Recent content by JeremyTDI

Hi all, I know this thread is a few months old now, but I just wanted to close with my findings! After pulling the trans, I was surprised to find the clutch and and flywheel (SMF) both in good condition. The culprit was actually the throw out bearing, more specifically, one of the clips that...

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I suppose I need to look harder! Found a “precision clutch” SMF kit for $209 and a Valeo for $323. True.. I picked up my 06 for silly cheap and it’s pretty fun ? maybe I can find a middle ground as far as price/performance goes so I can hold onto that “miles for nothing” charm. - Jeremy

Thank you for the quick replies! Now just gotta decide whether to do the flywheel/clutch for 400ish or go all in with the kermatdi 150+hp kit for 2k :unsure:

Hello and thanks for stopping by my post! I have read quite a few posts about issues that seem similar to mine, but none have had a video attached, so it's hard to say for sure it's the same problem. Here's a quick video: I have my very stylish Croc on the clutch for the first 10 seconds, and...

Newbie here, name's Jeremy. Just bought a 2006 Jetta BRM and it's my first turbo and diesel vehicle! Very fun to drive, but with 260k miles on the clock, it definitely has some worn out parts. Planning on replacing a few things here and there to freshen it up. I decided to create an account here...