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AXR clutch, Sachs M228E?

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Hi all, does anyone know if the AXR engine uses the Sachs M228E clutch? I have a black '08 Octavia 1 needing a steering rack, oil leak fixed and a vicious clutch currently on it. Its a good tight Octavia and only 135k miles on the clock. 

 

I got an almost new Sachs DMF and clutch and comparing it to the clutch on a 2005 ALH TDi90 I have stripped the M228E flywheel is thicker. The older TDi90 ALH has Sachs M228 and I re-lined the clutch plate on my own TDi90 recently - stitch in time. Pictures show the old and re-lined plates.

 

Anyhow, did the AXR engine use the Sachs M228 as per the TDi90 or being the PD with its wicked twist of torque they have, did the AXR use the Sachs M228E?

 

Also just as a matter of interest. The red Octavia is my 'new' 200pound (yes really and its as shiny as a 3 year old car) saved from the crusher TDi90. I replaced its entire rear brakes including the back plates which seems to have confused a couple of mechanics and put it on death row. Swapped over the turbo from a stripped TDi90, replaced the clutch plate (little sway on the DMF), a driveshaft, patched the exhaust downpipe, gave it a new thermostat and radiator, cleaned out the manifold, caliper pins (the bremtech kit) and took the wing and front bumper from the stripped TDi90 (also red handily enough.) Will get it through the test then a set of gas struts will take the bounce out of it. 176k miles and its as tight as a drum - all hail the best yoke ever made, Octavia 1!

Also the new to me TDi 90 is September 2005, classic spec, am wondering do I have a run-out model? It has electric front windows, plip central locking, electric mirrors and the 3 lamp interior light. However it has a key boot lock unlike the PDs with that annoying blank instead of a boot lock. It does have a factory fitted alarm, which I am going to disable. Rear brakes are drum. Looking for 16" wheels for it also.

 

The other red one in the background is my '03 SDi which will be for sale shortly and is rough and ready but has had everything an SDi needs to do another 100k miles. Clutch, steering rack, timing belt, struts (oil), driveshafts, radiator, kilen springs all round and its brakes scored 90% efficiency last December in the test. So if someone needs a great workhorse in N.Ireland, MLZ is available. 

 

 

 

Anyhow before taking the gearbox off the PD 100 AXR, was the clutch the same as the TDi or does the PD 100 use the heavier (but still 228mm clutch plate) M228E? 

 

The clutch I have (M228E) came from a passat apparently.

 

Thanks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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