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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.

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.

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

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

Yeh agreed, does your clutch even need changed mouse?

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

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 £75 is very good price, they normally go for £95 if I remembered correctly.

This guy apparently paid £140 for it. £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!"

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 £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

Mouse_GTI wrote:This guy apparently paid £140 for it. £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

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 £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.

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

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 £23.50
Labour £30.00

Some improvement but still felt heavy, clicky and sometimes crunchy

LUK Clutch £110.00
Labour £90

Problem solved.

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

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