2013 ford fiesta hatchback 5 speed manual 1.6 engine. 95000+ miles. Will be replacing Transmission so decided to replace clutch while doing the job. All I am seeing is Kits, Pressure and driven plate only. Any way to get the driven plate alone?
Clutch Driven Plate
- Thread starter borgward
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Flywheel?
Rock Auto shows them available for the DOHC cars, but not the SOHC ones.
Rock Auto shows them available for the DOHC cars, but not the SOHC ones.
You should replace the pressure place with the clutch disc.
You should just buy a LUK, Sachs or Excedy clutch kit if you plan on putting a lot more miles on it. Use blue thread locker on the clutch release bearing and pressure plate bolts. If the flywheel has hot spots, is scored or warped, get a new one. Hopefully it doesn't have a stupid dual ma$$ flywheel. Replace the bolts if they are stretch bolts. Feel lucky you're not putting a clutch in an Audi A4 quattro.
Not Flywheel. The driven plate is sandwiched between the pressure plate and flywheel.
Unless a pressure plate is either cheaply made, Has hundreds of thousand miles or extreme use, only the driven plate needs to be replaced.
Its a clutch disc and common practice is to replace both the clutch disc and pressure plate as a set.
Never heard someone call it that, completely missed it when I first read it.
Yea, what @bdcardinal said. Replace the pressure plate as well. Those springs wear over time, and it isn't a job you'll want to do twice.
Agreed. It seems like madness to get in there and not replace everything you can, with the possible exception of the flywheel.
I’m also including the pilot bearing and an OEM rear main seal.
I’m also including the pilot bearing and an OEM rear main seal.
Please read original post. Not interested in advice pro or con about only replacing driven disc. I want to know if it is possible to buy it and where to get it.
Ford only sells it as a kit with the pressure plate. Not sure why you want to do an incomplete repair.
No sense adding stuff to the landfill if it is good. Used to be you could be either. Every source I have seen so far is kits only. For sure if they are producing substandard pressure plates then you will need to replace it. Pressure plate should not need to be replaced if it is built right, unless it has many hundreds of thousands of miles on it or has been abused.
Are clutches failing before 200,000 miles under normal use?
Are clutches failing before 200,000 miles under normal use?
If I did the labor to get the trans out, I'd definitely do the rear main seal on the engine given the 95000 miles accumulated.
Its not only a labor savings, but keep in mind the wear to the pressure plate and flywheel make it so that the flywheel is about the only thing you re-use. If its not heat damaged. They come as a kit for a reason.
Any yes, a clutch in 200k is expected. Not to mention the throw-out bearing and hydraulic system (which is also re-placed as a set in Fords).
Any yes, a clutch in 200k is expected. Not to mention the throw-out bearing and hydraulic system (which is also re-placed as a set in Fords).
I think maybe back in the day you could have them machined like a flywheel. But at least here, there aren't any machine shops to do it. Plus not replacing the pressure plate is an incomplete repair. My time is too valuable to cheap out and not replace everything that needs done when I am in there. Well unless it is my Silverado and I am doing a quick and dirty fix, that worked BTW.
