it never rains but it pours. I need a new clutch.

[Ben]

thanks crasher. Would you have any idea of the costs compared to that of the standard vw kit? And any idea of how long the job will take? Its out my league.

[Crasher]

No idea of the aftermarket price, PM me your cars reg so I can tell you the genuine prices.

[Ben]

kr53uux no need to pm it as photos with it in appear all over this site .

[Ben]

update,

the clutch hasn't slipped now for two days and i gave is a good hard drive today and couldn't even force it to slip so maybe it was just an anomalie?

still, i'd like to thank crasher for his assistance, and sorry i couldn't get up to you next week, maybe someone upstairs decided i'd had enough bad luck recently.

I still called in to a VW dealership and got a tech to test it. To be fair, he asked me to wait for a specific tech to return from testing another motor.

[Ben]

well an update on this is needed.

I have not had the clutch changed yet and it has been running perfectly until that is saturday 1st november. on the motorway 6th gear 70mph, asked for more power and the rev needle goes faster than the speed needle.

Yep its slipping again, only detectable at speed in 5th and 6th but more so in 6th when you request a lot of power, if you are gentle with it it doesn't slip.

there is no slippage in the lower gears, and if i try the usual test of accelerating in a high gear from a low speed it still fails to slip.

i will continue to monitor it.

[Pauloz]

well an update on this is needed.

I have not had the clutch changed yet and it has been running perfectly until that is saturday 1st november. on the motorway 6th gear 70mph, asked for more power and the rev needle goes faster than the speed needle.

Yep its slipping again, only detectable at speed in 5th and 6th but more so in 6th when you request a lot of power, if you are gentle with it it doesn't slip.

there is no slippage in the lower gears, and if i try the usual test of accelerating in a high gear from a low speed it still fails to slip.

i will continue to monitor it.

Mate, forget monitoring it, and get it changed asap.
Allowing the clutch to slip, causes a heat build up in the flywheel - and will make damn sure to add another couple of hundred squid onto the already expensive job.
If its slipping now, there is no way in the world that it is not going to get worse - and at an exponential rate.

[Ben]

couldn't get it to slip today.

i fully intend to get a new dual mass flywheel when the clutch goes.
what with 191 bhp going through it better safe than sorry. also, i don't know how the 1st 33000 miles were put on the car before i bought it.

[paul b]

Your poor Dad still on recovery stand by?

TBH I'd get it done before it goes, might be a bit late when you're stuck on the hard shoulder on a cold winter's night...

I'm dreading the day when the DMFs start to give up on the T5 and the A6 (and the Octavia if it has one), they're flipping expensive!

Paul

[B8 TDI]

A dual mass fly wheel generally contains an over torque friction release, so if it gets suddenly overloaded, rather than damage the springs, it slips, this could be what you are experiencing, this is especially prevelant on cars that have been tuned since the flywheel will have been designed for a very specific torque curve.

This works fine as a safety valve, but if it does it much it burns up. In short, overloaded they burn up and the springs get destroyed.

If you do need to replace the fly wheel, you may want to consider not using a stock or OEM one since you will just have the same issue.

[adamss24]

There is no aftermarked Duall Mass Flywheel, the only ones you will find are LUK or SACHS wich are both OEM manufacturers...Valeo does a single mass flywheel conversion but i would not reccomend it on any diesel car because it shudders and vibrates a f**k...