Question 1

What does a clutch do? And what is a clutch kit?

Accepted Answer

The clutch is a solid metal disc that couples the crankshaft and flywheel to the gearbox’s clutch shaft. The clutch is located between the engine and transmission to temporarily disconnect the engine drive from the gearbox.A clutch kit usually contains all the elements to replace and rejuvenate your clutch and its performance: usually a clutch disc, pressure plate, flywheel and a throw race or release bearings. A clutch kit will contain the correct parts for a particular make and model of car and is often cheaper than buying the components individually.

Question 2

How often should a clutch need replacing?

Accepted Answer

There isn’t a typical time or set mileage suggested to replace a clutch kit, as it can depend on both the car and your driving style. Most clutches are designed to last approximately 60k miles, yet they can have a healthy life covering mileages anywhere between 30k and 100k.

Question 3

The law, vehicle regulations and your MOT

Accepted Answer

A damaged or broken clutch will affect your car’s driving ability to the point where it could fail its MOT. Testing doesn’t include an examination of the engine, clutch or gearbox, so if it appears to be working adequately, then it shouldn’t affect the test result.

Question 4

What happens when we replace your clutch kit?

Accepted Answer

Our efficient and fully qualified mechanics will test your clutch for damage and function.
Wherever necessary your clutch will be replaced and you’ll be advised of any other connected or associated issues arising from the process.
You will also be advised of any other parts that may need to be replaced for the best operation and health of your vehicle.
Once the clutch kit has been replaced, our mechanics will test it thoroughly to ensure its correct operation and make any adjustments required for premium performance.

Question 5

What causes a clutch to stop working correctly?

Accepted Answer

A clutch will wear out over time through continual use. The disc thickness reduces, which affects the amount of force the pressure plate can apply to the clutch disc against the flywheel. Incorrect use over extended periods will impact the lifespan and cause unnecessary problems. Slippage can also be caused by reduced tension in the pressure plate’s springs.

Question 6

Symptoms of a malfunctioning clutch

Accepted Answer

If you feel a loss or inappropriate delivery of power when using the accelerator, it could be due to a damaged or worn clutch.

Question 7

The clutch slips while driving

Accepted Answer

If you can’t change gears or it feels like there is unusual grinding and friction when trying, your clutch isn’t separating the engine drive from the gearbox sufficiently.

Question 8

Changing gears is a problem

Accepted Answer

If there is no delivery of power to the engine from the accelerator, then your clutch could be the problem.

Question 9

The car doesn’t move

Accepted Answer

If the transmission makes unhealthy grinding noises when you try to use the clutch to engage or disengage the engine, there’s a strong chance that your clutch isn’t operating as it should.

Question 10

Volkswagen

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Volkswagen (often shortened to VW) is a German automobile manufacturer founded in 1937 by the German Labour Front, a Nazi labour union.Volkswagen is the flagship marque of the Volkswagen Group, who in turn is majority owned by Porsche. They own and operate a vast number of cars under other brand names—at the time of writing, they have 342 subsidiary companies.

Question 11

How popular is Volkswagen in the United Kingdom?

Accepted Answer

Possibly its most well-known model of the current generation, the VW Golf, was the 2nd best selling car of 2018, behind the Ford Fiesta, which consistently takes the top spot year after year.The Golf’s 64k registrations in 2018 added to the vast tally of 3.4million Volkswagen cars on the road today.

Question 12

High quality, highly rated, appropriately priced cars

Accepted Answer

VW cars achieve consistently strong reviews and are highly respected by critics and drivers alike. They are renowned for investing more money into research and development than almost any other marque and distributing their wealth of motoring knowledge across the many partner brands under the VW Group umbrella.

Question 13

The Volkswagen Beetle: The ‘people’s car’

Accepted Answer

A classic of its time, originally named the Volkswagen Type 1, it soon became nicknamed the Beetle due to its unique shape, and subsequently the bug. The unique looking car was designed by Ferdinand Porsche for Adolf Hitler, who wanted a cheap and simple mass-produced car to travel around his country’s new road network.The new model Beetle, originally launched to celebrate the original classic in 1997, and with an updated successor in 2011, was designed around the VW Jetta platform sharing much of its build with the Jetta and Golf. VW announced in 2018 that the Beetle would finally be removed from production in July 2019.

Question 14

VW’s reliability and reputation

Accepted Answer

Volkswagen ranked 17th place out of 30 car brands in the What Car? Reliability Survey in 2018. Sister companies Skoda and Seat appeared higher up the ranks at 7th and 10th respectively, while executive brand Audi a few places further down the list at joint 20th.

Question 15

Recent Volkswagen recalls and reliability issues

Accepted Answer

Various recalls have been made on VW models throughout their motoring history. The following are a list of the most recent in the UK and Europe.

Question 16

19/04/2019 – VW Tiguan (2017–2018)

Accepted Answer

The material used for the rear coil springs may be inadequate

Question 17

13/04/2019 – VW Touareg (2018)

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The suspension damper forks are defective and could break

Question 18

13/04/2019 – VW Caddy (2018)

Accepted Answer

The predetermined break point in the cushion for the side airbags in on the wrong side

Question 19

24/03/2019 – VW Polo (2016–2018)

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On vehicles with a rear drum brake, the operational wear of the brake lining and use-related settlement of the drum brake may result in a loss of pre-tension on parking brake cables

Question 20

02/02/2019 – VW Touareg (2018)

Accepted Answer

A seat belt latch may not have been sufficiently secured to the rear, right-hand seat

Question 21

23/12/2018 – VW Golf, VW T-Roc, VW Arteon and VW Passat (2018)

Accepted Answer

The fitting for the headrest may have been incorrectly welded to the backrest

Question 22

23/12/2018 – VW T-Roc (2018)

Accepted Answer

An incorrect adhesive bond between the upper and lower parts of the rear spoiler may have been used

Question 23

20/10/2018 – VW Touran and VW Tiguan (2015–2018)

Accepted Answer

Moisture can reach the LED module of the sunroof’s ambient lighting which may cause a short-circuitAll recall information sourced from gov.co.uk data.

Car make and model	Dealers average price	exclusive price	Instant savings
Volkswagen Beetle 1.6 litres	£569.83	£470.93	17%
Volkswagen Golf 1.6 litres	£597.35	£485.65	19%
Volkswagen Golf-vi 1.6 litres	£563.89	£466.02	17%
Volkswagen Fox 1.2 litres	£595.43	£500.36	16%
Volkswagen Polo-estate 1.6 litres	£559.23	£466.02	17%
Volkswagen Golf-v 1.6 litres	£608.28	£490.55	19%
Volkswagen 411 1.6 litres	£600.44	£500.36	17%
Volkswagen Golf-sv 1.2 litres	£616.43	£505.27	18%
Volkswagen Polo-hatch 1.2 litres	£588.66	£490.55	17%
Volkswagen Scirocco 2 litres	£637.72	£510.17	20%
Volkswagen 411 1.6 litres	£600.44	£500.36	17%
Volkswagen Golf-vi 1.6 litres	£563.89	£466.02	17%
Volkswagen Scirocco 2 litres	£637.72	£510.17	20%
Volkswagen Golf 1.6 litres	£597.35	£485.65	19%
Volkswagen Polo-estate 1.6 litres	£559.23	£466.02	17%

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