jackcarrozzo

Hey guys,

I got a quote to do the clutch in my '97 A4 Quattro for $3k... seems a bit nuts to me. A friend of mine says the shop that did his is pretty cheap on labor, so he just brought them the parts for his clutch and paid around $800.

So, what parts are required to do the clutch in this car? I haven't redone a clutch before, so I haven't a clue. If there's a lighter flywheel option while we're in there that'd be nice also, but not a big thing.

Thanks,

-Jack

AudiMick

The A4 has a dual mass flywheel. Most shops are going to quote on replacing it. The Audi dual mass is around $800 from the dealer. Plus all the other items you are looking at $1200-1500 parts from a dealer.Hence the $3000 quote.

There are places that will resurface a dual mass, but if you have more than about 80,000 miles they probably will not do it.

You can buy aftermarket dual mass for $400-550 or switch the entire thing to single mass. Single mass clutch kits for 1.8T are fairly common and reasonably priced. If you have a V6 it will be harder to find and not necessarily cheaper than an aftermarket dual mass.

If you do go single mass you will need an entire kit , don't mix and match single and dual mass items.

600whp is the guy on here who seems to know a lot about clutches and single mass conversions.

jackcarrozzo

Hm, I assume the best way to go here is to stay with dual mass since I'm not real sure what I'm doing.

What's the difference in a single and dual mass setup? I've never heard of either before. Is there a big difference in how it drives?

Thanks,

-Jack

AudiMick

Single mass is a big round chunk of metal, dual mass is two round slightly smaller chunks of metal.

The dual mass has a set of springs running around the outside perimeter of the flywheel connecting both pieces.

Originally developed for diesels, which are more common outside the US.
Dual mass acts as a variable speed damper for vibrations. Supposedly protects the transmission shaft from pulses from the combustion cycle.

Which one is better? This generates strong opinions from both sides, I am not going there. Suffice to say there could be some additional vibration / noise when you convert a single mass setup.

I said "could" it's not 100% certain.

jackcarrozzo

Ah makes sense, thanks. I reckon I'll stick with the current setup since I don't have any reason to change it, other than complaining about price :-p

What Rock Auto considers the "Standard" flywheel for the car is $800, and the clutch kit is $200, so not bad. I figure I'll just call the shop now that I know a little more about it and see if they'll need any other parts.

-Jack

AudiMick

Check here for a LUK flywheel.

http://www.autohausaz.com/search/pro...=5348@Flywheel

You need to buy new stretch bolts to mount the flywheel. They are one time use.

jackcarrozzo

Oh epic, that's much cheaper. I'll make sure to get the stretch bolts.

AudiMick

I have purchased parts from them for quite a few years of Audi ownership.

xsrfsno225x

i went to single mass because it was the price and included the new flywheel in the kit. I like it

jackcarrozzo

You can tell a difference driving it?