Sachs 4 puck- thoughts?

NJ_MK7 said:

Yes, and you can almost feel the grind in the pedal, right?



I've noticed the clutch does not like the rpms to be on the rise when it engages. I have been taking the rpms up to 1800 or so and slowly backing off the gas till it engages (very slowly) and it catches by 1000-1200 rpms, and i don't get that noise.



Also, i have found what you are doing to work also, but a tad to fast or you get back on the gas a little early and it happens.



Reached out to my installer and he said it's the material and when he started getting complaints of it, he took a car apart and saw that everything looked fine. That was reassuring but still not fond of the noise when it happens.

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NJ_MK7 said:

I've noticed the clutch does not like the rpms to be on the rise when it engages. I have been taking the rpms up to 1800 or so and slowly backing off the gas till it engages (very slowly) and it catches by 1000-1200 rpms, and i don't get that noise.

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SomeDude said:

I do the opposite, barely blip the throttle to increase engine speed between 1000-1200 rpms and release clutch. Clutch engages well every time.

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NJ_MK7 said:

Yes, and you can almost feel the grind in the pedal, right?

I've noticed the clutch does not like the rpms to be on the rise when it engages. I have been taking the rpms up to 1800 or so and slowly backing off the gas till it engages (very slowly) and it catches by 1000-1200 rpms, and i don't get that noise.

Also, i have found what you are doing to work also, but a tad to fast or you get back on the gas a little early and it happens.

Reached out to my installer and he said it's the material and when he started getting complaints of it, he took a car apart and saw that everything looked fine. That was reassuring but still not fond of the noise when it happens.

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bigbearbigbutt said:

Yeah, I can feel the grind in the pedal, but the pedal is not shaking. The noise makes people look at me like my trans is going to explode next to their cars at the stop light LOL. I asked several people on FB who have the clutch, and they all said it is normal. Some get the noise, but some don't.

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NJ_MK7 said:

I did the hold the 1000-1200 rpm release clutch, then back on the throttle this morning on my way to work. This did seem to be a little more consistent then what i previously described.

I also had to move my seat back a notch to go this direction, for some reason.

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SomeDude said:

I don't hold, I flip on and off (quickly) the throttle so it is near that RPM.

Also, I don't get grinding that you guys are talking about. I do have that noisy TOB though.

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NJ_MK7 said:

so you rev/blip, completely remove your foot from the gas, let out the clutch, then back on the gas to pull away.



I feel like i'd f-up that timing, ha.

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ZuMBLe said:

I never understood the constant blipping thing. Rev, clutch, rev just about as much as I can handle. I gotta say it's kinda mentally taxing making sure there are no funny noises at take off.

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NJ_MK7 said:

feel the same. the hold 1,000-1,200, slowly engage and once fully engaged, continue on the gas. Going to keep testing this technique.



also, i noticed that i get another noise if i engage a downshift for engine braking. I've been able to resolve that by the blip before engaging that same down shift.

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ZuMBLe said:

I always match rev downshift in to an engine brake. But if I don't or I don't rev enough, I got a very brief squeak.

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NJ_MK7 said:

so you rev/blip, completely remove your foot from the gas, let out the clutch, then back on the gas to pull away.

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SomeDude said:

No. I am manipulating the throttle rapidly back and forth to keep the RPMs within a range while releasing the clutch.

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