Where to get a Luk Clutch?

sclough · Nov 30, 2004

I'm wondering if anybody has any recommendations on where to get a great deal on a Luk clutch. I need factory pedal effort, but also have a chipped car and the Luk seems the way to go. I've checked the major venders I am familiar with, dieselgeek and ecs tuning and dieselgeek has the g60/vr6 clutch and ecs has a kit that seems like a good deal at $399 including flywheel but it uses a sachs based disk which, as I understand it, will not handle diesel torque. Can anybody recommend a vender that is tdi friendly and offers a great deal on a clutch kit?

fastvicar · Nov 30, 2004

Look here: clutch kit sale

sclough · Nov 30, 2004

Thanks, but all I see is a "race" clutch that looks like a special disk on a G60 flywheel and another street kit that has a VR6 clutch on a G60 flywheel. I thought the consensus was that these clutches don't hold up over time and that the Luk was a better choice?

andrewc · Nov 30, 2004

Hi,
When I did my 6-speed install I had a good experience with

www.CarolinaClutch.com
1900 Remount Road
Charlotte, NC 28208
Phone 888-462-2739
POC: Tom

They matched the price from dial a clutch w/ "clutch disc, pressure plate, hydraulic release bearing, and clutch alignment tool" ....I couldn't find the 240mm in stock anywhere. Tom called Luk and had them build a clutch kit for me in two days. The price for the 240mm kit was $232; don't know what the 228mm standard TDI clutch would cost. A quick call from you would answer that question.

cheers,
andrew

sclough · Nov 30, 2004

Thanks, I'll give them a call.

sclough · Nov 30, 2004

I called Carolina and they have it, but it's 595.00. Is that expensive normally? I can get other upgraded G60 based kits for around $400. Is the difference that the kit includes the expensive DMF? Should I reconsider a G60 based setup? I think that's why I have now. The noise doesn't bother me that much it's just the the increased pedal effort is bothering a sore knee and the fact that it's already shot after 40k. Of course, the po may have really flogged it, I don't know.

danix · Nov 30, 2004

I am still working on some things but the holiday caused a delay in reaching the various companies.

sclough · Nov 30, 2004

I don't mind waiting on you, if you think you might have some answers soon. I'd just assume give the business to a tdi member, I just need to do this clutch relatively quickly.

andrewc · Nov 30, 2004

Wow, that price from Carolina Clutch seems really high. Does that include a new dual mass flywheel as well as the clutch disc, pressure plate and release bearing? Do you really need a new flywheel? Might be worth calling them again for the price without the DMF.

sclough · Nov 30, 2004

Yes, that price includes everything including the DMF. I'm assuming I need one because the previous owner put an upgraded clutch in my car along with a lightened flywheel. I would think that a lightened flywheel would be a SMF. If I was going to keep the SMF, I could probably just do a clutch replacement which would be cheap, but I'm trying to get back to something where the clutch effort is at the stock level or less.

mkosem · Nov 30, 2004

If you already have a lightweight flywheel and VR6 clutch you might just wanna get another VR6 clutch. You've got 50% of the parts already on there. I'm sure you could find a clutch that will hold your power with minimal effort. I'd be willing to bet the ACT VR1-HDOO kit would work well for you. Or maybee the SPEC SV361(VR6 stage 1).

--Matt

VelvetFoot · Nov 30, 2004

My OEM VR6 clutch by Sachs has a very light feel. Lighter than ALH OEM.

sclough · Nov 30, 2004

Hmm. If your oem Sachs is lighter than an oem, I might just try that. It would be much cheaper and I could probably keep my flywheel. Is your car stock? I'm just wondering if it can handle my torque.

VelvetFoot · Nov 30, 2004

I have .205's and RC2/3.
It sounds like you're not sure which flywheel you have.
Can you ask the previous owner what the setup is?

sclough · Nov 30, 2004

I'm going to dig out the receipt and then call the place and ask. I don't know that he would know exactly what part it is. I do know that it's a lightened flywheel and it does rattle around if you have the car in neutral with clutch engaged like folks say the G60/SMF kit does. The pedal is definitely firmer than the 2005 I drove over the weekend.

sclough · Dec 1, 2004

If the OEM VR6 clutch has a light feel, I might just try that kit from impex that is on sale that includes a new flywheel. Typically I would enjoy a lightened flywheel, but in the case of the tdi the sychros are fairly worn asnd you can't always shift quickly enough to really make use of a lightened flywheel. Out of curiosity is your VR6 clutch using a factory weight flywheel or a lighter one?

VelvetFoot · Dec 1, 2004

I got a used flywheel from a junkyard. Not lightened.

Somehow, you should find out what you have in there before you make your move, in my opinion.

You have heard that the VR6 clutch setup rattles a little at idle with the clutch pedal up? It doesn't bother me.

sclough · Dec 1, 2004

I agree, I will find out what's in there I was just curious since you seem happy with your setup. It would save quite a few $$$ to not get another flywheel.

hl649 · Dec 1, 2004

If you are interested in a Spec stage 1 for a LUK replacement I have one that I will sell really cheap! How does $300.00 Canadian sound?

HL

sclough · Dec 1, 2004

Thanks for the offer, but just because I don't really trust what was done in there, I'm probably going to replace everything and use a kit that includes flywheel.

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