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New clutch - Aftermarket HD, Nissan or 3rd party?
« on: Mar 31, 2008, 10:20AM »
Hi guys,

I want to get a new clutch for my Aussie U13 Bluey. It's pretty stock apart from a short shifter, exhaust and a POD. Apart from normal driving, I may do a couple of hillclimb in the future. Here's my question:

- Is it worth getting a HD clutch, Nissan or 3rd party clutch for the car?

- How much would the clutch cost?

Please comment based on your experience with the various clutch you've used, grip and durability. Thanks guys for the feedback.  ;D
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Re: New clutch - Aftermarket HD, Nissan or 3rd party?
« Reply #1 on: Mar 31, 2008, 01:13PM »
Hey Thomas,

I had the clutch replaced in NIZ #2 when i had the engine transplant done in Dec. The mechanic told me that it was either an exedy or a 'something' industries clutch (they couldn't remember)  ::). It's just a standard clutch as my bluey is stock as a rock. Sorry i can't remember the proper name of it (care factor was nil at the time with all the hassles i was having with the engine), but i'm presuming the 'something' industry clutch is the one that i had put in. (Hoping someone else can help shed light on the name). I'm pretty sure the clutch cost me $250-270, through my mechanic, but they didn't charge any extra for fitting it as the engine was already out of the car. I think machining the flywheel was an extra $100 or so. Will check my receipt tonight.

I haven't had any problems at all with the new clutch. It is very, very light, which is great in traffic. But then again i have only had it in for 4 months, so can't really say how durable as such.

I would have let you have a drive to test it, except i have just had a deposit put on my bluey, so hopefully it will be gone by midweek.
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Re: New clutch - Aftermarket HD, Nissan or 3rd party?
« Reply #2 on: Mar 31, 2008, 01:24PM »
Wow, you're really selling your Bluey. :) Thanks for the information. I'll probably give a few calls and check out the pricing of clutches.  ;D
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Re: New clutch - Aftermarket HD, Nissan or 3rd party?
« Reply #3 on: Mar 31, 2008, 01:29PM »
Yep, i'm over it after having spent all this money on rebuilding the damn thing, it's time to try to recoup some of my losses. Especially now that i've got a house and the associated mortgage, it's a bit hard paying two lots of rego, insurance and maintenance.
Still deciding whether to keep the 34 or sell her and get something a lil more practical.  :-\
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Re: New clutch - Aftermarket HD, Nissan or 3rd party?
« Reply #4 on: Mar 31, 2008, 01:49PM »
"Clutch Industries"  ;)
http://clutchindustries.com.au/
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Re: New clutch - Aftermarket HD, Nissan or 3rd party?
« Reply #5 on: Mar 31, 2008, 02:58PM »
Hahah yeah that would be it... I thought of it just before when i ducked out of the office.
I'm so blonde sometimes...  :)
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Re: New clutch - Aftermarket HD, Nissan or 3rd party?
« Reply #6 on: Apr 1, 2008, 08:48AM »
Does $550 sounds good for a PBR clutch fully installed? Haven't heard of them doing clutches but I assume it should be decent :)? What do you guys think?
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Re: New clutch - Aftermarket HD, Nissan or 3rd party?
« Reply #7 on: Apr 1, 2008, 11:22AM »
PBR are fairly OEM spec. Is that for a standard or heavy duty?
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Re: New clutch - Aftermarket HD, Nissan or 3rd party?
« Reply #8 on: Apr 1, 2008, 12:48PM »
I don't think much companies do HD clutches for U13. Hence, I'll probably go OEM but with a heavier plate, given that U13 has a hydraulic clutch, it should be able to handle it and my foot should not be sore too.  ;D

Since the car hasn't got much work done, the above mention clutch combo should grip pretty well, any comments on that? Thanks. :)
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Re: New clutch - Aftermarket HD, Nissan or 3rd party?
« Reply #9 on: Apr 1, 2008, 02:20PM »
In case you guys don't know that PBR is now owned by Clutch Industries. :)
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Re: New clutch - Aftermarket HD, Nissan or 3rd party?
« Reply #10 on: Apr 1, 2008, 05:34PM »
Daikin clutch is known as Exedy clutches. :)



Quote from: Jecks on Mar 31, 2008, 01:49PM
"Clutch Industries"  ;)
http://clutchindustries.com.au/

Pity the group buy didn't go well, mechanic is wanting 470 for the RPM clutch (HD) and 389 for the OEM ones.
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Re: New clutch - Aftermarket HD, Nissan or 3rd party?
« Reply #11 on: Apr 1, 2008, 06:24PM »
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Re: New clutch - Aftermarket HD, Nissan or 3rd party?
« Reply #12 on: Apr 1, 2008, 08:46PM »
Quote from: Kranzy on Apr  1, 2008, 06:24PM
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Support your local car club  ;)

No offence but I'm not quite sure how good or lasting the clutch is...... I don't believe that manufacture the whole clutch. They probably gets various parts from different manufacturers.

I did some research and from the number of mechanics using Exedy/Daikin clutches, I'm kind of leaning towards Daikin (Exedy) clutches as the various parts that make up the clutch seems to be from Japan (Exedy/Daikin itself). If I'm wrong, someone please correct me. It's better to be wrong now than the next 20000km on the wrong clutch.  :P 
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Re: New clutch - Aftermarket HD, Nissan or 3rd party?
« Reply #13 on: Apr 1, 2008, 08:58PM »
AFAIK they make the clutches there. I had a clutch custom built from them. The only thing that might not be "their" part would be the throw out bearing.

And Noss has been running one of their clutches for a very long time with no issues at all.
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Re: New clutch - Aftermarket HD, Nissan or 3rd party?
« Reply #14 on: Apr 2, 2008, 04:26AM »
they're ace ;)
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