2.3L ('83-'97) Time for a new clutch 96 2.3

[justinae]

I've been teaching two people in my house how to drive stick and I think it wore out my clutch. At 161k miles it was gonna be due soon anyway.

What I know
- Lux is a close OE based on research
- Replace the slave cylinder at the same time, also Lux

What I'm not sure about
- Fywheel: resurface, replace, or just inspect?
- Recommended vid tutorials to follow

I'm was actually getting ready to sell it and upgrade to a 4wd. I guess the next owner gets a nice new clutch!

Thanks!

 

[Uncle Gump]

It's actually LUK...

It's a bunch of work not to resurface the flywheel. If you have a shop close that does it reasonably.

Do the pilot too.

 

[scotts90ranger]

Yeah, that... Sometimes it's a wash price wise for resurfacing the flywheel or replacing it so check the prices first... FWIW I had the NAPA in McMinnville resurface the flywheel for my F350 a couple years ago and it was $50, similar for my brother on his tractor flywheel there last year... last flywheel I bought for my 2.3L I think was $65 but that was a number of years ago...

Pilot bearing is kind of a pain on these but doable, if it comes to it a dremel will get through the shell...