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Clutch gone on van purchased just over a month ago!

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  • Muscle750
    Muscle750 Posts: 1,075 Forumite
    Plus make sure they fit genuine parts and the flywheel.
  • Muscle750 wrote: »
    Plus make sure they fit genuine parts and the flywheel.

    You can't ''make them'' do anything
  • DoaM
    DoaM Posts: 11,863 Forumite
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    Muscle750 wrote: »
    Plus make sure they fit genuine parts and the flywheel.
    You can't ''make them'' do anything

    I think the suggestion was aimed at the garage doing the work, to not cut corners, not aimed at the dealer providing the contribution.
  • AdrianC
    AdrianC Posts: 42,189 Forumite
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    OE-quality parts, sure. But why pay the undoubtedly substantial premium for the same parts to come in a VAG box?
  • Muscle750
    Muscle750 Posts: 1,075 Forumite
    Ill tell you why we recently put a clutch in a Peugeot 207 transpired the centre plate was about 3 mm wider than the old one. The flywheel has a recess cut into it foe the centre plate to bite etc. Because the new centre plate was 3 mm bigger the clutch only bit on that 3 mm so it obviously slipped like mad. So out it all came again etc and a genuine one put in with no issues.
  • AdrianC
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    Obviously, we're assuming the correct parts are being fitted...
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