[Vwdiesel] Flywheel resurface

[LBaird119 at aol.com]

  Look for blue, scoring or "hard spots."  Unless it's been slipping or has 
obvious hard spots, it should just need a quick change and be fine.  Be sure 
and inspect the pushrod tip, the hardened point it presses on, the pushrod seal 
and bushing as well.  The "push plate's" hard pressure point can come loose 
which will wear the end of the pushrod.  A worn bushing will let the seal leak, 
which will put gear oil right into the new disk.
  Just did a clutch on the Subadon't.  It was slipping yet the flywheel still 
looked great.  :-)
     Loren

In a message dated 1/21/2006 11:07:44 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
petersenrudy at hotmail.com writes:

> I'm tooling up to do a quick Tranny swap in my 84 Jetta TD this weekend,
> I'll replace the Clutch just because, and I'm wondering what the chances are
> I can do this swap without resurfacing the Flywheel.
> 
> I'm not sure what the telltale signs that it needs resurfacing are.  I'd
> like to get this vehicle on the road this weekend but don't want to do a
> half assed job either.
> 
> I'm hoping to get some feedback from someone who's done a few of these.
> I've done everything else on my VW Diesels except for a Clutch.
>