Flexdisc wear observations

[Mister Byrnzoil]

During the test drive when purchasing this vehicle, the OE PO mentioned that he liked to downshift instead of braking, he asked me what I did, and I said that "brakes are cheaper than clutches" and I used the brakes when I wanted to slow down.

Fast forward 1 month while doing some unrelated brakework...


Well the flexdiscs appear to be in good shape @ first glance, no blatant cracks or loose reinforcement material.

But if you grab the driveshaft and twist, it will move almost an inch! Then I saw the spot where it had contacted the muffler a few times, then I saw where the bolts and grommits were loose in an oval wear pattern that used to be a tight grommited holes in the flexdisc, then I saw how the boot for the center driveshaft bearing was completely torn...

What I learned from this... Forget clutches, Brakes are much cheaper than your entire driveline