Luks clutch on sachs flywheel

[Tdimrtwo]

Just found out the hard way why you can’t put a luks design clutch on a sachs design DMf flywheel. Locating pins are way bigger on the sachs flywheel. No way to persuade it to fit.

 

[borninabus]

that doesn't seem insurmountable. you have a drill and some bits?
any other differences? like the depth of the clutch surface?

 

[Tdimrtwo]

Don’t know, think I’ll get the right flywheel and do it right from the beginning.

 

[03Golfer]

that doesn't seem insurmountable. you have a drill and some bits?
any other differences? like the depth of the clutch surface?

Personally I'd rather find stepped dowel pins if i had to do this. The dowels are there for alignment to maintain balance, just drilling them is likely to wind up imimperfect.

OP how much size difference are we talking?

 

[Tdimrtwo]

Haven’t measured it, but enough to be visibly different. I’d say at least 1/8” difference.

 

[Nuje]

If your time is worth anything, get the right parts. The downside of embiggening the holes imperfectly and that being a problem....not worth it.

 

[mikerob97]

I installed this clutch kit from South Bend (VW Stage 2 Daily Clutch Kit - South Bend K70657F-HD-O) at about 120K miles. Kit comes with a Sachs DMF. Highly rerecommended. Very smooth and grippy.

https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/vw-stage-2-daily-clutch-kit-south-bend-k70657f-hd-o#description

 

[Tdimrtwo]

I ordered a new LUK flywheel Saturday, I’ll have matching components when it arrives tomorrow.