Not to sound like a complete newb but I am. I have a 2001 tt roadster FWD And my clutch is starting to slip and i'm trying to order a new one. My question is there is two different size clutches and I don't know the one i should order. Is there a way to tell by the vin without the calling the dealership?

 

go to specclutch.com and put in your info and it will tell ya by the way mention my name if you order and they should give you a phat discount. talk to david norton names andrew btw

 

Thanks for the response! I'm going with the g60 14lb flywheel and a stage 2 vr6 clutch. Many hours of forum searching has brought me to this conclusion. the 75 shot & chip took out my clutch and my shitty shifting took out the first gear fork. Well comes the fun part next weekend and taking her all apart. Thank god my best friend will be back in town for vacation who is a vw tech at a dealership. The best part of good friends is they work for food & beer.

 

From everything I've heard, replacing the duel mass flywheel with a light one piece will eventually destroy bearings. The car was designed with a duel mass for a reason.

 

this is not always true. i asked a lot of people that question and got this answer. " thats not true" "we've tested the cars with lightweight flywheels and the only difference is the gear noise and thats it" and i ask again and again until i get this " and the lightweight alum will create a resonance and thats it" so i asked David Norton at spec and said " dude give it to me straight, if this was your car what would you do??? he replied " man i wouldn't go with a true "ightweight alum flywheel" but a a billet steel flywheel because its in the middle of the two. its lighter than the dual mass but not nearly as light as the alum flywheels.
so i hope this helps..
dont worry i made sure the billet steel wouldnt hurt my car other wise i wouldnt of put it in my car. i mean-- everybody told me the lightweight alum flywheels dont hurt the car or tranny. so i choose the billet steel flywheel and hopeing i made the right move(>>>&gt

 

Thanks for the advice. I ran an alum fly wheel on my svt focus for 60000 miles it was originaly a dual mass. I do agree with bolth though they can hurt in externaly balanced motors a hell of alot more than internally balanced. But Like i said in my first post I'am a newb to audi and don't whant to replace an engine next. That is also why i'm doing the timing belt now aswell at 52k. The person before me drove the **** out of the car. He admitted it and gave me a smoken deal.

 

Good post Mean, that was kinda my thinking, lighter, but not real light. Its not at the top of my list though, so I'm not worrying about it until I have to.

I still consider what these other people are saying though.

"the only difference is the gear noise and thats it" "and the lightweight alum will create a resonance and thats it"

Gear noise is vibration, resonance is vibration.

The Tacoma Narrows Bridge suffered resonance, ever hear of it?

Wind, thats all it took. So, when they say gear noise, and thats it, or resonance, and thats it.... theres more to it.


My two cents anyway.

 

I agree with achTTung... unless you really have to have one and are willing to take the plunge, it's best to leave it for those with deep pockets.

If you are getting one, the medium sounds like the best compromise.