Clutch check

[Dave_c85]

Quick question but is this the correct clutch for my Leon Cupra R stage 1?

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/SEAT-LEON-1...-SLAVE-BEARING-BOLTS-/261300509702?nav=SEARCH

Does anybody have experience of this clutch and are there any other recommendations?

Its only my release bearing that is playing up, should I just get that replaced or the whole lot? Clutch is not slipping at all but I don't know when it was last changed unfortunately. Car is on 95K.

Thanks

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[Brick_Top]

What are the symptoms? If your taking the box off and current one has done 95k I'd definitely be replacing the clutch and inspecting the DMF

 

[Dave_c85]

Clutch is noisy when depressed, noise stops when I take foot off the clutch. I'm having a garage do the work so don't have the luxury of checking first really as they are quoting 580 quid for the parts whereas I can buy the whole lot for 340.

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[Burnzybubbles]

Sachs and luk are oem manufacturers, you won't go wrong with a genuine Sachs kit, I'd replace all, I'd even be inclined to replace the crankshaft oil seal whilst there as your clutch has the potential to do another 100k miles and it'd be a shitter to split the engine and box for an oil seal 90% of the labour is just getting the box off so it's usually cost effective to replace what you can whilst it's off esp if you pay for the work to be done.

 

[Grayboy]

I've done 18-20K on a Sachs with new DMF and Slave with an APR Stage1 Remap and it still feels new.

I'll echo previous comments on you may as well get the whole lot done at once, one labour charge.

 

[Brick_Top]

What power are you making Grayboy? Does anyone have any anecdotes about how much power/torque an OEM spec Sachs clutch will handle reliably?

 

[leegreenaway]

Would you consider going to SMF over DMF? Mine is starting to feel a bit iffy so am considering the Valeo SMF kit (http://www.awesomegti.com/car/seat/...ywheel-clutch-kit-6-speed-petrol-engines-only), should be able to handle upto Stage 2 on an LC
Saying that though, that eBay seller you've found is doing some very good prices on flywheel/clutch kits...i'm saving that one! Good find!!

 

[Dave_c85]

Thanks for all of the replies on this, I think I'll go for the sachs kit, it's a good price too.

Should I be worried and get it done right away, or am I ok for a bit with the noisy release bearing? Could do with holding off til end of September if possible.

Thanks

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[Burnzybubbles]

Don't wait forever or you'll end up with this
That's what's left of a release bearing in a mk2 punto


My moms clutch was dragging and crunching gears, it was getting worse and worse but as she only does a couple of miles a week if that it's lasted about 4 months, I had my car in the air and used hers to go to euro's when the release bearing completely gave out, obviously I got the blame as I broke it lol! Had to nurse it back with only second and third as it was the only gears I could get hold of, and then had to replace it too as she'd of killed me if I left it

Bits of it in the box


One mashed pressure plate too, I can see why it failed at least





Oh and I never found the parts of the pressure plate or the ball bearings they all must have been chewed up.

So basically you'll be fine but get it done when you can, funnily enough the release bearing was never actually noisy on this but it's obviously the culprit of why it failed so well.

 

[Brick_Top]

That's pretty bad! Peugeot 206's are good at that too!