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My local tranny shop ordere a close-to-OEM Luk cltch kit for my SVT. Are Luk clutches good an/or reliable? It has a 12-month or 12,000 mile warranty, so it can't be TOO shabby, right?
The whole kit (clutch, slave and master cylinder, and throwout bearing) costed about $350. The guy said he's been using this brand for years because he's had good results with it... Has anyone had or heard of someone having trouble trouble with these clutches? Are they of good quality?
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Buying the SVT parts is much cheaper.
Heck even the SPEC Stage 1 is cheaper.
Either way you go you ONLY use a OEM Ford T/O bearing.
Buying an stock replacement aftermarket clutch is just that. For a "stock" replacment.
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It was not broke; Yet I fixed it anyway.
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Have we stressed this enough yet? I am 0-2 on my clutch kits T/O Bearings/Slave Cylinders(in less than a year) Originally posted by DemonSVT:
Either way you go you ONLY use a OEM Ford T/O bearing.
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Just put one in, they are made for the SVT specifically but are sold to both. However, i only have 600mi. on it, and only 100 of that were fun miles. As of now, no complaints what so ever. LuK designs clutches for many high performance platforms such as srt-10 dodge ram and corvettes. Just a thought. $350 though...i guess i did get a good deal.
1998.5 Diamond White Pearl SVT (#4725)
custom exhaust/intake k&N/mod'ed y-pipe
slotted rotors/greenstuff pads/SS lines
cougar trans/FSVT shift tower/Torsen
16lb. flywheel
18" Velox VX-8's with some rubba bands
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I went a few minutes ago and told the mechanic about the slave cylinder often not being the correct one in the V6 kits, how the 4-banger slave cylinder is shorter, and he double-checked and compared the new slave cylinder to the old one and said everything matches up.
Can you order a throwout bearing alone? Or does it only come with a clutch kit?
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my LuK T/O bearing / Slave cylinder looked 100% identical to the one i ordered from bill jenkins except there was no ford logo stamped on it. I decided not to chance it and put in the ford one. Call Bill Jenkins at signature lincoln mercury. IIRC they are $75
1998.5 Diamond White Pearl SVT (#4725)
custom exhaust/intake k&N/mod'ed y-pipe
slotted rotors/greenstuff pads/SS lines
cougar trans/FSVT shift tower/Torsen
16lb. flywheel
18" Velox VX-8's with some rubba bands
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I got one from Bill and it went bad right away.
He is making it right by sending me another part, overnight.
Thank you, Bill
Now it just sucks to get back in there and tear it all apart again.
Originally posted by MapOfTaziFoSho:
Can u ask him to measure his shaft and compare it to your shaft?
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Originally posted by RTStabler51:
Have we stressed this enough yet?
I am 0-2 on my clutch kits T/O Bearings/Slave Cylinders(in less than a year)Originally posted by DemonSVT:
Either way you go you ONLY use a OEM Ford T/O bearing.
Even true with the T/O bearing that comes packaged with the Spec clutches?
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Originally posted by rkneeshaw3.0:
Originally posted by RTStabler51:
Have we stressed this enough yet?
I am 0-2 on my clutch kits T/O Bearings/Slave Cylinders(in less than a year)Originally posted by DemonSVT:
Either way you go you ONLY use a OEM Ford T/O bearing.
Even true with the T/O bearing that comes packaged with the Spec clutches?
yes.
my t/o bearing that came with my spec clutch does not have a ford logo on it....needless to say i got an OEM one in the car 
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Yes, my current clutch (SPEC Stage II) was the lasteste WRONG one. According to SPEC though, they only use Ford OEM t/o bearings.....weird since mine was wrong.... Originally posted by rkneeshaw3.0:
Originally posted by RTStabler51:
Have we stressed this enough yet?
I am 0-2 on my clutch kits T/O Bearings/Slave Cylinders(in less than a year)Originally posted by DemonSVT:
Either way you go you ONLY use a OEM Ford T/O bearing.
Even true with the T/O bearing that comes packaged with the Spec clutches?
Ryan
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