Dual mass flywheel

[SIAMBLUE]

Originally Posted by Quacker

There's a lot to be said for "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". However, there's a fine line between that and repairing something before it causes collateral damage. Some people can judge it fairly well most of the time. Many people can't and either repair things that don't need doing or let themselves get into financially catastrophic trouble by ruining large complex components with their inaction. Its a fine line.

Exactly I would run it until it breaks, make sure you have recovery, but if it is DMF then it's only just starting to show symptoms of wear, I would just keep driving it but don't labour the clutch, slowly accelerate and don't high rev it under load and it should maybe last a few more years.

[skyship007]

Originally Posted by Dorabella0123

would you change the flywheel on an 04 with 180k on clock?

Umm, O4 what ??

If the cluch has worn out, the DMF will not be far behind it and it's a bigish job to change a clutch, so it makes a lot of sense to change both the DMF and release bearing and even the main output and box oil seals at the same time.

[maarty]

Originally Posted by Quacker

If you were doing the clutch and the flywheel hadn't been changes in the last 80k miles, yes I would change the flywheel. There are probably aftermarket ones available for a half-sensible price by now.

Always consider the labour cost of splitting it open again within a couple of years if the DMF should fail so soon after doing the clutch. If the original has lasted that long [180k miles], consider it a minor miracle.

Mileage doesnt kill a DMF , Drivers with little mechanical sympathy do it in the main

My old D5 did over 200k on the original and it was still fine when we parted company

[maarty]

Originally Posted by cheshired5

Several things could cause that so they're doing well to diagnose a flywheel based on those symptoms.

I have 195k on the original flywheel and am in no hurry to do anything with it.

Exactly.....