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Old May 21, 2017 | 08:20 PM
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How do you know when a clutch disc needs to be replaced?

A new stock clutch disc has radiating grooves around the disc. Are these a wear indicator? I have seen some posts around the internet that claim that the disc needs to be replaced when these grooves are no longer visible.

I have also seen posts that refer to a clutch thickness measurement, or a measurement off the rivet heads.

What is the correct way for determining if a clutch is at the end of it's life, or gauging how much life is left?
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I have to say, if I have the disk in my hand, then I'm going to replace it. I suppose if it was from really low miles, or just undeniably nearly new, it might be reasonable to keep. But otherwise...
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I likely will buy an LS7 clutch package and replace everything. I would like to be able to gauge how much wear I have put on this clutch in the last 40K miles though.

The most intriguing part for me, is that I can't find this information anywhere on the forum. A few other posts on this topic have died without an answer...
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Is this information in the service manual? I have a CD version on order....
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