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Afraid i need a new clutch

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#1 ·
So I've noticed that I have some slight problems with my clutch in my 99 tj sport and I'm not sure wat to do it doesn't seem to even catch until the last inch or so of the clutch and it makes some weird creeking noise whenever I push in the clutch or release I've hear that tj's have hydrolic clutches and can't be adjusted but u can't trust everything u see on the Internet And also I have looked at some clutch kits on quadratec and I think I may get the centerforce II clutch
 
#2 ·
Avoid Centerforce clutch kits. They are way overpriced and not designed for the way a Jeep is driven... they are designed for high HP/high RPM uses and work best in race cars.

Go for a Luk clutch kit. They are probably half the cost of the Centerforce and easily can get over 200k miles of life. The factory even installed Luk clutches, their quality is outstanding.

See that smoke pouring out of my previous TJ in the below photo? That is clutch smoke from the clutch which happened on some rock crawling trails. That clutch was still in good shape at 162 k miles when I replaced it thinking it had to be bad by then but it wasn't. It still had enough material left on it where it likely would have made it to 200k miles.
 

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#7 ·
Just watch the bargain LUK kits, it seems that they (not all) come with what is considered a substandard throw out bearing. Bought 2 kits from clutch city online and both had the good cast bearing. and their price is competitive.
 
#8 ·
X4. Get standard Luk clutch 05-065. You will notice a softer clutch at first but it feels fine a couple of days later. I have a Luk and have no regrets.
 
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