Mk3 1.8 gsx
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DALE837
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Mk3 1.8 gsx
I have had my mk3 for about a year and replaced the clutch 3 or 4 times, can someone please tell me what I'm doing wrong
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Callum229
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Re: Mk3 1.8 gsx
Alignment of clutch when installing?
Not adjusting the clutch properly and it ends up slipping?
Driving style, riding clutch, revving car to high rpm and moving off, etc?
Pressure plate warped?
Wrong clutch or weaker clutch and car is modified for more power? Maybe go for a more uprated or performance clutch?
A lot more factors that can influence clutch life, just check and see.
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Not adjusting the clutch properly and it ends up slipping?
Driving style, riding clutch, revving car to high rpm and moving off, etc?
Pressure plate warped?
Wrong clutch or weaker clutch and car is modified for more power? Maybe go for a more uprated or performance clutch?
A lot more factors that can influence clutch life, just check and see.
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DALE837
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Re: Mk3 1.8 gsx
What would be the best clutch kit to get. Im not doing the installation but the more i know the better. Thank you
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DALE837
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Re: Mk3 1.8 gsx
Just trying to understand how you can put it in wrong.
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Callum229
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Re: Mk3 1.8 gsx
Is the car modified? If so how much more power?
Who is fitting the clutch?
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Who is fitting the clutch?
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2007 VW Golf 5 1.9 TDI DSG, no mods.
2007 VW Transporter 2.5 TDI 4motion, no mods.
Mods: Simple EGR delete, LED interior set up, LED rear footwell lights, LED Puddle lamps, LED Doorhandle illumination, LED License plate lights, LED Boot lighting.
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DALE837
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Re: Mk3 1.8 gsx
Not modified, still standard. He is a mechanic and the same model as mine. The last guy didn't skeem my flywheel. He also didn't replace the tickie seal. The mechanic I'm using says that's the reason why my clutch is slipping now
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Callum229
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Re: Mk3 1.8 gsx
The clutch is disengaged with the hydraulic clutch system that includes the seal, the clutch ENGAGES or stays engaged without the hydraulic system using the pressure plate and the hydraulic system including that seal is used to DISENGAGE the clutch, therefore if it is leaking or not working properly, it will make the clutch not disengage or partially disengage which will cause hard to shift and grinding gears. If it's slipping while driving, then the clutch is either soaked in oil from the seal and causing it to slip or the clutch was not adjusted properly and the hydraulic system is keeping the clutch slightly disengaged/opened and it's slipping.
Therefore the only way the seal can damage the clutch is if it does not disengage the clutch partially or fully or the oil is leaking from the seal to the clutch.
Please check which one is it.
Are there any heat spots on the pressure plate?
Find the source of the problem before fitting a new clutch or it could be expensive as 3 clutches in the space of a year is definitely something wrong.
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Therefore the only way the seal can damage the clutch is if it does not disengage the clutch partially or fully or the oil is leaking from the seal to the clutch.
Please check which one is it.
Are there any heat spots on the pressure plate?
Find the source of the problem before fitting a new clutch or it could be expensive as 3 clutches in the space of a year is definitely something wrong.
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2007 VW Golf 5 1.9 TDI DSG, no mods.
2007 VW Transporter 2.5 TDI 4motion, no mods.
Mods: Simple EGR delete, LED interior set up, LED rear footwell lights, LED Puddle lamps, LED Doorhandle illumination, LED License plate lights, LED Boot lighting.
2007 VW Golf 5 1.9 TDI DSG, no mods.
2007 VW Transporter 2.5 TDI 4motion, no mods.
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Re: Mk3 1.8 gsx
What exactly goes wrong does it start to slip? Is the friction disc worn, burnt or oily?
Could be a few things. Pressure plate could have been previously skimmed incorrectly(not skimming the pressure plate mounting points)
The seal on the pushrod could be leaking. Is this the tickie seal? If so also replace the brass bush.
The mk3 is a cable clutch, the oil that wets the clutch is actual gearbox oil. So it can be unrelated to the engagement system
Could be a few things. Pressure plate could have been previously skimmed incorrectly(not skimming the pressure plate mounting points)
The seal on the pushrod could be leaking. Is this the tickie seal? If so also replace the brass bush.
The mk3 is a cable clutch, the oil that wets the clutch is actual gearbox oil. So it can be unrelated to the engagement system
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Re: Mk3 1.8 gsx
U might be experiencing a dragging clutch. This is described as the clutch disk failing to disengage the flywheel when the clutch is pressed. The problem makes it difficult or impossible to change gears and is accompanied by a grinding noise. It’s usually caused by too much slack in the clutch pedal, which is a relatively easy and inexpensive fix.