Hrm... I wonder why so many guys are breaking these? Are you guys all doing full-throttle slam shifts? I have never broken a Sachs clutch, and I use them on the Porsche's too, where they have 2 times the HP going to them, with RWD grip, maybe you guys need to be more gentle on your shifts? *flame suit on*....
Jay 77 924 81 931 (wanna trade?) wishing for a Dub in the garage.... ----- Original Message ----- From: Clayton <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 9:37 AM Subject: Re: SACHS SUCKS, or at least their clutches do > I couldn't agree more. Mine broke one of those thin tabs that is rivited near to the od of the plate after about 500-800 miles. I spoke with another guy who said that they had a batch of mis heat treated pressure plate parts and he got his warrantied. For some reason Potterman wouldn't check to see if mine was warranty. Anyway, I purchased a Stage III Kevlar clutch kit from Holland > at ND. Set me back a fortune and the chattering is finally starting to subside after about 1500 miles - but it hasn't broke on me! BUT I BET THEY WOULDN'T HAVE BROKE WITH STOCK HORSEPOWER. > > Clay > > Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2001 21:18:25 EDT > From: [email protected] > Subject: > > Barely 13K miles on this pressure plate, and bam! It's broke. I don't know > how many times this has happened now. This one was a Superkit or whatever > it's called, for the A3 cars. It seems the pressure plate can't handle the > high rpms, 'cause I've never had this problem with my 8V cars. > Well, I'm either going to throw in a low mileage sachs pressure plate (it's > free!) or I'm going to splurge and get the clutchmasters or the centerforce > kit. > > Alex Ranarivelo > South California > '91 GTI 16V > w/European Motorworks ported 1.8 16V head, euro intake cam, Garrett chip, > 50mm intake, Borla exhaust, 3.90 ring and pinion, .80 5th gear, no A/C, > neuspeed lowering springs, rear tri-tie bar, and 16 in. ABT wheels. > 140hp@the wheels. > <A HREF="http://www.iders.com/alexweb/";>Alex's Tuning Information</A> > > _____________ > List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com > To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message > See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com > Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org > NetZero Platinum No Banner Ads and Unlimited Access Sign Up Today - Only $9.95 per month! http://www.netzero.net _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
