Re: Swapping Clutch on a 5 speed?

["Dave Swingle" <swingle@xxxx>]

Not to start a holy war, but what the hey.. it's been a while. 

I was in a position a few months ago to compare a current-design 
Centerforce Clutch with a current OEM (Valeo) clutch assembly, side 
by side fresh out of the box. As far as I can tell, there is NO 
difference between the two other than the 50 cents worth of gold 
paint on the CF version. The clutch disc, in both cases, carries 
the "Valeo" label ink-stamped right on the facing. All other 
stampings and codings are identical.

A few years ago the CF had some additional flyweights on the pressure 
plate, but Valeo re-designed the plate and the weights don't fit 
anymore. So - CF just leaves them off. No change in price. 
Centerforce NEVER manufactured their own PP, they have always 
modified, painted, and repackaged the Valeo. I assumed that they did 
something special with the disc facing, but does not seem to be the 
case, at least now. 

So - At this point you may as well go with the Valeo version and save 
yourself a hundred bucks or so. Both are available from the usual 
vendors, I believe. And I'll bet that the stock Valeo is very common 
where Jan lives. 

Dave Swingle 

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Toby Peterson" <tobyp@xxxx> wrote:
> Jan - You needn't remove the engine from the car, but you do need 
to 
> remove the transmission. With ...

> I had been in. You can also change the distributor cap and rotor 
at 
> this point if you want to (from underneath). I hope this helps. I 
> can give you a step-by-step if you think you need it.
> 
> Toby Peterson VIN 2248
> Winged1 - with Centerforce clutch!
> 
> 
> --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Jan van de Wouw <delorean@xxxx> 
wrote:
> > I need to swap my Clutch as af ther 22 years and 41000mi
> > it's slipping under mild to heavy acceleration.