Originally Posted by
blower
Heard it all before from VW....new revised clutch back fitted in 2012, on my Mk6 160ps (118kw)....15000 miles later its shuddering. Come 2015, new revised clutch pack fitted. 20,000 miles later its shuddering.
Now the shuddering is back again, i've had enough so bit the bullet on a project idea i've had in the back of my head for a while....the nuclear option....
Retrofitting a 6 speed dual WET clutch box from a Mk5 1.4 tsi 125kw.
Not cheap, not easy and hard to get hold of a used wet clutch for the 1.4 tsi as not many model years were fitted with them and you can't retro a wet dsg from any other engine as the bell housing is different
Besides from the box i have to also change:
-starter motor
-both axles
-dual mass flywheel
-needle bearing
-gearbox mount
-Coolant lines for the dsg oil cooler
-New clutch pack (this is a used box with 68k miles, don't know what condition clutch is in so bought a new one)
Also had to reverse engineer and rewire the mechatronics connection, along with work out exactly where the dsg oil cooler should connect up to the coolant circuit, along with the bypass thermostat.
It should all work, and with luck i'll have the smooth box i had in my last car (mk5 tdi dsg) - which i really really miss...
Got pretty much all the parts now, including the used box which arrived today. Will start the install soon and do an install log somewhere on this forum.