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New Flywheel and Clutch, can't get into gear.

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ChazGTI:

--- Quote from: GTI-MATT on July 06, 2016, 11:31:12 pm ---Dont undo the clutch bolts that wont make any difference. If your 100% sure the parts are correct and you fitted the friction plate the right way round its got to be down to bleeding. I always gravity bleed it for a minute tighten nipple up pump the pedal 15-20 times then gravity bleed again and pump pedal again then final pressure bleed. Also you cant mix a match the makes of flywheel and clutch in your case they got to be both luk.

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Yeah i can't find anything about overtightened bolts having an effect, you must be right.
100% sure parts are correct,  all LUK and disc flat side against flywheel. 
I did re-aligne the shift cables,  which did actually make my shifts a little bit smoother,  of course that's all though.

I guess I'll have a mega session of bleeding tomorrow then!

ChazGTI:

--- Quote from: xjay1337 on July 06, 2016, 11:48:36 pm ---As I said, I had the exact same issue, and the fingers on the pressure plate were not the correct height, so the clutch would not fully disengage when you pressed the clutch.

Are you sure everything is correct parts wise?
Do you have an LUK Flywheel with a LUK Pressure plate and LUK friction disc? Have you mis-matched parts?
If you have bled it (and you are sure it's done properly) then you have a parts or installation problem.

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100% LUK,  stamped on every piece.  Checked very thoroughly and really took my time to get installation correct. Gonna have one more big go at bleeding, then if still nothing I'll either drop the transmission again or tow it to a garage.

xjay1337:
Good luck man. Hope the bleed sorts it.

ChazGTI:
Well I had two big bleeding sessions. Gravity bled, then pumped pedal 20 times, power bled. Then waited half an hour and repeated.
No change whatsoever.

Guess I'm gonna have to drop the transmission again, not sure what to actually look for though.

I'll triple check that the disc is the correct way around and that everything is still tightened to spec. What else can I check?
Slowly losing my mind with this now ugggh.

ChazGTI:
Just thought I'd add some extra info in case it gives anyone an idea before I do the whole thing again.
With the engine running, if I try to select any gear without clutch up there is massive resistance (never actually tried doing that without a clutch, so I guess that's normal? Or wouldn't it start to crunch?) And trying to shift feels exactly the same no matter how far I push the clutch pedal down thereafter. So it feels like there is literally 0 difference across the entire pedal travel.

I've had the starter off and someone to push the clutch down and back up and I can physically see it working.
I would say the pressure plate moves on its dowels about 5-10mm?
Surely it doesn't need to move further than that to disengage?
Or should the pressure plate be totally static and only move within the forks? (Meaning I possibly haven't tightened the PP bolts up properly and what I'm seeing shouldn't actually be happening?)

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