I'm about to have the rear main seal, throwout bearing, plate, pilot
bearing, pressure plate, flywheel o-ring and felt ring done on my 87
Wolfie.

Is checking the crank endplay common among average VW mechanics?
There's a bit of a language barrier here.

Anything else that should be done simultaneously? The slave cyl,
looks to have been of a more recent vintage as opposed to never been
touched...

Thanks everyone.