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Old 05-07-2019, 05:48 PM   #11
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16,000 miles on a clutch is ridiculous, definitely a defect.
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Old 05-07-2019, 06:05 PM   #12
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Warranty? Knowing VW my guess is no.
Probably not, but they haven't torn it open yet; once they do I will make the case for it.
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Old 05-07-2019, 06:09 PM   #13
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That's ridiculous
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Old 05-07-2019, 06:45 PM   #14
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Probably not, but they haven't torn it open yet; once they do I will make the case for it.
And if they tell you it's your problem, you have to pay the Stealership double what an indy would have charged for a new clutch?

Worth a shot I guess, but man that would annoy me.
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Old 05-07-2019, 07:25 PM   #15
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16,000 miles on a clutch is ridiculous, definitely a defect.
Happened on my 330i too. I don't recall the exact mileage when it ran out of clutch disc, but I remember it being somewhere in the high-teens. Dealership quietly replaced the clutch assy without any fuss or $ charge, and said that it was a bad PP.
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Old 05-07-2019, 08:06 PM   #16
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Could the clutch be under engineered for the R Golf variant?
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Old 05-07-2019, 09:25 PM   #17
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Happened on my 330i too. I don't recall the exact mileage when it ran out of clutch disc, but I remember it being somewhere in the high-teens. Dealership quietly replaced the clutch assy without any fuss or $ charge, and said that it was a bad PP.
Hopefully JST’s dealer does the same.
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Old 05-08-2019, 05:36 AM   #18
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It should be warranteed. But it's VW, so I'm not optimistic they'll cover it without a fight.
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Old 05-08-2019, 07:54 AM   #19
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Fingers crossed. There has got to be some underlying (non-driving style) problem that led to the early wear. It didn't clamp well, or something leaked into it or a bearing, could be many...
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I wonder if maybe just one pad became unrivetted, flopping around making smells (and adding shudder)
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