[s-cars] Replacement clutch survey

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Kevin,

When I did my clutch at 120k miles the clutch had lots of meat left on it and 
the flywheel surface was very smooth. I got an OEM clutch for around $250 and 
simply cleaned the flywheel up with some emory cloth. I think the change in 
geometry of the pressure plate springs has more to do with slippage and a heavy 
pedal than actual wear of the disc. A new clutch feels really good on these 
cars.

Chad Tobin

thanIn a message dated 6/22/2004 8:25:01 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
s-car-list-request at audifans.com writes:

> Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 21:54:51 -0400
> From: Kevin Day <kday at ultrameta.org>
> Subject: [s-cars] Replacement clutch survey
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
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> 
> All,
> 
> My clutch has begun to slip on a regular basis, so I'm starting to plan
> its replacement.  It seems my car managed to dig up my buried wallet on
> its own...
> 
> I know there are a number of discussions in the archives and some on the web 
> 
> about this, but I'd like to get a view of what the current state of the 
> art is, and what the tradeoffs are between the various options.  
> To that end I'd like to pose a series of questions to listers who have 
> replaced their clutch.  I will summarize any responses that I get and make 
> them available for everyone.
> 
> What clutch did you install?
> 
> At how many miles?
> 
> Did you replace the flywheel?  (With what?)  
> 
> How did the original flywheel look?
> 
> Would you install the same setup if you did it over again?
> 
> How much did you pay for the materials?  Labor?
> 
> Where did you get the kit?
> 
> How does your current clutch differ from the OEM (if it is not OEM)?
> 
> How long have you had it?
> 
> How modified is your car?
> 
> 
> Thanks in advance for your input.  
> 
> -Kevin
> '94 S4 MTM 1+
>