Recommended clutch pressure plate for 1.8L 16V?

[Corradoracer]

Log on www.247-parts.com and look up your 16v this is the part number you want.
I2030-104333
This Kit will fix your problem. Look no straps.

[GTIspirit]

Thanks for the tip on the Exedy "strapless" clutch. Anyone else using this clutch pressure plate to comment from personal experience?

[sciroccohp]

Log on www.247-parts.com and look up your 16v this is the part number you want.
I2030-104333
This Kit will fix your problem. Look no straps.

Can't find it on the site, I had the same failure on my 16V pressure plate except mine came completely apart.

[GTIspirit]

The Exedy pressure plate has straps, just of a different design than the Sachs pressure plate. I ended up ordering the Exedy clutch kit from Carmadillo. It contained a Luk pressure plate which was exactly as pictured in the 247Parts website and had the straps/pins of a different design than the OE Sachs style. We'll see how long it holds up.

[Dave Zaslow]

I'm repeating from a post down below on clutches. Sachs changed the 'strapping' on their good pressure plates a number of years ago. Take a look here:

http://www.zf.com/corporate/en/produ...e_catalog.html

It will take a bit to poke through the brochure and catalog (separate downloads), but it is all there.

These are $$$ but are a much better design.

DZ.

[edison_GTI]

Bringing this back because I just had the same clutch failure last weekend. I'd post pictures but I'm at work. The clutch was replaced last November and had 720 track miles.

So, what's the best option for a pressure plate replacement? I sent Bildon an email, but they won't be back from vacaction unitl June 15.

[shwah]

I found a 'pull strap' PP packaged into an Autozone clutch kit a year or two ago. They still seem to be around. Much less likely to have this failure when you don't compression load the straps.