Is buying a used clutch okay?

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crunchie12268

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There is a King Cobra Clutch for sale for 100 bucks. It was used for 1000 miles and he is switching to a C4, does this look like it will work?

 

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I, personally, would never buy a used clutch.

 

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i bought a used clutch. a centerforce dual friction. mind you it was brand new guy rebuilt his stang err engine. drove 15 kms and totalled his car. i got that clutch for 200 buck canadian retails here for 450. it just started to slip last month in 4th and 5th. it lasted 3 years in my 351W. even held nicely when i ran 100hp of juice on my slicks for those 3 years at the track.

 

HISSIN50

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unless the pedigree of it is known very well, im with Speed Demon on that one. i would rather pay a bit more and know what i got.

good luck.

 

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for an extra 69 bucks just buy it new and know what you have.. Or better yet buy the C102. it's an excellent clutch and will hold a good amount more. Plus the pedal feel with the C102 is just like stock with a quadrant. I wouldn't by a used clutch.

http://www.ddperformance.com/ford clutches.htm

 

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I wouldn't purchase a used clutch if I
were you.

 

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50 4 Fun

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NO NO NO I would only buy a new clutch. That's like buying used spark plugs, it's just not worth it. There are some things you can buy used and they are fine, hell i'v done it on my other cars, but parts that are where items, never.

 

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Darkhorse845

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50 4 Fun said:

NO NO NO I would only buy a new clutch. That's like buying used spark plugs, it's just not worth it. There are some things you can buy used and they are fine, hell i'v done it on my other cars, but parts that are where items, never.

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Good advice!

 

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alright, i'll take your guys advice and not get it. Do you think a stock clutch from Oreilys would work good? I don't drop the clutch, or power shift or anything like that. I don't even do that when I am at the dragstrip. The main reason I wanted to do a clutch was because I needed to replace the rear main, and also because the throwout bearing is chirping. I was racing a guy last night who had the trickflow package (350 RWHP) and he was using the stock clutch. I don't know, what do you guys think?

 

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also, I have long tube headers, do I have to remove them to drop the tranny?

 

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i wouldn't buy a used clutch.....

i'd only do it if it was dirt cheap and i was hard-up for cash

new ones are less than one hundred ... (165.00)

 

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get yourself a King cobra clutch you'll be fine with that and the cost is not much more than a stock replacment.

 

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I'm w/ everyone else. Just buy a new one. The savings is minimal not to mention it sucks having to re do everything a week later once it starts slipping.

 

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it seems to me that someone used to sell stock OEM clutches (Valeo) for 100 bucks. this was a while ago.

 

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just go by a cobra or center force clutch.

 

DirtyD916

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i guess clutchs are sorta like condoms, and we all know that a used condom is a NO NO