[T3] Clutch Kit Recommendations

[Craigs List]

Jim,

Thanks. I bought a 200mm kit after looking a lot of things over on the
forums, maintenance manuals and web sites.

When I bought the car the po mentioned all of the rebuild, but he said "you
are going to want to change the clutch." I am taking his advice now.

The main reason for the change now is favorable weather and a lot more
noise coming from the clutch area after a 1000 mile trip this past weekend.
At first I thought it was crank case noise. After giving it a close listen
yesterday, I think it is in the clutch area. The noise is not there when
the car is in motion, furthering my idea that it is a throw out bearing or
something.

I should have the clutch sometime next week. I will drop the engine and
switch it out the weekend after.

Adam
On Sep 10, 2015 7:55 AM, "Jim Adney" <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:

> On 9 Sep 2015 at 19:57, Craigs List wrote:
>
> > Single Port Motor. I was told 1600.
> >
> > 66 Squareback. Manual, of course. I have no idea if the transmission is
> > from the car or not.
> >
> > I do know that the transmission is rebuilt and a freeway flier. And the
> car
> > has been converted to 12v.
> >
> > My question is, what flywheel do I need?
> >
> > ISP West has 180, 200 and 228 mm clutch kits. I was going to steal some
> > part numbers from some sites and buy on RockAuto. I just want to make
> sure
> > I get the right part the first time.
>
> First, I would not plan to replace the flywheel. Most of the time
> they are fine. If you MUST replace it, '66 is a problem, because it's
> a transition year: VW used 2 different flywheels in '66, because they
> changed the crank mid year. Add to this, the fact that you're
> converted to 12 V, and there are lots of variables. Plus the
> assumption that all your parts are correct matches for each other may
> be wrong. (It's possible to put a late flywheel on an early crank. It
> fits, but it's not right.)
>
> I believe the OG flywheel on a '66 would have been a 200 mm with a 6
> V ring gear, but it may have a 12 V ring gear now. I think the 12 V
> flywheel only came in 200 mm. 228 mm is not an option for you; that's
> a Type 4 size.
>
> These parts are fairly easy to get, so you might be better off
> pulling your engine first, then getting the parts. Frankly, I find
> that most of the time, the clutch parts are fine. I just clean them
> up and reinstall them. If it's been run down to the rivets, get the
> flywheel resurfaced and buy a new pressure plate and disk. Replace
> the throwout bearing if you want to.
>
> --
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> Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
> Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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