Replace flywheel?

[dancuz]

Hi all,

In the process of looking into getting my gearbox reconditioned / getting hold of a reconditioned box (mine whines and is difficult to select first and second, particularly when cold). At the same time I'm going to get my clutch replaced and as only at stage 1 and unlikely to push the car too far I'm sticking with OEM quality. I've had a couple of quotes so far, the best of which breaks down as so:

Recondition my gearbox £645+vat
New 3 piece clutch kit LUK £220.00
Labour £250.00
subTotal £1115.00
+VAT @20%
Total £1338.00

This is from Volks Apart: VW MANUALGEARBOX VOLKSWAGEN MANUAL GEARBOXES VW GEARBOX AUDI GEARBOXES SEAT GEARBOXES SKODA GEARBOXES 02K DUU DUS DLP ERT

Question is, at 81K miles, should I also be replacing the flywheel? I've had mixed advice so far and think it's the original....

Any help / comments on price appreciated. Got a couple more places to ring tomorrow.

Cheers,

Dan

 

[Paradox1]

If your box is 5 speed you should go g60 flywheel and vr6 clutch if you aren't already

 

[dancuz]

Sorry, should have mentioned that it's an AMK S3, VR6 clutch won't fit

 

[Lewis583]

If I was in your position I would have the flywheel changed. In my experience a dual mass flywheel won't last for 2 clutches

 

[Benjiman46]

HOW MUCH FOR THE GEARBOX?!?! Jesus man that's expensive lol you could get a brand new one for that! LOL

Clutch kits...

LUK 3 PART CLUTCH KIT INC SLAVE CYLINDER AUDI A3 TT S3 QUATTRO | eBay

Audi TT 1.8 T quattro Coupe LuK Clutch Kit - 224HP (Petrol) | eBay

Dual Mass Flywheel

Audi A3 (8L1) S3 Quattro Dual Mass Flywheel - LUK - 11/98- | eBay

Or do a google search for a decent SMF conversion

Ben