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Title: golf vr6 mk3 gearbox removal and clutch advice
Post by: trackday on 08 February 2011, 20:20

hi guys whipped the gearbox out of the dub today took about 2 hours not a bad job did it on my drive, car on axle stands, hardest thing was guiding the git out very tight on the subframe but do-able will have to have a friend round when putting it back in to pull the engine forward so i can lift it back in, having diff replaced to a 3.94 and having the rivets removed and bolts fitted to rule out any faliure of the box due to the rivet heads coming off and going through the diff and the side of the box. Found the clutch is about goosed anyone recomend a decent clutch that dont cost a packet,cars only used on the track  :smiley:

Title: Re: golf vr6 mk3 gearbox removal and clutch advice
Post by: Wayne on 08 February 2011, 23:32

I would use a standard sachs kit.

Title: Re: golf vr6 mk3 gearbox removal and clutch advice
Post by: AudiA8Quattro on 09 February 2011, 09:40

+1

Title: Re: golf vr6 mk3 gearbox removal and clutch advice
Post by: sharki786 on 09 February 2011, 11:25

apparently my mate vouches for this>> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VOLKSWAGEN-CORRADO-GOLF-PASSAT-VR6-FAST-ROAD-CLUTCH-/250769578281?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3a63081929 (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VOLKSWAGEN-CORRADO-GOLF-PASSAT-VR6-FAST-ROAD-CLUTCH-/250769578281?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3a63081929)

Title: Re: golf vr6 mk3 gearbox removal and clutch advice
Post by: danny_p on 11 February 2011, 17:47

TECHNICLUTCH ARE sh!t.

there is absolutly nothing uprated fast road or performance about them other than they paint them pritty colours.  They will proably also send you the wrong one or it just won't fit on asking for a replacement you'll be told to just make it fit  ask for a refund and they put the phone down on you.

as for there performance,  A STANDARD VW SACHS CLUTCH WILL TAKE MORE TORUQUE. made the mistake of fitting one to an ABF with a 020 box it slipped like f**k std sachs held it no bother

there Full AP paddel clutches are even more intresting  it's an AP friction disk with a standard  LUK pressure plate,  nothing at all wrong with LUK clutches but parts of one been sold on rebadged as an uprated fast road clutch isn't on.

Title: Re: golf vr6 mk3 gearbox removal and clutch advice
Post by: cняis on 11 February 2011, 19:05

3000 384 001 - Sachs clutch kit for mk3 vr6  :afro:

623 1197 00 - LUK clutch kit for mk3 vr6

Title: Re: golf vr6 mk3 gearbox removal and clutch advice
Post by: trackday on 11 February 2011, 22:38

cheers guys went for a valeo just waiting for the box to come back will put post my findings :)

Title: Re: golf vr6 mk3 gearbox removal and clutch advice
Post by: Wayne on 11 February 2011, 23:22

Quote from: trackday on 11 February 2011, 22:38

cheers guys went for a valeo just waiting for the box to come back will put post my findings :)

Sachs or Luk would have been the better choice.

Title: Re: golf vr6 mk3 gearbox removal and clutch advice
Post by: danny_p on 11 February 2011, 23:52

vaelo are allright better than ebay crap but personaly would have gone luk or sachs