Got everything apart. (found a brand new collapsable hoist for 100 bucks at checker/kragen)
Clutch is hosed.. but NOT oil fouled.
Fly wheel is rusty and pitted.
the input shaft on the tranny is not oily at all.. totally dry. The interior of the housings are grimey.. but apparently not so much as to cause fouling of the clutch.
A closer look at the parts reveals the likely culprit.
There's a groove worn into the pressure plate spring finger things.. that ride the throw-out bearing.
The pressure plate has a couple light blue marks from slipping.. but nothing serious.. especially considering the application. Maybe it was working barely good enough till the rust got at the flywheel. Or maybe all this is from the last 30 miles.. (my drive home and test drives)
the throw out bearing is free spinning and brand new..BUT.. the clutch slave was sticking at half way. I was able to push it back in by hand... but it was stuck a bit. It was NOT new as claimed by PO.
I attached some macro shots for entertainment and commenting purposes
Curious as to what people think of the flywheel. They apparently aren't made anymore? am I s.o.l.? My neighbor says "build-up and re-surface"
