fokissed

upgrading my clutch wondering if i would have to change out the flywheel

looking to go with a

ACT stage 2 kit
or
ECM stage 2 kit

if so what are some opinions on flywheels

nightcrawler7188

you have to at least get the existing one resurfaced.

Sinji

nearwater4me

Why is the resurfacing necessary?
I thought one could just switch out the PP and friction disc and be done with it.
Is it necessary on all cars regardless of mileage or is it mostly for higher mileage cars?
Thanks

Dan

nightcrawler7188

once you're getting a clutch job done, you're already going to be spending a good amount of money or (if you're doing it yourself) your own time/effort so you might as well get a new flywheel. once the tranny is dropped for clutch replacement, changing the flywheel takes a negligible amount of extra time.

nightcrawler7188

oh and i'm fairly certain that you need to resurface the flywheel on all cars regardless of mileage.

nearwater4me

Okay, I understand your point of replacing a flywheel while they're at it.
But why the resurfacing? To prolong the life?
What happens if you don't resurface it?
Thanks for answering all the noob questions.

Dan

stickercutting

Resurfacing the flywheel removes any kind of warping that may be present with your old clutch, and removes the wear created over the course of 60k miles.

You resurface it to make it smooth again, thus increasing the life of the new clutch and keeping it in good running order.

nearwater4me

^ Thank you so much for clarifying.

Dan