Date:         Mon, 25 Apr 2011 20:24:35 -0400
Reply-To:     Chris S <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Chris S <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Longer Lasting Clutch?
Comments: To: neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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Might want to upgrade your left foot?  ;-). With the very low first gear you should barely slip the clutch to get going. Concentrate on clutch-gas coordination during shifts to minimize slippage and match rpm on down shifts. 

I switched to LUK clutch, but not because I wore out the original, but because the pilot bearing failed. 

Chris.

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Dnia Apr 22, 2011 o godz. 14:17 neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> napisał(a):


> Hi all.
> 
> Lots of *factors involved in clutch wear, but it seems mine hasn't
> lasted that long. Clutch disc showed ~ 1/3 left last time I checked
> and pedal grabs higher up these days. Clutch works ok but I see a
> clutch job coming up soon.
> 
> Had thought a diesel clutch might be more robust and fit my needs, but
> it's a smaller diameter than gas clutch. (I'm running a Kennedy "WBX"
> flywheel)
> 
> Any users running a more robust non stock clutch on stock clutch
> housing/flywheel? Has it lasted longer under normal use than the stock
> (Sachs?) clutch?
> 
> 
> Neil.
> 
> * I run a Jetta engine, use my Westy on dirt roads sometimes. There
> *may* have been a *little* oil or grease contamination on my clutch at
> one point. Otherwise all else is in good shape.
> 
> --
> Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"
> 
> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
> 
> http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines