Clutch buying

[dub-disaster]

Did you get the four or six paddle option ? Did they talk you into it , by saying that an organic one wouldn't no way handle it ? That's what they said to me on the phone weather it's true or not who knows you'll have to let me know how you get on with the paddle As I'm still slightly undecided myself

[Oily Fingers]

nah i just decided to go with the paddle.  for that price it was worth a try i thought.  It wont be up and running for a while yet, so i wont be able to tell you how they are for a while.

[dub-disaster]

6 or 4 paddle ??

[Robin]

my organic one is starting to slip after about 3000miles of death.

i guess it can't cope with 194bhp!

i'll let it properly die before i invest in a paddle clutch.

[dub-disaster]

Are you going to use cgmotorsport for yor new paddle when it comes to it robin ?

[Robin]

dunno.

[Etches]

i'm currently running a g with a stage 4 charger, 51mm tb n cone filter, cheapest clutch i can find is £110 which is cost price from GSF but it has to be ordered in from germany. Anyone suggest anywhere else where i can get one on the spot cus i may just get a gt one instead as i have been running one before with no probs

[cheys03]

PeteG40 (I think it was him) recommended an early Mk4 16v clutch as a cheaper but fully compatible replacement to a 'G40' clutch. 200mm diameter like the standard G40 clutch. I think this is the badger:

http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Volkswagen_Polo_1.4_1996/p/Car-Parts/Transmission/Clutch-and-Associated-Parts/Clutch-kits/?641442360&1&e6fe0f9199806767d17385db8fea10da40ae2458&CLUK

[Etches]

Wot do people think about this one looks like a cheap copy to me

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-Derby-Mk1-2-3-G40-1-3-91-94-New-3-Part-Clutch-Kit-/200443753756?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2eab60f51c

[hayesey]

I'd just be wary of the quality of that, it doesn't say what make it is that I can see.

[cheys03]

Yeah considering the labour involved I'd personally want to be confident in the part.

[Etches]

Well changing a clutch takes less than an hour taking the engine out, can get the LUK clutch from ecp for about £70 sp shall get that one

[PeteG40]

you can get an engine out and back in, changing the clutch in an hour?!? 

[hayesey]

I think you need to get the clock in your garage checked, no way can you do a clutch change on a polo in an hour!

If the engine is already out of the car then maybe you can fit the clutch to the engine.

[Etches]

Have done it not taking the engine out and dropping the gb down in about an hour before, managed to get the mk4 clutch for 75, ended up takin the engine out as had the wishbone conversion and that's more of a bastard to fit than takin the engine out! Took about 4 hours