Clutch & Flywheel Diagnosis Help

[WilsonSwift]

Afternoon all,

I'm after some advice regarding the clutch and flywheel on my Integra. The previous owner had a replacement clutch and flywheel carried out by a garage around 3000 miles ago. The clutch is an OEM replacement and the flywheel is a Fidanza lightened item. The car tends to judder very badly whilst traveling at low speeds and when approaching the car's biting point. I initially put this down to the reduced weight of the flywheel, but it got worse.

I decided to find out myself what the problem was. So this weekend I started to remove the gearbox, clutch and flywheel for inspection. Both the clutch and flywheel look like new, however there appear to be hotspots on both the surface of the clutch and the flywheel. I also found traces of oil on the rear of the flywheel so I confirmed this was due to a crank seal leak, albeit very minor it seems - replacement ordered.

However I'm still not sure weather or not the clutch and flywheel need replacing due to their very low mileage. It seems a shame to replace something that's seen so little use! It would be great to get a second (and more knowledgeable) opinion on what's causing the judder. I assume the clutch needs changing but what about the flywheel?


The clutch:



Flywheel:







Oil seal:



Any advice would be very much appreciated

Edited by WilsonSwift on Sunday 17th April 19:22