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Old 11-06-2008, 04:54 PM
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£385 for a alcon clutch kit

god they do charge a bit lol

whats the cheapest place for a alcon?
Old 11-06-2008, 05:06 PM
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well worth it IMO.
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buy cheap buy twice!!
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still be cheaper than alcon lmao
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search ebay; i bought a virtualy brand new 6 paddle ap clutch set up for £120, with cover, flywheel and spade paddle plate (which needs new paddles)

make sure you get your flywheel skimmed when fitting a new clutch though

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Old 11-06-2008, 06:17 PM
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how much are the new paddles
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DO NOT BUY OFF TECHNI-CLUTCH

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Originally Posted by Roosie
how much are the new paddles
not sure; there was a thread about it not so long ago about re-paddling them. about £80 i was led to believe
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Originally Posted by RWD_cossie_wil
DO NOT BUY OFF TECHNI-CLUTCH
ive learnt from m mistakes before about them
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anyone tried the omp 5 paddle race clutch?
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buy tried and tested stuff or it usually ends in tears.

385 isnt expensive for a clutch that can take 550 bhp for 20k miles IMO.
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As above.

When I first went to an Alcon from a std clutch, with a new cable the new uprated clutch was actually a lot lighter pedal wise than the one that came out.

AP 6 paddle is considerably heavier compared to the Alcon kit, ime.

You can get worn clutches relined, but I'd be wary of the springs on the plate being fubar'd and could be wrong, but not sure these are replaced so you wouldn't then have the equivalent of a new plate.

Considering how long they last for an uprated part, I'd just change the whole shebang - plate, bearing, cable & cover.
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