MK5 Golf GTI

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Title: Slippy clutch
Post by: craig_t on January 06, 2013, 05:23:48 pm

I know this has been talked about on here before, but I just wanted to know people recent opinions.

Basically my clutch has been slipping for a while (since my remap) but just pottering around town I don't really notice it. It's when I get on a motorway or dual carriage way and want to over take or put some power down, that it really is starting to annoy me.

Now iv been looking at uprated clutches ie Sachs/helix but not sure which to go for.

There's also talk of changing the dual mass flywheel for a solid one.

What are people running on their cars and what opinions do people have in uprated clutches.

Title: Re: Slippy clutch
Post by: GrayMK5GTI on January 06, 2013, 08:20:20 pm

I feel your pain  :sad1:

I ran my GTI with a slipping clutch for about 10 months, it only gets worse.

If yours is a K03 GTI you could replace with OEM clutch and it should be fine for 12-18months, maybe more before it starts slipping again. There have been lots of folk on here having problems with Sachs clutches, they are also quite expensive  :ashamed:

-Helix are available from Awesome GTI and will be fine for your level of power, not heard any bad things bout these (I would have got one if these if I'd have kept my GTI)

- southbend do good replacement clutches also, have to google them though as there aren't many suppliers.

Don't bother with a single mass flywheel, as it will only knock at idle and pulling away. The Dual mass is there to protect your gear box from the torque of the engine. If your DMF isn't making any noise, I'd just leave the old one in as OEM replacements are about £330

Hope that helps  :happy2:

Title: Re: Slippy clutch
Post by: MightyMullet on January 10, 2013, 02:46:55 pm

What power are you putting through it? I want to know if i will have the same problem when i map mine!

Title: Re: Slippy clutch
Post by: Kregiel on January 10, 2013, 02:52:46 pm

The Dual mass is there to protect your gear box from the torque of the engine.

is that so? I was under the impression that dual mass fly wheel was only introduced to make the car smoother and nicer to drive. Due to it's dual mass contruction dual mass flywheel is always less durable than single fly wheel

Paul