05-08-2019, 08:32 AM | #21 |
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That's just weird. Hope it's warranty.
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05-08-2019, 10:35 AM | #22 |
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05-08-2019, 11:59 AM | #23 |
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VW Vortex is rife with threads on this. It sounds like 16,000 miles is not an outlier for clutch failure on the Rs.
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Dude. It's a Volkswagen. THIS IS THEIR THING.
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05-08-2019, 01:23 PM | #25 |
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My 330 had 175k miles on the original clutch when JV replaced it and there was still a good amount of material left.
An 11:1 replacement ratio isn't so bad? |
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05-08-2019, 01:31 PM | #27 |
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Ugh.
Honestly I sort of thought "this is their thing" because of all the ppl that chip tune them. I didn't really expect that a car barely ever driven in anger would fail this fast. Lame. |
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The DSG clutches seem to be FAR more robust.
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