ArdWrknTrk Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 Yes, I was hasty in grabbing that, just wanted too see if they had renamed it yet again ... it was Brute Force when I bought it but a little digging showed it had three names. Just checking Not a criticism Glad you have an SMF and Zf disc on the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpin Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 Done deal ! Thank you gentlemen. CarID had both Sach parts in stock. This is not the first time ArdWrknTrk has pulled my bacon out of the fire, as it were. A quick testimonial for CarID, whose prices (so far) beat RockAuto, and you can talk to an actual carbon-based humanoid life form on the phone, that offers help to find your parts. Sachs® - Single Mass Flywheel Qty: 1$139.34 Sachs® - Clutch Kit Qty: 1$198.08 I checked earlier for giggles and that Sachs you got is about $160 less than the Zone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford F834 Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 Done deal ! Thank you gentlemen. CarID had both Sach parts in stock. This is not the first time ArdWrknTrk has pulled my bacon out of the fire, as it were. A quick testimonial for CarID, whose prices (so far) beat RockAuto, and you can talk to an actual carbon-based humanoid life form on the phone, that offers help to find your parts. Sachs® - Single Mass Flywheel Qty: 1$139.34 Sachs® - Clutch Kit Qty: 1$198.08 If you get a chance, please report your experience with the Sachs kit. I may need a clutch for my F-Superduty and I was counting on a Luk SMF which I’ve had a good experience with. I have no idea what is in the donor, but if I need one I would like to know how Sachs compares to the Luk. I’ve heard bad things about the Valeo for IDI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salans7 Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 If you get a chance, please report your experience with the Sachs kit. I may need a clutch for my F-Superduty and I was counting on a Luk SMF which I’ve had a good experience with. I have no idea what is in the donor, but if I need one I would like to know how Sachs compares to the Luk. I’ve heard bad things about the Valeo for IDI. LuK isn't as good as people think. I've had issues with my LuK slave cylinder and master cylinder in the Ranger. I bought LuK replacements, but when they arrived, I found that they were stamped with another company's branding. Upon research, it was actually FTE Automotive's slave cylinder, with FTE Automotive's parent company being Valeo. So buyer beware when it comes to LuK, there stuff is no better than what you can get at the Zone, which is also branded FTE Automotive. With that being said, my pressure plate and flywheel were all stamped LuK, and have been flawless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 LuK isn't as good as people think. I've had issues with my LuK slave cylinder and master cylinder in the Ranger. I bought LuK replacements, but when they arrived, I found that they were stamped with another company's branding. Upon research, it was actually FTE Automotive's slave cylinder, with FTE Automotive's parent company being Valeo. So buyer beware when it comes to LuK, there stuff is no better than what you can get at the Zone, which is also branded FTE Automotive. With that being said, my pressure plate and flywheel were all stamped LuK, and have been flawless. Sachs is a division of Zf. Not that that means anything in today's world. My LuK clutch seems okay. I'm using a Ford master and an Excedy SC 886 metal slave (the one with a bleeder) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford F834 Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 LuK isn't as good as people think. I've had issues with my LuK slave cylinder and master cylinder in the Ranger. I bought LuK replacements, but when they arrived, I found that they were stamped with another company's branding. Upon research, it was actually FTE Automotive's slave cylinder, with FTE Automotive's parent company being Valeo. So buyer beware when it comes to LuK, there stuff is no better than what you can get at the Zone, which is also branded FTE Automotive. With that being said, my pressure plate and flywheel were all stamped LuK, and have been flawless. I put a Luk clutch in my ‘68 behind the 240 straight six. It was okay, but the throw out bearing started making noise almost right away. It worked but I wasn’t impressed. The SMF kit that Jan and I installed behind his 6.9 for the ZF swap was exceptionally nice. It had very good road manners and I would like to repeat that if I can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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