Owner reviews for clutch kit

Just got mine back together stock everything and typing this after a run thru some socal mountains

If you do end up replacing it. I have found success with the exedy clutch kit and luk flywheel combo.

Techtonics Tuning for the Win! 210mm Sachs Clutch Kit 03/’94-early’99 Mk3 2.0L & ’95-’02 Cabrio - Techtonics Tuning Sachs Clutch Kit For Single Pin Pressure Plate 28 Spline Clutch Disc Thrust Plate Thrust Plate Ring Main & Push Rod Seal Kit Alignment Tool 03/'94-early'99 Mk3 Golf 2.0L, 03/'94-early'99 Mk3 Jetta 2.0L '95-'02 Cabrio

I'd go with Luk. I personally have one behind a beefed up chevy 327 and have taught my kids stick with it and it's still going strong. And the shop I work for uses all Luk kits and I haven't seen one come back yet. For price, quality, and completeness of the kit they're awesome.

I went with LUK clutch kit part # 022141015T.

I have a MiTo with The same engine and did a cluth job year ago with The Luk set, but i remember casting me about 300 euros.

Happy to report no issues with The New cluth. Feels exactly like The OEM one

I run the exedy OEM replacement kit. Whatever you do make sure you replace the bearing guide and use a new OEM bearing. Throw away the one that comes in the kit it's trash and won't last half the life of the disc.

I used exedy organic clutch kit and works great, I'm around 350-380 hp.

I used the OEM Exedy clutch kit on my 2012 STI a few years ago. It's held up reasonably well, although I don't drive like I stole it very often. The only issue I noticed was the clutch felt slightly lighter than the stock one.

Be careful with the Exedy flywheel. The dowel pin could fall out and cause lots of damage. After it happened to me, I just removed the dowel pins after I bolted the clutch pressure plate down since they are only used to align it when you install the pressure plate. I didn't think the extra pedal effort of the Exedy stage 1 clutch was worth it and went back to OEM. Speaking of, the bearings that come with the Exedy clutch kits are now made in China and don't last that long, even though the other parts are made in Japan. I went OEM with the bearings (clutch release/throw out and pilot) this time around after I had to prematurely replace my clutch because of the bearings.