Thread: td5 heavy clutch

Originally Posted by Disco Muppet

Hd or single mass flywheel (crap) will cause heavy clutches.


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Despite my clutch being heavy, I didn't put it in for city driving. My family of five is touring around Australia in our overloaded D2 pulling a 2.5 ton camper trailer... and we try and avoid the black top (in fact I make it work offroad!). Thus far I haven't had an once of trouble with the single mass flywheel conversion nor clutch, admittedly it's only been turning for approximately 30k. My wife and I have both found a remarkable improvement to the driveability particularly on engaging the clutch. My old dual mass was terrible and i've never driven a D2 with a new one. Our experiences only.

A comparison of a new single mass and an old shagged dmf isn't exactly Apples and Apples is it?
There's a reason the dmf wears out or karks it, its like the clutch, a consumable item over the course of time. It's the 'weak' link.
Swapping to a single mass shifts that weak link into the gearbox itself.

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