anyone have anything good or bad to say cheap clutches for my 1986 VW GTi?
It's just a weekend car. And pretty much stock...
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Jan. 13, 2012 9:24 a.m. noddaz Reader
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Jan. 13, 2012 9:53 a.m. Flogger00 New Reader
The OEM Sachs clutches are already pretty cheap. I wouldn't want to go any cheaper. Oh, and even new flywheel bolts are well worth their low price, too, IMHO.
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Jan. 13, 2012 9:57 a.m. carzan HalfDork
My experiences with cheap VW clutches (not limited to just VWs) is that the springs get weak quickly and they start to slip WAY sooner than good quality ones.
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Jan. 13, 2012 11:52 a.m. motomoron HalfDork
What's your time worth to R&R a transaxle on a Golf vs. the difference in cost between a good clutch and a cheap one?
Then again - I do flywheel bolts, rear main seal, trans input shaft seal?CV seals and oil pan gaskets while I'm in on general principle - I'm alive exactly once, and hate to waste time going back in later to fix something I had open once already.
BTW - I just noticed your avatar photo! Aurora AFX armature?
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Jan. 13, 2012 12:19 p.m. belteshazzar SuperDork
i second the recommendation on Sachs
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Jan. 13, 2012 4:09 p.m. noddaz Reader
carzan wrote: My experiences with cheap VW clutches (not limited to just VWs) is that the springs get weak quickly and they start to slip WAY sooner than good quality ones.
Interesting... I had the clutch replaced a number of years ago and after about 1 year it started to slip... So I guess I don't want to go too cheap... lol
motomoron said:
BTW - I just noticed your avatar photo! Aurora AFX armature?
Close enough. Actually it's a modern Johnny Lightning/Auto World copy of the Aurora arm that is available in the Johnny Lightning/Auto World copies of the Aurora Thunderjet and AF/X slotcars... (whew... Did that even make sense?)
