recently I installed an SE-R spec V H-LSD along with JWT flywheel and decided to try the M-Pact clutch components they sell on www.rockauto.com. the latest year Z that they list separate pressure plate and disc for is 2006, which should be good enough for bolt-ons and ecu reflash for 02 maxima. the pressure plate part number is M-PACT 98630 which is also their pressure plate listed for 02-06 Maxima. the disc part number is M-Pact 99688D which is their general sprung organic disc for many other Nissans and G35. I went with a National throw-out bearing and pilot bearing this time.

after putting 500 miles of city driving for break in I finally started getting on it yesterday and it has a lot more bite than the outgoing basic Luk kit I was running.

I also replaced the flywheel bolts with Allen head bolts with orange loctite, I hate torx bolts. Only Fastenal had the Allen head bolts that matched up. JWT instructions called for Loctite red but I don't think it's a good idea to use it on a crank. the flywheel will need to come off eventually, mainly when I do the 2nd gen swap.


double springs on the clutch disc







outgoing flywheel and clutch components

 

Very good price for clutch kit as long as it holds up. Looks solid.

 

all the clutch components together ended up costing me $168.97 which isn't bad, now it's just a matter of how good it holds up. My lust clutch kit was an LUK that came packaged with an LUK dual mass flywheel, not Exedy as I mentioned above. when I first got my car in December of 2012 the throw-out bearing went bad a month later and I had installed an Exedy kit.

Nisformance had the JWT flywheel on sale for $398 a few weeks ago when I ordered it

M-pact pressure plate #98630 $82.79

M-Pact friction disc #99688D $60.79

National release bearing #614049 $23.79

national pilot bushing #PB22 $1.60

I only paid $300 for the 04 Sentra SE-R Spec V donor tranny that I took the Helical LSD out of. it fit right in since it's the same LSD that comes in some of the 6 speed Maxima's, I just had to put the Maxima's ring gear on it. I would have swapped the whole gear set like I saw in some write ups but my tranny doesn't grind any gears so I kept the stock gears.

 

Hmmm, my exedy's came with OEM bearing.

 

I believe I have ran 4 different types of throw-out bearings over the years ( 2nd one came from Nissan) and I'm starting to think they all are made by 1 company since all of them contain plastic, SMH.

 

Where is the M-Pact clutch made?

 

not sure, the box is long gone. I'm guessing it's made in China like everything else.

 

Looks clean. Refurbing and reconditioning the pedal hinge, fluid, master cylinder, all the engagement parts leading up to it will give it a nice feel too.

 

i had already had put in a new master and slave as well as a Nisformance clutch line that eliminates all the unneeded metal lines that Nissan put in. I haven't messed with the pedal hinge though.