mrctdi
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Probably have 10.000 miles on mine since putting it in and still love it. Car shifts like new again with no rattling.
any trouble getting them to ship to Canada? Says on the site that item will only ship to US. How much did they charge?Just ordered mine, only 2 left now. Heck of a deal considering I paid $450+Shipping from a vendor here last year...
Sorry for the late reply, I picked it up in the US at CBI in Niagara Falls, NY - shipping was free.any trouble getting them to ship to Canada? Says on the site that item will only ship to US. How much did they charge?
they plastic clips are fine ... you won't have any issues ... some sachs kits come with the same release bearingreviving an old thread here.... I ordered this Luk clutch kit off amazon for $241 (shipped free with prime 2 day) and everything looks as expected. As for the job, so far everything is going pretty well. This is my first clutch job and my only concern is with the throw out bearing. It comes with a plastic clip on it and I can't believe that stays on, does it? If it stays on, then how the heck do you get it on the transmission spline, it definitely doesn't just slide on.
yes it will fit without issueCan anyone confirm if this would fit an MKIV Jetta 2.0L SOHC?
An answer would be greatly appreciated...
I'm told that LUK doesn't publish official torque ratings. The most info you can get out of them is how many pounds of clamping force a pressure plate has. A few people have done the math to convert that into a rough estimate of torque rating.Any idea what kind of torque a LUK will hold? My 99.5 TDI has 280K and the clutch is starting to get tired. Changing the turbo next week to a VNT 17 so that may finish off the clutch. Would be nice to find a replacement that can go as far as the stock clutch has been.
yes it will fit without issue
if your car is a 02J mkiv the LUK clutch/flywheel kit will work 100% ...there is zero difference between the gasser mkiv five speed config and the diesel mkiv five speed config .... maybe your mechanic is trying to cut corners and use your stock flywheel with the LUK clutch and pressure plate ? ... or he may have just given it a quick look and decided it because it looks different (DMF vs SMF) it wouldn't work.... if you want your mechanic to give me a call pm me for my numberJim you're killin' me! I ordered the complete clutch kit & my mechanic went to install it today & advised that it was the wrong clutch & would not fit.
Oh well, you live you learn.
We hear this a lot: Mechanics who aren't very familiar with VW clutch/flywheel setups will look at a LUK or an SMF replacement and assume it won't fit because it's not the same as what came out of the car. As Jim said, this kit will fit in any 4 cylinder VW with an 02J transmission. I think it's a great replacement for a stock or chipped only BRM. Very smooth and quiet.if your car is a 02J mkiv the LUK clutch/flywheel kit will work 100% ...there is zero difference between the gasser mkiv five speed config and the diesel mkiv five speed config .... maybe your mechanic is trying to cut corners and use your stock flywheel with the LUK clutch and pressure plate ? ... or he may have just given it a quick look and decided it because it looks different (DMF vs SMF) it wouldn't work.... if you want your mechanic to give me a call pm me for my number
I have spent hundreds, thousands at some, supporting Boraparts, TDIparts (id parts), metalman, and dieselgeek. Their prices are usually close to the best I find, sometimes 5-10% higher than MJM or some other clearing house, but I go with the trusted source with better service. BTW, the Sachs kit I have on hand that I am debating against the LUK is from Boraparts.Always interesting to see how we "shop" ... We EBay our way down to the bottom dollar, yet use our the regular retailers to source advice. The traditional supplier ends up providing the service without the getting to make a couple bucks off the part. We also use the retailer to get those finicky bits like the clips and stretch bolts that make up the job. We might even go as far as head to the Dealer to track down something in a pinch.
I noted above that Bora parts was asked for advice, then looked at the Bora Link to see the clutch was listed at $429 (on sale), almost $200 over the EBay price.
Don't get me wrong, I'm just as guilty next guy using the internet to source my parts (Rock Auto often gets my attention for my other vehicles... I'm mean a brand new Bosch Fuel pump assembly for $170 vs Dealer for $800... I might try to have ethical standards but yikes, you have to draw the line someplace ;-).
Personally, I try to buy from my regular supplier (IDP, Bora, Dieselgeek and so on), I keep an eye on their sites to watch for sales but try to show some sort of loyalty. Then again.... if your talking $200 in savings over a so called sale price.... there better be some amazing service !
Cheers
Martin
(PS... I have no shares in any of the retailers mentioned above ;-)
My understanding is that there are some small differences between the LUK kit that was in the early A4s and this "17-050 rep kit," that I *think* is the same as what dieselgeek, bora, etc are selling. Dieselgeek outlines them on his site and describes them as improvements upon the LUK that came with the early TDIs. Jim claims the LUK kit sold now bolted together holds MORE toque than the setup in the 99.5 A4, but Peter above says it holds less. Maybe I am missing something and we're not talking about the same kit.What's a rep set? Are there different versions of this luk clutch?