How to tell if clutch is worn?

[chris.]

abit off topic but what places in aus sell performace clutches for a mk3?
and also light wieght flywheel?

sorry for the hijack but didnt want to make another thread

[li21]

abit off topic but what places in aus sell performace clutches for a mk3?
and also light wieght flywheel?

sorry for the hijack but didnt want to make another thread

I ended up getting mine from Golf Loon but it was just a regular one.. Maybe try him any ways?

[Peter Jones]

Changing a golf clutch is one of the harder clutches to change. Make sure the mechanic is experienced with changing clutches in golfs. It is necessary to centre the clutch with a micrometer when reinstalling. Old twin clutch bulldozers are the only clutches that are harder to align than a golf clutch.

Nah, it's not that hard at all. All my clutches have come with a centering tool.

They look like this.



Pete

[Peter Jones]

abit off topic but what places in aus sell performace clutches for a mk3?
and also light wieght flywheel?

SPEC make Golf clutches and have an Australian distributor.

http://www.specclutch.com/

Most engine machiners can lighten and balance a flywheel. I got mine done at Crankshaft rebuilders. http://www.crankshaftrebuilders.com.au/

Pete

[balkanac]

Its still drivable for the most part.. slowly tho.. is it a bad thing to continue to drive on a slipping cluch? Can it wreck other bits like the gears?

I wouldn't drive it at all with the slipping clutch because if you wear it down too much (which is not hard to do since its slipping almost always) you could damage your flywheel. Im not sure if these need to be replaced when you do the clutch on mk3s, but thats what happened to me on a supra i once owned

[karmen]

no oil leaks dwn ther to make it slip.
my clutch lasted 195,000 hwy kms!!!

slipping the clutch can cause the flywheel to get hot and will need resurfacing if bad (blueish)
x-trail repl clutchplate with clutch ...now trhats exy mate!!

[gldgti]

Changing a golf clutch is one of the harder clutches to change. Make sure the mechanic is experienced with changing clutches in golfs. It is necessary to centre the clutch with a micrometer when reinstalling. Old twin clutch bulldozers are the only clutches that are harder to align than a golf clutch.

i just stick my head in there and line it up by eye. you soon find out if the gearbox wont go on