Advice on clutch for gti 8v

[rubjonny]

i have 166bhp and 150torques on my abf with a std mk2 sachs clutch kit, you dont need an uprated one for your car.

chances are it slips either because its worn, or due to oil contamination. when the box is off replace the pushrod bush and seal, plus the input shaft seal. check crank seal for oil leakage too, if there is any replace. oh and make sure the rocker gasket isnt leaking it can dump oil into the clutch housing if the green bung is missing

[Bigdunc]

im gonna have a look around at prices this week and get a clutch after xmas, while having clutch done im having my cv joint replaced on drivers side.
i will check all them bits rubjonny and most prob get them changed anyway as if box is off better to get it all done at once

spinning of tyres could possibly be the fact the guy b4 me lowered the car on standard shocks and lowering springs?

[tech1889]

sachs is better than LUK from what ive been told..

[Thom89]

I replaced my OE clutch a few months ago, It had done just over 80k when I noticed it was starting to slip, not bad for a 20 year old clutch! on removal, it turned out to be LUK branded, with VW Audi written on it, proof of an OE part... my replacement item was also LUK, which I had also heard mixed reports about, on inspection it turned out to be exactly the same as the OE item, only missing the VW Audi logo, Proof was in the pudding, my new clutch is now silky smooth and light in operation, does not slip at all, and believe me, I can, and do drive my car very hard! I would recommend an LUK item to anyone that is looking to change, so long as they stay to sensible BHP.. also bare in mind that any type of competition clutch can be a pig to live with on the road...


Thom

[tech1889]

I was just going on the stories floating about..

[Thom89]

sachs is better than LUK from what ive been told..

I was told by VW, and GSF that Sachs and LUK are the same item, 2 different boxes, same product inside!

Thom

[tech1889]

Thats like most things..  some of the mk4 owners have had problems with LUK but no problems with Sachs maybe its just trick of the mind lol

[rubjonny]

theres a thread on cgti with pics showing luk and sachs kits, the pressure plate is a slightly different design on the ones they were showing. doesnt mean its the case for all kits though. vw use a mix of luk and sachs parts as you have seen. could be luk went thru a bad batch a while ago, as above ive heard of a few luk kits failing but never sachs

[Bigdunc]

spoke to my manager who been in the parts trade for years he says there more or less the same, and that the companys mix and match pieces.

back to my main question though, what drivability like on a fast road clutch in normal traffic? someone at work said he had a racing clutch in his old vectra and said was a pain to drive?

[Wayne]

back to my main question though, what drivability like on a fast road clutch in normal traffic? someone at work said he had a racing clutch in his old vectra and said was a pain to drive?

Horrid to drive on a day to day basis and not needed unless your running mega bhp.