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Offline rossbarry1

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have i just blown up ANOTHER box!!!!!
« on: 06 April 2011, 19:55 »
just fitted my tsr cam and jetex exhaust, all was well, runnning sweet as, unti i puled up at some lights, it felt like there was a clicking on my clutch pedal, then as i pulled away the car sounded like it was running like a dog! pulled over and i can only describe the noise as if it had ost compression, but the engine is sweet, stil revs up perfect, idles perfect etc, just sounds like a bag of bolts! am i likely to have ruined my third box in 6 months! or coud this be clutch failure, the clutch pedal is fine, i wil be rather hacked off if its the box again! can anyone help....

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Re: have i just blown up ANOTHER box!!!!!
« Reply #1 on: 06 April 2011, 20:21 »
what box  what engine ?
all the VW's have gone bar 1.

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Re: have i just blown up ANOTHER box!!!!!
« Reply #2 on: 06 April 2011, 20:29 »
sorry 020 mk2 2.0l 8v

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Re: have i just blown up ANOTHER box!!!!!
« Reply #3 on: 07 April 2011, 12:01 »
ummm  give it some pedal do we ?

chances are you've poped the diff rivets.  that is a well known favoret 020 trick you have 3 choices


1)  put an 02A box in it ( you won't kill that with an 8v )
2)  buy another 020 ( or if yours is ok or weldable ) split it    take the diff out drill the rivets out an replace them with a bolt kit.
3) shove another stock 020 in and hope

all the VW's have gone bar 1.

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Re: have i just blown up ANOTHER box!!!!!
« Reply #4 on: 08 April 2011, 08:15 »
oh joy! well box is coming out again today. was hoping a spring had just popped off the pressure plate but i doubt im gonna be that lucky am i! where to i get a bolt kit from.....thanks

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Re: have i just blown up ANOTHER box!!!!!
« Reply #5 on: 08 April 2011, 18:48 »
problem sorted! clutch had oblitorated itself somehow, only half was still there the rest in pieces! then once i replaced the clutch the bell housing has been scored so much by the debris that it had to be removed again and grinded down to stop it sreeching! full days work under the car f'ing and blinding! lesson learnt of the day: dont be so heavy footed and destroy a clutch in 4 months!!

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Re: have i just blown up ANOTHER box!!!!!
« Reply #6 on: 08 April 2011, 19:11 »
my personal record is 4 days for an 020 clutch
all the VW's have gone bar 1.

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Re: have i just blown up ANOTHER box!!!!!
« Reply #7 on: 08 April 2011, 23:47 »
Was it a cheap or quality clutch kit, 4mths seems a short lifespan.

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« Reply #8 on: 09 April 2011, 10:35 »
only a £55 jobby from euro's, just a pain in the arse i had to take the box out twice! im terrible with this car, thats 3 box's 2 clutch's and an engine change in 6 months! lol

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Re: have i just blown up ANOTHER box!!!!!
« Reply #9 on: 09 April 2011, 14:26 »
do you keep sidestepping the clutch when bounceing on the rev limiter.


i did that onece with the syncro when i had the 020 box in there.  only did it once  the brand new sachs clutch went bang
all the VW's have gone bar 1.