Hi, I have a 93v6 and the other day my clutch went out on the highway going up hill...at 3k rpm basically can push the peddle to the floor -- smells nasty. At 150k miles, it's ready

My question is, does anyone have a recommendation on the type of clutch to buy...I was suggested Centerforce clutches were pretty good?

Thanks.

 

Marlin Crawler and consider nothing else!

Done

 

If your rig is basically stock or even slightly modded I would go with another stock Aisin clutch.

 

WabFab & Marlin Crawler are both reputable folks with quality products.

 

My stock AISIN Clutch kit I bought from wabfab has 30K on it and it still feels like the day I put it in.

 

We've done a lot of tinkering with clutch kits and believe we have the most appropriate parts to build the best Rock Crawling clutch. Marlin started mix and matching clutch components back in the mid-80s and today we have our own kit manufactured to our specs based from our experience.

For pressure plates, we found that AISIN makes very high quality plates that do not wear your foot out while Rock Crawling, yet still have the high clamping forces to help minimize the amount of time the clutch slips so the disk will last longer (less likely to "burn" or smoke the clutch). We also only sell plates that have heat treated fingers for a longer release bearing contact life.

For the disk, we like SECO disks because they use 4 large heavy duty springs mounted to a beefy nickel coated clutch hub. The OEM disk only uses small urethane plucks or sometimes a combination, such as 4 small plucks and 2 small springs. When you hold our disk next to the stock disk you can see and feel the difference right away.

For the release bearing, like all of our kits we only settle for high quality Japanese parts.

We have put our kits through the ringer and they have never let us down. They are tested up to a 1,372:1 Crawl Ratio, are a 4-time F-Toy World Champion, and have successfully completed all 5 King Of The Hammers competitions without any failure. We all use them and recommend them for all Rock Crawlers and daily drivers a like.

Give Marlin Crawler clutch kits a try, I am sure you will not be disappointed!

Regards,
BigMike

 

I've heard aisin and marlin are both awesome but never had either of them. I've had the centerforce dual friction clutch and that was an awesome clutch! I highly recommend it, never slipped until the day I roasted it when I was pulling out a 4 door taco in soft ass sand now I have an ac delco and it's ok, also check your flywheel for cracks when you replace everything

 

My new clutch is the 1200lbs one from MC, but it's gonna be ages before I install it. No idea what clutch is in right now other than that it was replaced by the PO not long before I bought the truck and is basically brand new and so it will get to be a spare.

 

Regarding dual friction and ceramic clutches, remember these clutches are more abrasive and often reduce surface area in exchange for increased contact pressure (think about the pressure-to-area ratio), so the clutch disk will wear out sooner (less meat) as well as the pressure plate (higher surface abrasions). The flywheel tends to last longer than the pressure plate, however you'll find that when it gets resurfaced after using a Centerforce dual friction clutch, it will require upwards to 10-thousands of an inch or greater to recover.

BigMike