Nothing like suggesting he use a 20lb sledge to drive a finishing nail into a piece of balsa wood.


That flywheel looks like it has seen several clutches and never been refinished. It also looks like someone likes to slip the clutch a lot.

It's up to you as to what you want for a clutch. Given what you have stated it might be the easiest to just buy a new flywheel. If your clutch and pressure plate are in good shape there shouldn't be any reason to replace those.

If you are looking for a mild upgrade, The entry level clutches from South Bend and Valair will probably do you just fine. At about twice the price of the Napa Special. They will last longer though.

As with anything, The life of the clutch depends a lot on the driver.

 

I normally would love to drive a nail into balsa wood with a sledge hammer but when the sledge hammer will cost hundreds of dollars more than a framing hammer I'll just get the framing hammer.

I ordered an entry level southbend, it should work fine for me.

I got my brother to machine the clutch (for free) and the cracks are quite deep, it would of made good wall art.

The guy I bought it from must have liked to ride the clutch I guess and he said it was replaced about 30,000mi ago. It sounded like his mechanic "buddy" liked to rip him off so it's possible he didn't machine the flywheel, that was my first thought when I saw it.