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Should you degrease a new flywheel and clutch?

Old Oct 28, 2015 | 09:28 AM
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Arrow Should you degrease a new flywheel and clutch?



Retiring the clutch and flywheel, it lived a good life.

Random question, but is it good practice to degrease my new LUK flywheel and LUK clutch set?

I assume so, since it has a preservative oil on it from the factory like brake rotors and such. I just don't want to contaminate the new clutch.
 
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Old Oct 28, 2015 | 09:37 AM
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I would clean everything with brake cleaner.
 
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Old Oct 28, 2015 | 10:10 AM
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Brake clean the pressure plate and flywheel.
 
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Old Oct 28, 2015 | 11:08 AM
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Yup....Brake cleaner
 
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Old Oct 28, 2015 | 11:14 AM
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Like others have said brake clean the pressure plate and fly wheel.

But dont touch the clutch disc
 
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Old Oct 28, 2015 | 06:59 PM
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Will do, thanks! Just put in a new rear main seal while I'm at it.
 
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