I always assumed that VW resurfaced the flywheel as part of their factory
rebuild process. Does anyone know if they did?

On Thu, 8 Nov 2007 14:22:30 -0700, Don Spence <dkspence@TELUS.NET> wrote:

>Maybe you need the flywheel re-surfaced.
>
>
>On 8-Nov-07, at 11:40 AM, Automatic digest processor wrote:
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>>
>> Date:    Thu, 8 Nov 2007 12:13:44 -0500
>> From:    Walter Houle <whoule@ECSCONTROLS.COM>
>> Subject: Re: Clutch shutter, vibation, shaking - why?
>>
>> I have lived with this problem for years and have always wondered why.
>> I had a factory rebuilt motor and a new clutch installed by a local
>> shop
>> and it chattered immediately. It occured in reverse under a light load
>> such as backing uphill, or in 1st under heavy load only. The shop
>> replaced
>> the clutch disk & pressure plate with new parts twice, but the problem
>> persisted. I had so many problems with the first shop that I
>> finally gave
>> up in disgust. Later on, a different shop replaced the slave
>> cylinder, but
>> there was no improvement. I got fustrated with the whole thing and
>> have
>> learned to live with it. If I baby the clutch I can avoid the
>> chattering
>> about 80% of the time.
>>
>> Walter
>> 85 Vanagoon 1.