Clutch slip? DMF?

[tommygunn]

Ok, so I find myself the proud owner of an old mk4 Golf GT TDI 110 which has one or two little issues. The one I can't quite fathom is this; sometimes when pulling away from a standstill in first there is a noticeable lack of drive for a second or two then drive engages with a hard jolt. Everywhere else it's fine with no apparent clutch slip. It feels like it's making more than stock, certainly more than my old PD130, (though it's been a few years separated with an SDI Polo so I guess anything feels quick to me now), and I'm just a bit worried about the dual mass flywheel. Any ideas?

[A4M666W]

Is it more noticeable in stop and start traffic? How does it go on highways? Kms?

[tommygunn]

Due to the overwhelming response I'd kinda forgotten I'd posted this!

The situation has resolved itself. It was only apparent pulling away from a standstill. Sometimes.

Anyhow, turns out the springs were failing in the clutch and did, in fact, fail completely on a hill not that all that long ago leaving the car locked in gear, stalled, and unable to move, as it ended up resting on the transmission so I couldn't even get it into neutral on my own...

A tow from the AA and a new clutch/DMF kit from DarkSide has cured what ailed me.