While slowly dismantling to rebuild the engine, I found oil on the clutch plate. Just looking at what parts need replacing so was wondering if I could re-use the clutch later on if I cleaned it in mineral spirits? It looks good; no scores and seems to have plenty of "meat" left. Or is this not worth the trouble?
Remco
To save time in the future, its really better to use a new clutch disc, pressure plate, and release bearing. It just saves time and keeps you from having to pull the engine in 10k miles because the clutch wore out.
That's my opinion, I'm sure you'll hear plenty more :-)
Dane
Remco wrote:
Not worth it. Oil has wicked in to the friction material and will surface again once it gets hot.
Throw it away. And replace that crank seal.
Jan
Thanks for all that input, guys. I'll get a new one. Just wanted to make sure that it made sense.
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