I was driving down the street and all thew sudden it was real hard to shift, then i couldnt and my clutch stuck to the floor. I had it towed and my mechanic said i need a new clutch. I am going to go with a ACT Streetdisc, do they come with all the bearings and what not i need to have replaced? Is it worth having my flywheel shaved at the same time? thanx

 

Ofcourse it's better to have your flywheel shaved at the same time. Would you want to pay double to have your tranny dropped??

 

Were do i take my flywheel to be shaved and how much does it usally run?

 

Are they sure it's not just the clutch hydrulics? It is possible that you lost your throw out bearing or pressure plate... but this type of problem is typically just hydrulics...

Brian Murray
87 RX-7 Turbo II (w/mods)
89 Maxima GXE (daily)

 

sounds like your throwout bearing disintegrated to me. happened to me on my old mitsu truck a few years ago. Ever pulled a tranny on the side of the highway? it's a b!tch.

But yeah.. if it's the throwout bearing, you'll have to pull the tranny anyway, so you might as well get a new clutch.
and YES, shave the flywheel. it would be stupid not to. your mechanic will know where to get that done locally.

when you order the ACT kit (I recommend courtesy. that's where I bought mine), just make sure you tell them you'll need all the parts necessary.

the parts listed on my receipt are:
NM1-HDMM (ACT clutch)
32113-03E00 (oil seal,I)
32232-30000 (bushing 1st S)- whatever that is.
12279-0M300 (oil seal,c)

I bought a new rear main seal and tranny input shaft seal.. the tranny input shaft seal is on the INSIDE of the tranny, so you can't change it. you don't need to buy it. but DO replace the rear main seal.. the part # will probably be different for your VG over my VE, but you should replace it now. a $5 part for $400 labor if it leaks after you put everything back together.

New throwout bearing and pilot bushing are included in the ACT kit.

 

I do have a VE so are those parts one of the seals your talking about? Thanks for the help.

 

yeah.. one of the seals is the tranny input shaft seal, the other is the rear main seal. I don't know which is which. call courtesy and just tell them you need everything to replace your clutch, AND a rear main seal if it's not already in the kit.

 

Hey i just got a estimate of around 900 to have my clutch replaced, thats with a stock clutch, but is this right??? Does it really cost this mutch to replace a clutch in a maxima?

 

Personally i would replace it myself. I have a 93' SE and ive replaced my clutch twice. its a pain in butt but it only cost me $180 for nissan clutch and $30 to have flywheel turned and $8 for gear oil!! A whole lot cheaper than $900!!!

 

Seems high to me.

Brian Murray
87 RX-7 Turbo II (w/mods)
89 Maxima GXE (daily)

 

Hey i no this has been answered and im loking through searches know, but i want to make sure i lighten my flywheel at a safe amount that is still worth doing. Ive read some have done 4-6 pounds of the flywheel, the faq says 3 is safe, so with my new clutch what would youu guys suggest, a exact # and were should i tell them to shave it off or does a shop know were to shave it? thanx, i didnt want to start a new thread

 

Sorry another question. jeff92se said Now if my vtc's are bad and ticking will this not affect my performance of revving quicker,getting to the sweet pat activating my vtc's,cause i still might disable them.

 

3 lbs is the absolute max you'll want to lighten it.
pics of my lightened flywheel (and my old burned up clutch) are located on my website.
If you look closely at the original and the lightened flywheel, you'll see they removed the large ring on the back of the flywheel. this will be the best place to do it, as all it's for is to add rotating mass to make the car run smoother.

www.ee.utulsa.edu/~mblehm/pics/car/clutch/

 

Hey Matt you were right on that just letting you know, my mechanic said i prolly had 10K left on the clutch anyway. I love the ACT Streetdisc, so much fun!

 

cool.. glad I could have been of help.
another "change the tranny on the side of the road" experience from me at least benefitted someone else too!

 

Same thing happened to me and it was the clutch and clutch fork