Are LUK clutches any good?

[Andy D]

Browsing for clutch parts for a Ranger, I came across LUK ,pronounced luke, They are a parts supplier to the new car industry. "1 out 4 cars comes off the line with a LUK clutch"
says their website. The parent company is Shlaffler (sic) and they are mucho global . The prices are 30% cheaper than Sachs or Beck Arnley. This makes me suspect Chinese manufacture. There was only a mention of office stuff for Shanghai. The job is a PITA, I dont wanna be doing it again. OTOH, the truck is gonna be a spare vehicle , 4wd stuff getter seeing occasional use by me. Due to tin worm and general Fordishness , I only want to try for 5yrs /30k miles of use. I am not looking for perfection, the truck is a rat. So, has anybody used a LUK clutch and how do you like it? TIA

 

[Twister]

I thought rangers came with that brand of clutch from the factory.

 

[baddis]

short answer yes. i have installed them in everything from a mustang to a 2 1/2 ton wrecker. if you are just doing daily driver duties with the truck you can get away with just getting an autozone or advance ext. kit

 

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Browsing for clutch parts for a Ranger, I came across LUK ,pronounced luke, They are a parts supplier to the new car industry. "1 out 4 cars comes off the line with a LUK clutch"
says their website. The parent company is Shlaffler (sic) and they are mucho global . The prices are 30% cheaper than Sachs or Beck Arnley. This makes me suspect Chinese manufacture. There was only a mention of office stuff for Shanghai. The job is a PITA, I dont wanna be doing it again. OTOH, the truck is gonna be a spare vehicle , 4wd stuff getter seeing occasional use by me. Due to tin worm and general Fordishness , I only want to try for 5yrs /30k miles of use. I am not looking for perfection, the truck is a rat. So, has anybody used a LUK clutch and how do you like it? TIA

Luk clutches are OEM on the Rangers.

 

[adsm08]

I am in the process of replacing my B2's original clutch after 120,000. The clutch itself isn't even bad, it was the slave.

Clutch disc says "LUK" right on it.

 

[superds]

I have a 4.0 LUK in my '90 Ranger 2.9. Works pretty good. Don't recall off hand where it was made but I know it wasn't China. I'd remember something that awful.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

I've seen Fords come with either a Motorcraft stamped clutch of a LUK stamped clutch. Both work just fine.

Autozone clutches come with a lifetime warranty, so if you're going to keep the truck forever I guess that would be a good investment... once you wear it out you can bring it back for another one.

Offhand I don't remember what brand I got for my F-150, just that I got it from Summit Racing because I needed it right away and they had it in stock and are only an hour and a half away from me. Plus it was reasonably priced and I got something intended for towing/hauling since it's my work truck.

 

[naford]

LUK has/had a plant in Wooster, Ohio it was also the headquaters.