Thursday clutch update: FINALLY!!!! A working god damn clutch! Picked it up this morning. The replacement unit installed without issue.
Initial thoughts? I want to be mad at it still but honestly it feels great. Pedal is a good bit lighter than the previous Sachs SRE unit. Engagement is definitely low on the pedal but should move up a little as it breaks in. There is a shorter window to modulate or "feather" the engagement but nothing unmanageable. Noise at idle is more present but that was to be expected. All in all this is a very good clutch. Just wish the whole ordeal wasn't such an unfortunate nightmare.
Now I just have to settle the financial score with DKM. The nightmare isn't quite over.
Congrats dude!! Any idea what DKM is willing to commit to the cost of labour issue?
Thanks man. No idea as of yet. I will have to send the invoice over to them and open up some phone dialogue. In conversation between them and the VW tech they did acknowledge that they would have to help me out so we shall see what their interpretation of "help" is.
One year ago I was certain DKM was the sleeper, perfect clutch. As everyone was trying other options there were only a couple reviews on these clutch kits. I decided to go DKM down the line ( I am a 2015 build date with a stock clutch thats Eeeeekkk still holding-ish at 30k miles tuned) . This thread has made me realize I'm definitely going BFI stage three now..
I wish there were more options out there. It seems like there's really only three. One that is extremely expensive if you don't save your OEM flywheel, one that won't even ship their kits, and one that has quite mixed reviews. Fml
Thursday clutch update: FINALLY!!!! A working god damn clutch! Picked it up this morning. The replacement unit installed without issue.
Initial thoughts? I want to be mad at it still but honestly it feels great. Pedal is a good bit lighter than the previous Sachs SRE unit. Engagement is definitely low on the pedal but should move up a little as it breaks in. There is a shorter window to modulate or "feather" the engagement but nothing unmanageable. Noise at idle is more present but that was to be expected. All in all this is a very good clutch. Just wish the whole ordeal wasn't such an unfortunate nightmare.
Now I just have to settle the financial score with DKM. The nightmare isn't quite over.
You're lucky that they were willing to help you. DKM and the shop have not helped me in the slightest after numerous attempts.
You're lucky that they were willing to help you. DKM and the shop have not helped me in the slightest after numerous attempts.
You wanna share which dealer you went through? Seems like they really went above and beyond trying to help your clutch install.
So did you ever bleed the clutch? I've seen people ask and haven't seen the response.
VW of Orland Park. I live in Palatine so this dealer is quite a hike for me but the VW tech came highly recommended to me. I am willing to take to make the drive for service I can trust and I was glad I did.
PM me if you need any specifics on who to get in touch with if you are looking for service.