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Bought clutch last year and never used it. Should I trash it?
 

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wonder how much it would cost to ship you a pair
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Pics would help, my ESP is malfunctioning.
 

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Whats rusty the clutch disc? How bad
 
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First time in the forums, sorry..
 

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wonder how much it would cost to ship you a pair
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I'm kinda rusty but you do not want any pics
 
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That just looks like cosmetic rust, I'd run it.
 
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Hoytster said:
That just looks like cosmetic rust, I'd run it.
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OK. I've heard it from another guy I know but just wanted to be on the safe side. Appreciate the responses
 
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Same here
Run it
 

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The disc is good but that clutch module, they are not that expensive, I'd run it straight to the trash.
Now that is an opinion from a picture, soooooo.
Most here know that I do some sketchy stuff but like I said, from the picture.
 
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manicmechanic007 said:
Same here
Run it
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Will do
 
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General karthief said:
The disc is good but that clutch module, they are not that expensive, I'd run it straight to the trash.
Now that is an opinion from a picture, soooooo.
Most here know that I do some sketchy stuff but like I said, from the picture.
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Lol. Gotcha. It was fairly priced. May just bite the bullet and purchase a new one
 

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How rusty is the face of the pressure plate? That’s a lot of rust on the outside.
 

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i'd run it
 

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Rub it down with a red scotch pad and paint the main part with high temp paint. If the disc on the other side of the clutch diaphragm looks a little rust then wipe it down too. No paint on the disc. Wipe in a uniform sweep around the whole disc.

The back of the pressure plate is hardly ever seen once in the car. You could get away without painting it at all. The disc on the other side is the important part.
 
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