Turbodude1
Veteran Member
Not sure if this model is the same as the stock 99.5 LUK clutch, but mine has held RC 2 plus sprint 520s for 130k miles and has 310k in it.
It won't hold 300. It's about as strong as a stock clutch. The one that went in my A3 did so because it never held in my wagon. Don't confuse it with the LUK clutch that was OE in the '99.5 Jetta and Golf. That one was stronger.
I am from IDParts. And 260 is fine. When I had one in my wagon I was making over 300 and it wouldn't hold for a dyno pull.
It will work - I had one in my B4. The dust shield needs to be trimmed in the center though.Will this clutch work in a b4 tdi for sure? Partsgeeks site says yes, amazon says no.
Read what Windex said carefully and slowly, twice. Ask me how I know...It will work - I had one in my B4. The dust shield needs to be trimmed in the center though.
If you don't trim the Dust shield, the flywheel will bottom on it and the engine will not turn freely.
Looking forward to getting the Repset under my left foot in my 2004 wagon. After leaving my wife driving my 2004 all last summer, my slipping in 4th and 5th while merging on the interstate seems to have gone away. (expect the slipping was residual damage from the leaky slave cyl). I know I'm on borrowed time. I've got two of those Repset's kicking around my house to go into the TDI's in the driveway. At $186 with prime, the only one disappointed with my purchase was the delivery driver who had to bring two 35lbs boxes up to the door...My '03 has the stock Sachs in it and it's not making noise or slipping. I do have a Luk Repset on the shelf for when it pukes; they were very cheap (under $200) a couple of years ago and I stashed one on the shelf at the time.
bolts have an antisieze/thread sealer so stiffness running in is to be expected ... also wobble between the clutch section of the dmf and the flywheel is 100% normalI'm currently in the process of installing one of these clutches and something doesn't feel/seem right. I have the assembly on the end of the crank and I'm running down the bolts (trying to tighten down diagonally) but the bolts seem tough (not exceedingly so, I don't think that things are stripping) and the assembly continues to wobble all over the place. Never installed a DMF before so I'm not sure how this should be/feel.
yeah, i use a 3/8" ratchet running those bolts in and get arm pump every timeMany thanks for the reply. It's kind of an unnerving feeling, wondering if things are actually going to be OK (and if not, knowing that it's a LOT of work to get back in there).
I'm only running the bolts down with a 3/8" ratchet, so not big torque (effort feels greater with this smaller ratchet).