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Clutch kit Luk or Exedy
Transmission itself is great. Could be other things as mentioned here but common issue outside actuators/TCM would be the clutch in the bell housing. Recommend when accelerating from a stop to go heavier on the gas so it engages more hard. Could prob dive it like that for a few years but eventually will gunk up with enough dust inside that the actuators won’t be able to move the forks. Most shops will charge $3,500+ to replace. If you’re good with DIY you can prob do the job when the time comes yourself for about $750 for the Luk repset and dual clutch trans fluid.
Pros: transmission is great
Cons: clutch gunk up with dust
Vehicle:
Ford Focus
Never had a problem with them and the last kit I bought was only £60 (and was LUK).
Pros: no problems, good quality
Wouldn’t trust anything but the luk kit at this point. Ur talking maybe $100 difference for something that might be fine be something proven to be oem quality.
Pros: oem quality, proven
Cons: maybe $100 difference
Excedy HD is my go-to. Extra clamping force, no massive change in drive ability, reasonable price.
Pros: extra clamping force
Cons: no massive change
Every element I test drove had a heavy mushy clutch. The throw out bearing on mine went before the clutch, then replaced with an exedy oem kit and it feels way better.
Pros: feels way better
Cons: heavy mushy clutch
Vehicle:
Honda Element
So, if you just take that flywheel to a machine shop to scuff it up, lathe it down to have a perfect fresh surface, you can just put a new LuK or Sachs clutch kit on it.
Pros: nice and quiet
Cons: makes a horrific racket
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
Also it’s an Exedy oem replacement kit. To be more specific, I know some travel is normal without the slave installed. The issue is that the fork and bearing don’t even make contact with the pressure plate until the slave is almost completely extended.
Vehicle:
Honda Element
Clutch kit i used was FJK1005. Both will work for you. Only have about 10k miles on it, feels the same as stock.
Pros: feels the same
Mileage: 10000 km
Part number: FJK1005
Totally normal, been running a exedy stage 1 for 18k miles with this noise. Very pronounced in 5th gear 3k rpm to around 2.5k in my car
Cons: noise for 18k miles, pronounced in 5th gear
Mileage: 18000 km
Motivated by being able to drive my daily driver again I just went with what the mechanic recommended, failed to do the research. Now regretting driving experience on replacement kit with exedy single mass flywheel, and it looks like they had a dual mass kit that was only like $100 more.
Somehow engages later than the failing factory clutch, and shudders. Haven't felt like such an idiot driving a manual in 22 years
Cons: engages later, shudders
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Which clutch kit to choose — Luk or Exedy?
If choosing clutch kit across many manufacturers, check the part ranking. If your choice is down to two brands, the PartReview part comparisons help.
We compare clutch kit across these categories:
- PR Score.
- Overall ranking.
- Vote balance.
- Average rating.
- Number of reviews.
- Feature ratings.
- Car owners’ choice.
Which clutch kit are better — Exedy or Luk?
In March 2026 on PartReview, clutch kit Luk were overall better than Exedy.
- Luk received a PR Score of 82 out of 100, and Exedy scored 75 points.
- Luk ranked 2 in the overall ranking, and Exedy ranked 4.
- The average rating is higher for Luk (4.1) than for Exedy (3.9).
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Clutch kit Luk have better feature ratings than Exedy:
- Noise - owners believe, that this property for Luk is better than Exedy.
- Engagement smoothness - drivers claim, that this property for Luk is outperforms Exedy.
- Slip - reviews suggest, that this property for Exedy is preferred to Luk.
Which clutch kit are more popular — Luk or Exedy?
In March 2026 on PartReview, clutch kit Exedy were overall more popular than Luk.
By vote balance, clutch kit Exedy surpassed Luk:
- For Luk, the ratio of positive (87) to negative (18) votes is 69 votes.
- For Exedy, the ratio of positive (112) to negative (37) votes is 75 votes.
By number of reviews, clutch kit Exedy surpassed Luk:
- For clutch kit Luk there are 33 reviews: 25 positive, 6 neutral, 2 negative.
- For clutch kit Exedy there are 46 reviews: 30 positive, 11 neutral, 5 negative.
Which clutch kit do car owners prefer — Luk or Exedy?
In March 2026, according to PartReview, clutch kit Luk and Exedy have not taken top places in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding your review about these manufacturers.
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