Its not the pressure plate that gets grabby from the leaky oil seal, its the
driven plate absorbing oil.

If the pressure plate is relatively young and not blue from overheating I
would just install it with a new disc and drive it.

Jake

On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 11:49 AM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:

>  So I am about to swap in my 'new' 2.0 liter inline gas block (93 Jetta
> ABA) into my 84 with a diesel 5sp.  I am almost done gathering parts to try
> to anticipate possible need and minimize down time during the change over.
> I have a leak in my old 92 1.8liter inline gasser  set up...the rear main
> seal, I guess, and my clutch seems to chatter a bit sometimes.  So I
> thought
> I might consider installing a new pressure plate, at least, during my swap.
>   Can I just order up a pressure plate to install after cleaning the other
> parts up really well?  Probably replace the throw out bearing too?  Or
> should I just leave it alone and avoid some unanticipated extra expense and
> time.?  Am I talking a lot of work and time and possible "gottchas" with
> this clutch change as I install the new motor?
>   I am thinking my current clutch may be slightly contaminated from the
> leaky rear main and it is probably a bit thin from me using 2nd gear (of my
> 5sp) to start from a stop most of the time...Since I am in there, I thought
> the change might be a good thing.  It is still working OK, it only chatters
> if I do a ham-footed Jackrabbit start so it 'ain't broke' really...just
> tired...I don't want to have to surface the flywheel...nearest machine shop
> (that I really would trust) is in Portland...a few hours away..
>
>  anyone thoughts?
>   Don Hanson
>

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Jake

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