How to replace and remove new clutch kit and flywheel on?
Install the new flywheel and hand thread the bolts. Tighten them in a diagonal pattern to 44 ft-lb. Double check them. Then tighten them all in a diagonal pattern another 1/4 turn. They are single use stretch bolts with threadlocker and should not be reused. Very lightly grease the splines of the clutch. Less is better.
What kind of bolts are in Sachs clutch?
Remove the 6x 9mm bolts holding the pressure plate down. Here is the original Sachs clutch. Remove the 6x 12mm triple square bolts (yellow arrow on one of them, ignore the blue arrow for now) holding the flywheel. Make sure the bolt heads aren’t catching on the flywheel during removal.
Can you mix Sachs clutch with Luk flywheel?
You cannot mix Luk and Sachs clutch/flywheel/pressure plate kits because they won’t fit. DMF are also known to wear the dampening elements and rattle. I chose to replace the DMF with a new “early” Luk DMF which is supposed to be known for good life.
Can You interchange Luk and Sachs clutch plates?
You cannot interchange Luk and Sachs DMF-clutch-pressure plates because they won’t fit. Install the new flywheel and hand thread the bolts. Tighten them in a diagonal pattern to 44 ft-lb. Double check them. Then tighten them all in a diagonal pattern another 1/4 turn. They are single use stretch bolts with threadlocker and should not be reused.
Install the new flywheel and hand thread the bolts. Tighten them in a diagonal pattern to 44 ft-lb. Double check them. Then tighten them all in a diagonal pattern another 1/4 turn. They are single use stretch bolts with threadlocker and should not be reused. Very lightly grease the splines of the clutch. Less is better.
Remove the 6x 9mm bolts holding the pressure plate down. Here is the original Sachs clutch. Remove the 6x 12mm triple square bolts (yellow arrow on one of them, ignore the blue arrow for now) holding the flywheel. Make sure the bolt heads aren’t catching on the flywheel during removal.
How does a long style clutch disc work?
When the clutch pedal is released, the disc closes on the clutch disc, clamping it between the pressure plate and the flywheel. Long style is more often seen in strictly drag racing applications. The Long style uses three narrow fingers that couple the release bearing to a group of nine springs around the pressure plate.
You cannot mix Luk and Sachs clutch/flywheel/pressure plate kits because they won’t fit. DMF are also known to wear the dampening elements and rattle. I chose to replace the DMF with a new “early” Luk DMF which is supposed to be known for good life.
Can a flywheel be replaced on a VW?
If you never want to deal with rattling DMF again you could replace it with a regular solid flywheel from a VW Corrado G60 4 cylinder. This is a common modification and they have good aftermarket support.