Hello. I am doing an engine swap on my R53 soon and thought I will replace the clutch too.
btw, I replaced my OEM clutch with Valeo clutch kit few years ago and put around 65k miles on it

While shopping around for new Valeo clutch kit, I came across this clutch service kit (Mini Cooper Clutch Kit - Valeo 52151204)
Amazon sells it for $135


Has anybody used it ? I am sure a lot of people in this forum have converted the R53 clutch with Valeo flywheel conversion kit, but not sure if anyone tried the service kit when the clutch ran out

It comes with a clutch disk , pressure plate and throw out bearing. Not sure what is the expectation on the existing flywheel? resurface it or just don't worry about it ?

 

Personally I'd think the service kit would be fine, 65k on the replacement flywheel should be nothing under normal conditions.
I'd actually not even worry about the service kit until you did a visual on the existing clutch and components, you may just want to replace the throwout bearing as a "just in case" item.

 

Thank you for the quick response! Great suggestion on the throwout bearing. I did the Valeo Conversion when the TOB failed on this car 4 years ago. Every other clutch component was intact, except the TOB

 

This is how the flywheel looks. The surface is smooth, but I see some discoloration here and there. Is this still good ?
Another issue I am going through is to get a set of fasteners for the flywheel. Valeo kit uses a short bolt compared to the Genuine MINI
I have no luck finding any place selling the Valeo flywheel bolts set. Is it okay to re-use the bolts? Thank you

 

Update: I called Valeoservice , their tech support said they aren't using TTY bolts. So it is safe to re-use the bolts - Big Relief -
I asked him about the torque specs too since I don't have the original Valeo kit install instructions, but he said to follow the OEM torque specs. Hope this helps someone