Jeep Luk Pro Gold Heavy Duty Repset

[jeepdoggydogB]

Hello Fellow MJ'ers!

 

Every 6 or 7 years my jeep goes a little crazy and needs some attention, and in my case the clutch and/or slave is malfunctioning. Anyone with any experience with the LuK heavy duty clutch replacement kit? I can get it for about $250, as opposed to purchasing the OEM for about $600. Any opinions?

TIA,

Dog  :cheers:

[87Warrior]

Wow, not sure where you are shopping, but take a look at Carolina Clutch.

 

LuK OEM replacement $180

http://carolinaclutch.com/ShowItem/105129%20Jeep%20Stock%20Replacement%20Clutch%20Kit.aspx

 

LuK Pro Gold Heavy Duty RepSet $218

http://carolinaclutch.com/ShowItem/105138%20Jeep%20LuK%20Pro%20Gold%20Heavy%20Duty%20RepSet.aspx

 

The OEM replacement should serve you well and last another 100K miles. I don't see much reason in purchasing a heavy duty clutch for a stock 4.0. 

[Geonovast]

$600 sounds like a dealer price.

[JeepcoMJ]

...

 

friends don't let friends buy from dealers

[mvusse]

Unless you want your left leg to grow twice as big around as your right, I suggest against the heavy duty clutch.

[Biotex]

I installed a heavy duty clutch in a car once. Pressed in on the clutch and the firewall moved forward.  :doh:

[buffalob]

That would explain why I walk in circles...I love this forum, learn something new every day.

Seriously I would not go the heavy duty Luk  route doing it over, but maily only because as a daily driver in Denver traffic, the stop & go is killer.

So it really depends on how you use it and where you drive it....

Great quality parts though.

Unless you want your left leg to grow twice as big around as your right, I suggest against the heavy duty clutch.

[88whitemanche]

Partsgeek.com sells them for cheap the 4.0 was cheaper then the 2.5

[jeepdoggydogB]

Wow thanks for the advice! Carolina clutch it is. I got the OEM part numbers from wholesale, some of their parts have great prices, but $200 for a pressure plate, then $292 for the release bearing assembly was a bit rich for me. :cheers:

[JeepcoMJ]

Wow thanks for the advice! Carolina clutch it is. I got the OEM part numbers from wholesale, some of their parts have great prices, but $200 for a pressure plate, then $292 for the release bearing assembly was a bit rich for me. :cheers:

That's a bit rich for anyone.

 

I've got a heavy duty clutch in my 86, and in my bro's 88.    no issues with the firewall now, but I did make a reinforcement plate to go on the inside of the firewall (so the pedal didn't drop down a bit by putting it on the engine bay side).   took 10 minutes.

 

It doesn't get used for long hauls often, and the clutch isn't terrible...IDK why people are saying they're hard to push or deal with.  Sure, in a drive-thru it's a bit much, but i'm not a fatty and don't eat from fast food places.

[FrankTheDog]

I have 184k on a luk oem repset in my 98 XJ. I've used it for towing and I was without first gear for 60k. Clutch still works flawlessly.

The original owner replaced the original with a centerforce.

It was very stiff and didn't seem to work correctly.

I replaced it with the luk at 214k and it's in there now at 395k.

[92tanMJ]

...

 

friends don't let friends buy from dealers

 

You mean stealerships?