Jeffchiz's Golf *R-tech stage1 244bhp 325ft/lbs* *Cambelt change*

[vRSAlex]

To be honest I didnt really look in to the diesel engines as it doesnt concern me, either way im looking in to LUK flywheel and a LUK fitment sachs slutch so there shouldnt be any issues.

From what ive seen Helix are more expensive, awesome gti sell the helix for £470 without postage and the sachs clutch ive found is about £415 with postage from germany, how much do you sell helix clutches for?

Hannah should have popped you an email with prices?

I can do the Helix clutch kit for £460, which includes the slave cylinder and 6 cover bolts.

In the UK the Sachs kits are more expensive than the Helix.  The exchange rate is in our favour so I guess that's why a Sachs kit from Germany works out cheaper atm.

[Jeffchiz]

Yea even with postage it's cheaper to get from Germany, amd wanted £990 for sachs clutch with flywheel slave and bolts,  I couldn't see the email I'll take another look Cheers!

What slave do you supply?  So I'd just need the flywheel and bolts then.. It's tempting. .. I haven't got the money right now anyway I'm looking at 1-2 weeks until I order anyway its a good chuck of money doing a clutch on this car ha

[JackL15]

Hi mate, I'm guessing your car was on the original clutch? How many miles has it done? Thanks

[Jeffchiz]

It's on just under 90k when I put it back down to the standard map there isn't any clutch slip

[Jeffchiz]

Finally bought my sachs clutch couple weeks ago, turned up yesterday and I got the oem luk dmf, slave and bolts from euro car parts, and replaced my mirror switch with an aluminium tipped one,  just window switches to go and new handles if I fancy forking out for new ones

[Jeffchiz]

My mate was breaking a black r32, so i had the rear bumper and back box off it, it also had a perfect 3D boot handle so he chucked that in for free to replace my white wormy one.

Long story short im not fitting the oem r32 back box, im having the same guys that made my back box delete make me a new one but with r32 tail pipes on Thursday, ive chosen 3" inward rolled tips but might change to bigger ones on the day

[Jeffchiz]

Thought I'd do some niggly jobs before the car goes in for the exhaust tomorrow.

As i mentioned I picked up a new 3D boot badge/handle

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As you may know you have to remove the rear wiper assembly to get the badge out, you may remember I was thinking about de-wipering it a while back. I used moderate force to get the wiper off, didn't budge so I got the hacksaw out and cut it off, so that made my decision for me! While i was at it i decided to whip the GTI badge off as well, was corroding around the edges so off it came. Also replaced the boot trim (got it from the R32 as mine was cracking)


Finally gave the car a clean and and polished the boot where the badge was and put some auto glym bumper care on the lower plastic ready to be clipped on tomorrow :D Will have to get a grommet for the rear window tomorrow and hope it doesn't rain tonight!

[Jeffchiz]

Just realised I never posted pics of the finished r32 rear!  These pics were from last week just after i got home. Very happy with the outcome, i ended up going for 3.5" outward rolled, opposed to the 3" inward rolled.

[Shoduchi]

Looks great!

Good choice on the diameter but I prefer the inward rolled tips.

[Jeffchiz]

This weekend saw my sachs clutch being fitted :)

My Motul RBF 600 fluid turned up last wednesday

I lined the pressure plate up with the LUK flywheel to make sure i got sent the right clutch for my flywheel, it fitted perfectly.

I drove up to my mates unit, 170 miles away, on Friday, We cracked on with it early on saturday morning, go it parked up and jacked up.



Unfortunately when we removed the passenger drive shaft we noticed the end cap had been damaged previously leaking cv grease, we rang up TPS and they said the cap can be bought separately for about £3 Brilliant! Except they didn't have any in stock until Tuesday, unfortunately, being 170 miles away from home this wasn't an option as I had to be at work this morning! So this will have to be changed at a later date, thankfully the way the drive shaft bolts to the flange its not like CV grease will be splattered anywhere.

Got the box off after a lot of trying, never had a box be so stubborn coming off!

Old worn clutch

We cleaned the box up, oil had been dripping on it for a long time, the leak has been fixed a while a go, now ive finally got a clean box!

Flywheel being torqued up

New clutch plate

New pressure plate



Box back on, took less time than taking it off!

And this was where we left it for the night


Early Sunday morning we rebuilt rest of the car, bled the clutch with some standard fluid just so we could take it for a test drive and all is well! Clutch is definitely heavier and more of an on/off feel, it feels good :)

The next task was to change the brake fluid, mainly for going to the Nurburgring later this month, but when we checked the old fluid needed to be binned anyway


Last job just putting some screen wash in and thats the end to my very busy weekend

Then on the long journey home i went past this beaut!

[Jeffchiz]

Had a puncture on one of my gti alloys, not sure if im buying new tyres and refurbing or buying some BBS VZ's, in the mean time ive got these a4 wheels to keep me going only cost me £150, pretty good condition, 7mm tyres on front and 5/6mm on back BARGAIN!







Ive also finally bought my chrome tipped window switches, the interior door handles were looking very worn so i sanded them down and painted matt black, best £1.60 ive ever spent, would've cost me £75 to buy new ones off ebay, i also did the blanks on my steering wheel, did get before pics but cba to upload them atm, but you all now how tatty the handles get!

[Jeffchiz]

Visited my mate in his unit again. I was due a second cambelt and waterpump change, annoyingly enough the cambelt, waterpump and bearings had loads of life back in them, however it would have to be done at some point in my ownership now i dont have to think about it again plus i got to fit the thermostat that has been kicking around for ages.
All my new parts from TPS

Jacked up, engine cover and washer bottle/expansion tank removed


Alt belt and bottom pulley off

Engine mount removed, however i have to horrid one piece cambelt cover so its an absolute pain to get the mount base out!!

We were stuck at this point over night just no room to get it out!

Next morning after using brute force it came out would love to know the proper way of doing it! belt and pump off

New belt and pump on

Genuine parts used, because the one i took out wasnt genuine i couldnt get my surcharge back!

With everything off we took the laternator off as its an ideal time to acess the thermostat, old one off


Pretty much back together


Checking bleeding went to plan

[white91]

Had a puncture on one of my gti alloys, not sure if im buying new tyres and refurbing or buying some BBS VZ's, in the mean time ive got these a4 wheels to keep me going only cost me £150, pretty good condition, 7mm tyres on front and 5/6mm on back BARGAIN!







Ive also finally bought my chrome tipped window switches, the interior door handles were looking very worn so i sanded them down and painted matt black, best £1.60 ive ever spent, would've cost me £75 to buy new ones off ebay, i also did the blanks on my steering wheel, did get before pics but cba to upload them atm, but you all now how tatty the handles get!

Do you have a link to the chrome switches please mate?


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[Jeffchiz]

Forgot to add my ring pics in!


Little photo of the view from out accommodation, can see the track in the distance

[Jeffchiz]

Do you have a link to the chrome switches please mate?


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drivers side http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/321666791418?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
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