear.

NOT! Unless you want to add a tranny to his repair list. I've been hearing this since the 70s and it always ends up with a rookie standard shift owner destroying his tranny.