Doki wrote:

"Angus Manwaring" wrote in message
emon.co.uk...
My friend Steve felt the clutch on his 2000 Golf Mk IV PD Diesel (6
speed)
slip the other day - and because he is taking the car on holiday on the
continent in a couple of weeks, he started looking at prices for a
replacement clutch. Because it may make sense getting the Dual Mass
flywheel thingy done at the same time, the cheapest quotes he could find
were from about 700-1000 UKP, not great news with a holiday imminent.

The thing is though the clutch hasn't slipped since, this is after a week
or two with just another hundred miles or so on the clock.

Is it possible/likely that what he experienced was just the clutch
automatically adjusting itself, and he has no special reason to worry
- or
should he bite the bullet and get the clutch done now.

I appreciate this is probably impossible to be sure of, but I/he would be
very interested in your thoughts.

I'd be inclined to get it done. FWIW, I have it on good authority that
LUK clutches + dm flywheels are as good as OEM for VWs.
I think LUK *are* quite often OEM on VWs.

As regards the one in this Golf, get it on 6th at 2000rpm and boot it
with some weight in. That's near the torque peak, so if it holds there
I'd say it's OK for a bit. IME they get very heavy and a bit juddery
when they're on their way out.