Is it true daiken clutches are really exedy? What mechanic told me.

[pazzogen3]

Clutch is on the way out so went to see mechanic who will put a heavy duty Daiken, question him on this as never heard of them. Told me Exedy and Daiken are the same company. Trust my mechanic but is it really true. Cheers.

[showbags]

Exedy, daiken & protex are all the same. The only difference between a $500 h/d protex clutch & a $900 Exedy equivalent is the box. The parts shop I used to work at, when we ordered an Exedy clutch, we would get a Protex one plus an empty flatpak Exedy box to put it in.

[iaydemir]

About section on exedy.com:
Exedy - About Exedy

"EXEDY Australia Pty Ltd (formerly known as Daikin Clutch Australia & EXEDY New Zealand Limited are subsidiaries of EXEDY Corporation (Osaka, Japan)..."

[pazzogen3]

Well thanks for that link, so looks like i'm going exedy/daiken.

[sweefu]

This is handy info to know.