Used 5kt pressure plate?

[Pat]

Elliot

I bought the clutch kit from The Parts Connection for $225 a while back.
It included pressure plate, disk, throwout bearing and pilot bearing made
by Sachs.  This was for a 87 5000TQ but the price should be the same.

Thanks

Pat Korach
Kirkland, WA

E Bavely wrote:

> Hello all...
>
> Sorry about that previous snipit...faute de frappe...
>
> I'm in the process of putting together the parts needed for the upcoming
> 4ktq project and I just checked the price on a 5kt clutch kit.  The pressure
> plate is around $165 and the disk is around $120...Yikes!  I had no idea
> they were that much...
>
> My question is this:  Do I need to replace the pressure plate with a new
> unit?  Could I use a used one? The engine I'm getting is an automatic and so
> I was just wondering if maybe I could get a good used pressure plate instead
> of buying a new one.
>
> I always replace pressure plates in the VW's, but those are quite a bit
> cheaper than these parts...I also have no idea if maybe the Audi parts are
> better quality or last longer in this application...
>
> Any advice, BTDT?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Elliott Bavely
>
> 86 4000 CS Quattro
> 83 GTI FSP Racey car
> 83 GTI 16V
> 90 VW Cabriolet
>
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