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Post by cipher982 on Mar 25, 2014 22:35:48 GMT -6
Any shops in the Birmingham area that can resurface a dual-mass flywheel? From what I read it seems it is trickier to do a dual-mass than a standard single-mass flywheel, and many shops won't do it. I am looking to upgrade my clutch soon and would prefer to keep the stock flywheel.
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Post by Andrew@BHMCarsCoffee on Mar 26, 2014 5:24:15 GMT -6
How many miles are on the dual mass? They are usually pretty robust and don't need to be resurfaced (most of the time). That's from my VW world experience (ours has it too).
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Post by cipher982 on Mar 26, 2014 9:08:23 GMT -6
76k if it has what I assume is the original clutch/flywheel. I picture the flywheel like a brake rotor, where only if it has visual defects or warping I replace/resurface them. But on the forums most people just go ahead and replace it or resurface it when upgrading clutches.
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Post by Andrew@BHMCarsCoffee on Mar 26, 2014 10:11:04 GMT -6
76k if it has what I assume is the original clutch/flywheel. I picture the flywheel like a brake rotor, where only if it has visual defects or warping I replace/resurface them. But on the forums most people just go ahead and replace it or resurface it when upgrading clutches. If you have that many, Definitely resurface/replace the whole unit. Again, I have only the VW community experience, and most folks had clutches fail/slip under 20k miles and usually after a stage 2 tune. I swapped from the DMFW to a SMFW, and Spec Clutch setup which was a great choice. Holds strong, and the light fly makes driving a lot easier. |
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Post by cipher982 on Mar 26, 2014 14:33:45 GMT -6
Ya I was looking at spec, but they require a single-mass flywheel. And getting a clutch/flywheel rated for my car is going to be just $1200 for the parts alone.
I can get an ACT non-sprung clutch that I can use with my stock flywheel, so I may try that so I can save $500 on buying a new flywheel.
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