"ChrisJ" <welcomeback@gmail.­com> wrote in message> news:1169284191.929­167.181180@51g2000cw­l.googlegroups.com..­.> > Car was towed into the garage after the clutch completely failed.> > I took the car into the garage and even after insisting on the guys> > checkout the flywheel I was told the flywheel isn't the problem.> > However an aftermarket Sachs clutch was fitted. I didn't think the> > clutch pedal felt the same. I think the hydraulic system was> > compromised. I had to complain before the clutch was bled to have> > return to a somewhat normal pedal feeling. But now the problem is that> > the gearchange on the is new clutch is awful. I get the most awful> > judder when changing lower gears and now need to bring up the clutch> > pedal in the most ridiculously slow way. I'm talking about reving high> > and slowly bringing up the pedal. It feels like I'm driving a 950cc> > car.. I don't quite understand why this is the case. I suspect the> > flywheel isn't exactly alright. But these things ain't cheap and don't> > want to waste money on it. The worst part is, the stealer is quoting me> > double the price for an aftermarket one. I've heard of overheards but> > I'm sure the flywheel is either a LUK or Sachs and double the price is> > just ridiculous.> > Also I have read about the Clutch delay valve (CDV) which is supposed> > to slow down the clutch engagement regardless of how fast the pedal is> > released. But I didn't think those things broke as its a simple valve.> > Could this be the fault why my gearchange now seems to almost fall into> > gear, not a smooth change at all, without surgical feet precision in> > the gear changes.> >

You state that the "an aftermarket Sachs clutch was fitted." Was the pilot> bearing and/or pivot pin changed too? I recently had my clutch replaced when> the throwout bearing starting making a ton of noise. Besides a Sachs clutch> kit (pressure plate, clutch disc, throw out bearing), I also had the pilot> bearing and pivot pin changed. Further, I had the shop replaced the the> inner and outer seals in the tranny plus the shifter seal and pivot bushing.> In total, the cost was under $1,000US. The only complaint I had was the> shop used regular tranny oil which results in a stiff shifter. I will> replace with synthetic (redline or royal purple) when I get a chance.