MK7 GTI || 6spd Manual || Clutch #6??? Sooooooo excited…

Another clutch TOB/slave cylinder failure!
I hate to say it, but as much as I love manual cars, if you are looking to buy this car, do not, I repeat, DO NOT buy the 6spd manual. They are too prone to failure, and they are not cheap to replace. Just buy the DSG…
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Here me gripe once again regarding the clutch on this car, and many others cars that share the same design.
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[@alexisgueits7684]

Thanks for this video! I was going to try something different because my Sachs Performance clutch with dual mass flywheel just failed (same thing throw out bearing). I installed it like 4 to 5 years ago, and I have been IS38 for that long, so it has performed great in comparison to those single mass flywheel. I was in between using the FCPeuro lifetime warranty or buying the Southbend (crazy high$$$) but I will definitely be buying the Sachs again and getting the FCP store credit 🍻

[@JacesOwnWorld]

Dude, that’s a great lonherivitu period for that clutch! 4-5 years on IS38. I don’t know if any other clutch for this car that holds IS38 power for that long. Sachs is just the best option for IS38. I installed it recently and the feel is way better. The revs aren’t as fast but who cares. It’s about longevity on this car! And yes, FCP ftw!

[@alexisgueits7684]

@@JacesOwnWorld I remember that I decided to go with dual mass flywheel against everyone's opinion... But I was noticing that the crankwalks started to happened with some of the aftermarket clutches... So I will be buying it again today, and keeping that FCP Euro store credit handy 🍻

[@jeremymitchell8470]

Check out Ringer Racing for the next clutch. You can add in the billet TOB from CM since Ringer uses CM to make their clutches and flywheels. Less stress on the TOB and thrust washer if the pressure plate doesn't have the aggressive fulcrum to increase clamping load. I'm runnning Ringer's stage 4 with 23 lb billet flywheel on my stage 3 Mk8 and absolutely love it.

[@JacesOwnWorld]

I thought about that but decided to go a more simpler route, and went back to the OEM brand, Sachs, with the Sachs Performance kit. Many people running hybrids with no slip on this clutch, and it is backed by the Sachs engineering. I also thought about the billet TOB from CM, but to its price and literally having no reviews on it, I wasn’t going to risk spending hundreds for a TOB that I don’t know for sure works good. If it is so good, why has nobody reviewed it? My issue with the super capacity clutches is that they come with a stiff pressure plate. If I didn’t use my car for a lot of city driving, and only for fun/racing, I’m sure I wouldn’t be having the TOB/slave issues. But for daily commuting, that stiff pressure plate makes the tob/slave work overtime, and yeah, at first the clutch feels great and I have no issues. But then after 10k miles it seems to crap itself out. I wish that billet tob/slave had some positive reviews on it, but that’s a risky part to buy “in hopes” to fix the issue.

[@buddysshop1860]

What is the pedal feel like compared to stock? My clutch is slipping and I'm either going Sachs SRE or Ringer. Both can use an OEM dual mass flywheel. Thanks!

[@JacesOwnWorld]

@buddysshop1860 pedal is about 30% stiffer than stock

[@FeefTheSloth]

when is enough enough, i traded mine in for an s2000 but im happy to see the dedication to the high mileage game

[@JacesOwnWorld]

If I could fit in a S2000, I wouldn’t mind having one. But they are pretty slow stock and too expensive to make faster. I like fast cars haha. Yes, it’s fun to drive (a buddy’s brother just sold his that he had for years), revs to the moon; and handles great, but I’ve owned an E46 M3 6spd that had the same characteristics, but I eventually supercharged it because I wanted more power haha. So I know the feeling of a RWD, high revving handling car. Thanks. It’s a forever car for me. It’s too good of a car to only be worth a realistic $8-10k to sell to some lucky kid. I really want to see how far this engine can go. Would love to hit 300k miles and more

[@Max_Thunder]

Hoping to see you make it to 30Ok miles.

[@roymartinez25]

Get the clutch master billet aluminium one, thats what im doing man and you can save clutches plus no more throw out bearing problems, you kill two birds one stone.

[@JacesOwnWorld]

What do you mean? You have a link to it?

[@JacesOwnWorld]

Oh wait, I just looked it up. I have never seen this! Very interesting. It’s pretty expensive, but if it fixes the TOB/slave issues I continually have, it’s worth it! Are you sure this won’t fail like the OEM style ones do?

[@roymartinez25]

@@JacesOwnWorld i got it for me since my clutch is slipping and i dont want to have the commun problem, i cant say that it wont cause problem cuz i havent used it but many many cars use it and they abuse the heck out of it and it is all aluminium not plastic, so i took the risk of buying one.

[@JacesOwnWorld]

clutchmasters.com/i-30500977-hydraulic-release-bearing.html?q= Is this what you are referring to? If yes, I’ve tried finding reviews on it, and there aren’t any. I find that a little odd given it fits so many different VW/Audi applications. You would think a few people would have written something up about it from their experience. I’ve seen vids of different cars using a similar piston design, but not the Clutch Masters one itself. I’m totally ready to buy it if I had the faith that others have used it with great success, but until then, $400 for a part that only has a 90-day warranty is hard to justify. If this isn’t what you’re referring to, are you talking about the all-metal tob/slave version? If so, I’ve run 3 of them, and they all have failed within 12k miles.

[@roymartinez25]

@@JacesOwnWorld Yes that's the one i'm referring to but I got it for 320 shipped, they have a twin disc one and a single disc one, so between clutch and throw out bearing i spent $1370 thats not bad, i know for a fact that clutch master is a good brand and i have seen many people run this just not exactly on the gti/ golf R platform but i will give it a try. It looks and feels strong like it will hold anything you throw at it but you never know until you try it hoping this fixes the whole problem🙏

[@ΝικόλαςΛόγχη]

May I suggest a bus ticket?

[@JacesOwnWorld]

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