Mike Linger
Registered User
I bought the LUK SMF conversion kit for both my '91 and '93 trucks and installing the first one in my '93. Looking at the enclosed throwout (clutch release) bearing made by INA, it looks well made but the face of the bearing which contacts the pressure plate fingers (continuously) has a rather sharp edge going all around it. If the bearing travels beyond a certain point it would carve a groove in the clutch finger ends. A quick look at the equivalent application National and Timken release bearings shows a 3/8" larger diameter face that is also rounded on the outside edge. Question: Wouldn't I be better off in the long term buying a National of Timken equivalent? Would they work with the LUK SM?
I actually called LUK and spoke with a rep who thought any OEM release bearing "should" work with their kit. But he sounded like he wasn't really sure.
I actually called LUK and spoke with a rep who thought any OEM release bearing "should" work with their kit. But he sounded like he wasn't really sure.