The Petroworks clutch is better for Everything (except drag racing)

OILBURNER tim.justice@ipaper.com

 

I ripped the pads off my Petroworks clutch in less than 1 year. Stock replacements are better.

-Ryan
'88 Sami. Moderately modified. Two track mind
ZuksRule@Aol.com

 

The Petroworks clutch is manufactured by Valeo, who makes the same stock clutches you refer to. Sounds like you had a bad one. Yours is the only report I've heard of problems with the P'works clutch, while I have heard literally dozens of complaints on the Centerforce clutch - it enguages Hard & All at Once, and cannot be feathered or slipped - it's designed to be a race clutch. Unless you're dune-jumping or street racing, the Centerforce clutch is the wrong application. A quality stock clutch will work fine if you're geared right.

OILBURNER tim.justice@ipaper.com

 

well its being shipped and i shall see what i think of it.i will post my findings.thanks for the warning though ...i will keep in mind .

zukikid

wow ...it still fits out the garage !!!!

 

I agree Tim. I paid something like $110 for my oem replacement clutch at NAPA, and I love it. I can make it slip just enough without burning it. They also offered an upgrade called the "brute force" or "Brute power", or something like that.

-Ryan
'88 Sami. Moderately modified. Two track mind
ZuksRule@Aol.com

 

Have a Petroworks clutch for almost 2 years, and nary a problem. Love it and will buy it again when this one every wears out.

Yankee Tim/wwwthreads_images/icons/cool.gif

 

I have the Centerforce Dual Friction Clutch, and have not noticed what any of you all have described about it
all grab or all let go... it fethers wonderful and works really nice.....
Have no experience with the petroworks clutch, but after reading the off-road.com review, seems like a really nice
one...

I am happy with the Centerforce clutch I have....

my thoughts


Rich_D
Successful people aren't those without problems, they're those who've learned to solve their problems.

 

As you may know I also have the dual friction Centerforce.So far (knock on wood) no problems have been noticed.Was it your rear main?

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tmoutlawed@yahoo.com

 

don't know if its a rear main ...yet .i have been babying it till i can tear into it .i can't afford to have my daily driver down.i have to wait till the parts come in and i have a day off.
to and from work only drops come out (16 miles round trip) so i will have to let you know.
zukikid

wow ...it still fits out the garage !!!!

 

I have installed several clutches in Zuk's over the past few months. I installed a stock replacement clutch from Advanced Auto Parts ($125) and it worked fine with the 1.3, but after upgrading to the 1.6 16 valve I was able to smoke the clutch so bad that the vehicle would barely move. I upgraded to the Centerforce Dual-Friction and I am barely able to get is to slip on or off-road. It is not as on/off as I expected so it is very comfortable to use on the road, but it took a little bit of adjustments to get it that way. The last clutch I installed was in the SLEEPER Samurai Project and I can get the DAKIN Heavy Duty clutch to slip a little....alot more than the Centerforce, but it still is a good clutch that grabs well.......but in my Zuk I wil definately run a Centerforce.

1991 Zuk 33X15.50 TSL SX's, 1.6 16 Valve
M-Links, Hybrid rear w/disc brakes, 5.12's LOCKED
Zuk hybrid rears in front & CJ fronts in rear
Rides like a Japanese Cadillac!