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Here are the Pros & Cons. A new plate is made off-shore, and so the plate and the diaphragm springs that come with the foreign manufactured unit are of less quality. While I have not been involved in remanufacturing too many original Model-A/B pressure plates, I have been involved in early V-8 and orphan-brand vehicles. When rebuilding a PP, you can do a better job on the grinding of the plate, and the springs can be weight tested and the heavier rated springs can be aligned in an opposing manner to make the engaging smoother. Also, an original PP can generally be balanced easier since the cover on the older units are stamped more uniformly.

On a new unit, you may need to check/reset/adjust the finger heights, and may want to inspect the plate for a uniform RA finish. With all that said, I have installed quite a few new units that have gone on to provide many miles of good service.