Hi all,

Did quite a bit of reading up on the forum before posting. Still have a few unanswered questions.

1. Can anyone recommend a shop in the Bay Area (Nor Cal) for the clutch install? I got an Exedy NSK1000 which should be pretty close to stock.

2. Is it possible to visually inspect the flywheel without taking apart the tranny? Car's got a 130k miles on it. Stock clutch. No problems (aside from super stiff pedal) until silly me decided to bleed the clutch, replace clutch fluid.
Basically I'm under impression that my flywheel doesn't need replacement. Should I replace the flywheel anyway since the clutch is getting replaced?

Thanks ahead of time!

 

Try http://www.zcargarage.com/ in San Jose.

It's always a good idea to have the flywheel turned / surfaced when doing a clutch. Replacing a dual mass flywheel is costly and usually unnecessary. Most people who opt to replace the flywheel go with a lightweight racing-type.

 

I'm in the same boat as you man. When I took my car in it was highly recommended by my mechanic that I do the flywheel at the same time, maybe cost efficiency? Honestly I'm not sure why but just letting you know what I was told. Good luck with everything.

 

Thanks for the tips!

 

Good a good quote from Z Car Garage. Talked to one more Nissan specialist. I might just need the hydrolics not the full blown clutch + freewheel. Yet if I do, I'll definitely go with Z.

As for the flywheel, I'm told no one resurfaces the dual mass ones. So you basically *should* replace the flywheel when you do the clutch.

 

According to Sachs (maker of the dual mass flywheels) you can reuse the flywheel UN-RESURFACED for one clutch change. After that you should change the flywheel.

Here is the PDF from Sachs themselves, It's on the first page: http://understeer.com/pdf/dualmass.pdf

 

Z Car garage or Eugene @ Enthusiast Auto Care

I had mine done at the latter. He specializes in Infinities

 

Alrite, good news. Didn't need to get the clutch replaced. It was just the Master, Slave cylinders. Basically the clutch was shifting fine, just the pedal was getting stuck occasionally.

Eric @ A & J Nissan Specialist in San Jose knows his Nissans! I'm one happy @smash again

 

I was under the impression G35's came with LUK dual mass flywheels (DMF067). Would the same apply?