help identifying a very unhealthy sound

[92EcoDiesel Jetta]

Yea i upgraded to a 210mm setup, if u want a 210mm flywheel ill send you one from an aaz for the cost of shipping. It is a single pin flywheel.

And yeah id guess thats why they changed the bolts probably in 82 or 83 once they started offering the scirocco, gti and gli with 210mm clutches.  Older pre 94 210mm clutches are dual pin and the pressure plates seem to be cheaper with more clamping force for these.  I used a dual pin pp with my single pin fw becaus3 i didnt know there was a difference until after i ordered everything

Thanks for the offer. I already bought a 200 mm clutch kit, which have 2 non threaded holes in the perimeter of the pressure plate. Are those the pin holes?

[92EcoDiesel Jetta]

RabbitJockey, how did you disconnect the inner CV axles with both front wheels still on the car? Are MK1's different than MK2's? I just loosened the 8 inner CV bolts on driver's side (wheel still on) and axle won't drop down from the tranny flange. Looking at my Bentley, it says to loosen the axle bolt (200 ft lbs) and pop the ball joint first.

[RabbitJockey]

yeah you need to loosen the axle nuts before u ever jack up the car.  on a mk1 there is enough room to remove the axles with out popping the balljoints, on a mk2 or mk3 i can't remember if i had to pop the ball joints or not.

[TylerDurden]

On MK2, I wire-up the right axle out of the way and pull the left.

[RabbitJockey]

Just a small update here.  I dont think using the older bolts was actually an issue with the rub marks on the pressure plate, when i threaded the bolts in to there pressure plate off the car there is plent of the clearance, and when i disassembled the pressure plate i could see that my pressure plate straps had also stretched, with only 40miles on it too!  So i am guessing that the stretched straps allowed the contacted plate to move around more and rub on the bolts, the stretched straps also mean that at some point i was going to have to replace the pressure plate anyway.  So for now i have been collecting straps until i have enough to double strap mine and put it back in, i think i have enough i just need to make sure the one pressure plate i have is still good

[92EcoDiesel Jetta]

Why did the straps stretch? Isn't it on a new Clutchnet pressure plate?

[RabbitJockey]

Yea they must have used crappy straps, the use sachs pressure plate to start with then either replace or modify the spring in it, sachs pressure plates are known for ripping straps so if they used the sachs straps then its no surprise.

[92EcoDiesel Jetta]

Yea they must have used crappy straps, the use sachs pressure plate to start with then either replace or modify the spring in it, sachs pressure plates are known for ripping straps so if they used the sachs straps then its no surprise.

How many miles did you put on it before this happened? Did you drive it hard, dumped the clutch, etc?