ebay smf clutch kit??

[G.W BUFFALO]

i found an ebay smf clutch kit complete with everything for 420.00 shipped.. wich is wicked cheap and since my flywheel is falling apart i'll need one. i was wondering if anyone on here has bought one, it's probly bad junk but it's cheap...

here's the link http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford...ptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

 

[SparkandFire]

I have heard good things about Ft. Wayne Clutch... FWIW



I myself may be soon diving into the fray as my DMF is getting more clackety as time goes by... Looks like a good deal!

 

[plywood]

That one should be at my doorstep as soon as tomorrow.

I called and ordered it and added the Kevlar pilot bushing.

I spent a few hours looking around, and from what I could tell, Rhinopac is the same as LUK. It seemed like all the affordable clutches that were of 12 1/4 size were the same in the pictures.

So, after recomendations from members I thought I'd take the gamble that I'm getting a name brand for generic label prices. I'll take pictures of it to compare with anyones pictures of a real name brand LUK.

 

[G.W BUFFALO]

ok let me know how you like the quality, i mite getone aswell for that price..

 

[chowitworkz]

The service from Fort Wayne Clutch is very good. I would expect satisfaction with that unit, when I need the next one that will be it.

 

[redneckaggie]

Didnt check on the kit with flywheel but I just picked up a luk clutch kit the other day for about 280

 

[G.W BUFFALO]

sounds like i'm getting one..

 

[plywood]

Got it!

Disc says LUK all over it, and has the 4 big springs in the middle, and the 6 smaller on the outside.

Flywheel says "Made in China", and I didn't find anything on the pressure plate.

Last new flywheel and clutch I saw was for my 85 Bronco I6, and I've never seen any brand new clutch kits for these trucks so I don't have much to compare it to, but the flywheel looks it bit like a cheap cast iron pan on the back side, but it looks pretty good on the clutch surface. It's still got the coating on it so it's hard to say. I'll clean it and go over it with some super fine wet grit and see how it feels.

 

[G.W BUFFALO]

china huh, thats never good..

 

[redneckaggie]

I would prob have it checked for runnout before you install it. my flywheel is exactly as you describe and when I just replaced the clutch kit the machinist that resurfaced the flywheel said it had runnout in it

 

[G.W BUFFALO]

dont call me dunmd, but whats runout??

 

[Goofyexponent]

Warpage....the surface is not 100% flat as it should be....when your brake rotors and drums succum to runout, you get vibration and pulsations in the brake pedal...the same thing can happen to a flywheel.

 

[G.W BUFFALO]

ah, yes that would suck to spend 400.00 and find out you got a warped flywheel.

 

[plywood]

I would prob have it checked for runnout before you install it. my flywheel is exactly as you describe and when I just replaced the clutch kit the machinist that resurfaced the flywheel said it had runnout in it

Meaning it had how ever many thousand miles of use and it had runout?

 

[sassyrel]

Warpage....the surface is not 100% flat as it should be....when your brake rotors and drums succum to runout, you get vibration and pulsations in the brake pedal...the same thing can happen to a flywheel.

can be flat,,just not in centerline of crankshaft..or should i say,,at exact 90 deg to crank centerline???