This isn't really Maxima related but is Nissan engine and boost related, plus most of you guys will probably know a bit more than the rest of the board.

Anyways... pressure plates. Can one be resurfaced like a flywheel? Reason I ask is I have a 300ZX Turbo I'm working on and am really just putting it together to sell for a bit more than what we spent on it.

It has a SPEC stage 3 in it but the pucks don't have much life left in them. I don't want to spend a whole lot on a new clutch so I'm thinking of doing a sort of hybrid setup using the SPEC pressure plate and a stock disk. Should hold a good amount more than stock while still being highly street friendly.

I'd like to resurface the pressure plate surface just to be on the safe side though. Is there enough material on most pressure plates to handle a resurfacing job and do you guys think anyone would even try it?

Thanks in advance for any advice you can give me.

 

i personnally wouldnt to it. Is there reason to belive that it needs it, or could you maybe get by with just giving it a light sanding to remove any glazing. plus i dont think many shops, if any can do that.

Just my $.02

Jeremy

 

i haven't looked at it a whole lot yet, but basing off of the condition of the flywheel i'd say it likely needs it.

...that flywheel has fractures all over the friction surface so my first though was that it was incredibly overheated. i wouldn't be surprised if the pressure plate was in similar condition.

 

Multi-plate clutches, i.e. race, clutches are so much hype mostly. I find that most people just go with them because it's a "race" part. what they don't understand is what you found, they are REALLY hard on the flywheel. Kevlar discs ones are also very hard on the flywheel as they do not have the heat transfer of the organic types.
More to the point, many have found that a good organic disc and heavy duty pressure plate will hold more power than most people make with the stock turbo, or even a mild upgrade. This is what I will be doing.