LUK vs SACHS Clutch kit

ticki · Post by **ticki** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 7:40 am

Got car back last night. LUK clutch fitted. Clutch feels light as a feather, gear changes are so smooth, bearing noise between gear changes has gone.

vdubit · Post by **vdubit** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 7:27 pm

People want a sachs clutch as everyone bigs them up. I work at a factors. We sell Valeo, LUK and sachs. At the end of the day, a clutch is a clutch. Cheap clutches are rubbish. If its made by any 3 of these suppliers you will NOT feel any difference whatsoever, they are all just as good as each other. All 3 are OEM manufacturers for different cars. Out of the 3 I know many a garage who would pick Luk or Valeo over sachs, as sachs isnt that big a name in the clutch world compared to the other two.

The only clutch you would feel the differance with is a race clutch. These are pretty much on or off and you wouldn't want one for a road car, as it makes pully away a nightmare, and lots of stalling is involved. All 3 manufacturers make race clutches as alternatives for a 'regular' clutch.

Mouse_GTI · Post by **Mouse_GTI** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 7:45 am

Hey guys, sorry to bump the thread. I can get a LUKS clutch for Â£75 new, should I go for it?

Luke'sGti · Post by **Luke'sGti** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 8:53 am

Only if yours needs replacing mouse - otherwise I really wouldnt be too concerned. Why fix something that doesnt need fixing?

Dee-vub · Post by **Dee-vub** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 10:12 am

Yeh agreed, does your clutch even need changed mouse?

Mouse_GTI · Post by **Mouse_GTI** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 1:33 pm

Well it's really heavy and horrible, if this is light then it's an upgrade as far as I'm concerned

ticki · Post by **ticki** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 2:07 pm

Mouse_GTI wrote:Well it's really heavy and horrible, if this is light then it's an upgrade as far as I'm concerned

Mine was like yours, and thats why I replaced it. Get it done Â£75 is very good price, they normally go for Â£95 if I remembered correctly.

Mouse_GTI · Post by **Mouse_GTI** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 2:25 pm

This guy apparently paid Â£140 for it. Â£75 is a bargain either way. Got to speak to my Dad about it being an xmas present, he will probably say "why do you need a new clutch, your just wasting more money on that car!"

womble68 · Post by **womble68** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 3:27 pm

Have you tried replacing your Clutch Cable first before you go to the lengths of replacing your clutch itself? I found this helped, although I have to admit I'm not sure everything is perfect. The only clutch cable I could find which fitted perfectly was from VW and cost about Â£30 - I was able to swap it out myself using a Haynes Manual. It has improved the lightness of the clutch, but I still get occasional stickiness going into gear. I'm not sure if this is caused by the Clutch, the Synrcomesh, bearings in the Gearbox, or something else - its all SO much fun

ticki · Post by **ticki** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 3:28 pm

Mouse_GTI wrote:This guy apparently paid Â£140 for it. Â£75 is a bargain either way. Got to speak to my Dad about it being an xmas present, he will probably say "why do you need a new clutch, your just wasting more money on that car!"

Aye probably, I have heard that one before. My lass has more than 40 pairs of shoes that she doesn't wear anymore, but thats different isn't it

ticki · Post by **ticki** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 3:30 pm

womble68 wrote:Have you tried replacing your Clutch Cable first before you go to the lengths of replacing your clutch itself? I found this helped, although I have to admit I'm not sure everything is perfect. The only clutch cable I could find which fitted perfectly was from VW and cost about Â£30 - I was able to swap it out myself using a Haynes Manual. It has improved the lightness of the clutch, but I still get occasional stickiness going into gear. I'm not sure if this is caused by the Clutch, the Synrcomesh, bearings in the Gearbox, or something else - its all SO much fun

I had problems with both the cable and clutch. Got them both replaced one after the other.

oscar olop gti · Post by **oscar olop gti** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 7:21 pm

Ticki, where did you order your clutch kit from & did you get a cable aswell

ticki · Post by **ticki** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 7:32 pm

oscar olop gti wrote:Ticki, where did you order your clutch kit from & did you get a cable aswell

My local VAG specialist sorted it all out for me.

Cable Â£23.50
Labour Â£30.00

Some improvement but still felt heavy, clicky and sometimes crunchy

LUK Clutch Â£110.00
Labour Â£90

Problem solved.

oscar olop gti · Post by **oscar olop gti** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 7:47 pm

Thats what my clutch is feeling like. Throught about just doing the cable but i might aswell change the lot at the same time.

Mouse_GTI · Post by **Mouse_GTI** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 9:51 am

I've bought it! Is it worth getting a new clutch cable or should I be ok?

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