It sucks to have plenty of time to do car work (plenty of things I can
fabricate from scrap with a TIG and plasma cutter) but essentially no
budget for stuff you can't really fab. :(
Some follow-up questions:
* Has anyone put another disc on a used pressure plate and what
experience have you had?
* Has anyone worked with a clutch rebuilder to refurb a pressure plate?
ACT tech support via chat didn't see any problem with it but mentioned
putting a straightedge to the pressure plate to make sure it was in
spec. The machine shop that is resurfacing the flywheel begs to differ
with my scheme to save money by just replacing the disc. We did not put
a straightedge to it but one can visualize slight wear on the pressure
plate from the disc that was on there.
The main machinist looked at it and said it would not be a good idea but
we didn't go into details. I ran into the other fellow I work with on
the way out and said he had seen someone attempt similar and that the
new disc would "self-clearance" after slipping for a bit until the edges
of the disc wear to the wear on the pressure plate. Not ideal.
I could continue to run the old disc (which has like ~80% of it's life)
until the disc is worn but it is no fun trying to drive with that clutch
on the street.
I guess this is why discs and pressure plates are sold as a set (unless
one can get the pressure plate surface machined (or a new one) and then
I guess you would need to machine the flywheel step to match)...
--Ashraf
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