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Old Apr 8, 2003 | 11:15 AM
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So i need a new clutch, need help

I think on getting a clutch from NAPA, what would you suggest, i am in a short budget
Old Apr 8, 2003 | 11:38 AM
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when i replaced my clutch i got it from Nissan and it was about $185 whcih was only $5 more than other places like autozone, pepboys, etc. Its your call.
Old Apr 8, 2003 | 12:46 PM
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There's constantly OEM type replacement Exedy clutches on Ebay for like...$125

I just got my Stage 1 Exedy Racing Clutch today
Old Apr 9, 2003 | 10:50 AM
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If you do decide to get a clutch from Nissan, there is one thing you should be aware of. Nissan offers a budget priced clutch kit, which included the pressure plate, throughout bearing, and clutch disc itself (essentially all the stuff you should replace when doing a new clutch). Nissan also sells all of these parts individually. THE PARTS IN THE CLUTCH KIT AND THE PARTS YOU CAN ORDER SEPERATELY (ALA CARTE IF YOU WILL) ARE NOT THE SAME!!!!! My buddy Barry is the Nissan dealership parts manager here in town, and when I got my replacement clutch, he advised me that the Nissan clutch kit components are of much poorer quality than the T.O. bearing, pressure plate, and clutch disc you can order seperately from Nissan. Again, the clutch kit Nissan offers is crap!!! Barry felt so strongly about this that he refused to sell me the kit!!! He claimed that the only scenario under which anyone should get this kit is if they are trying to patch up a car enough to sell it; that he would not put one of these low ball component kits in his car. Since I get a hefty discount from Barry, I wasn't too concerned about this, I paid about $150 buying the individually priced components from Nissan (I think the retail of the poorly made "clutch kit" is about $190, retail for the better components all together is around $250). Anyways, this info. came directly from the manager of the Nissan parts department (the forementioned Barry), and he has absolutely no reason to exaggerate the poor quality of his own product. He's been the manager at Glenn Nissan for 10 years; knows Nissans and Nissan parts inside and out. He gave me this warning as a friend, so now I'll pass it as a concerned org member.
Old Apr 9, 2003 | 12:27 PM
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the stuff AET is talking about is "key value" - stay away from that kit
genuine OEM nissan stuff will be fine though - check out www.courtesyparts.com for prices and to order

also check out the exedy kits on ebay like James mentioned

I would stay away from stuff from the parts store
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