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       #Post#: 19464--------------------------------------------------
       Clutch plates...
   DIR By: rbrtcrowther
       Date: April 15, 2012, 4:11 pm
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       Anybody fitted an AP clutch plate?   A shitpart one is £16 but I
       would imagine you couldn't buy a clutch with more judder.  Might
       just go for a Borg n Beck....Any thoughts?
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       Re: Clutch plates...
   DIR By: Albert Ross
       Date: April 15, 2012, 4:27 pm
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       Try Blueprint. They do Jap crap. Oh wait... it's a Land Rover
       gearbox .... I hope. LUK are good but pricey.
       #Post#: 19495--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Clutch plates...
   DIR By: big-chris
       Date: April 15, 2012, 7:03 pm
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       If it is just a five minuet job and your on a tight budget then
       I would say give the blue box stuff a punt, but with something
       you only want to be changing once maybe twice in the life of the
       truck then quality is the only way forward, AP / Borg n Beck /
       LUK are all about the same and the only ones I would buy, you
       wont need to buy twice that's for sure.... £30 ish the last B&B
       one I bought...
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       Re: Clutch plates...
   DIR By: estwdjhn
       Date: April 16, 2012, 11:12 am
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       Don't buy AP - I had one, the anti judder springs went in 1500
       miles from new.
       I've currently got a Britpart one in(all I could get on the
       spot), and in so far it's been OK, but I've no idea how long it
       will last.
       I'd got B&B but most places don't stock then...
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       Re: Clutch plates...
   DIR By: kev
       Date: April 16, 2012, 12:15 pm
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       --- Quote from: estwdjhn link ---
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       > Don't buy AP - I had one, the anti judder springs went in 1500
       miles from new....
       >
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       In what stylee did you drive those 1500 miles?
       I've just bought AP friction & cover plate for the TDI, - time
       will tell.
       #Post#: 19593--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Clutch plates...
   DIR By: bob86
       Date: April 16, 2012, 1:29 pm
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       I took an AP clutch out of a disgay that only lasted about
       10000miles. The rivets had sheared and the spring wedged itself
       into the plate. It hadn't been driven that hard or done much
       towing.
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       But having said that Ive got an AP clutch in the series 1 and
       would fit another when it wears out/ breaks up.
       #Post#: 19596--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Clutch plates...
   DIR By: 982knn
       Date: April 16, 2012, 1:33 pm
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       I've been happy with my Britpart one.  Paddocks didnt have the
       AP one in stock so it had to be a Britpart.
       In for 3000+ so far with no judder/strangeness, despite a
       dripping leak from the OEM crankshaft seal fitted at the same
       type.
       Mark
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       Re: Clutch plates...
   DIR By: rbrtcrowther
       Date: April 16, 2012, 3:21 pm
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       Might have to stump up  go for a borg n beck..... ::)
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       Re: Clutch plates...
   DIR By: estwdjhn
       Date: April 17, 2012, 8:57 am
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       --- Quote from: kev link ---
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       > [quote author=estwdjhn link=topic=1809.msg19561#msg19561
       date=1334592763]
       > Don't buy AP - I had one, the anti judder springs went in 1500
       miles from new....
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       In what stylee did you drive those 1500 miles?
       [/quote]
       Frankly, it shouldn't be possible to drive the thing in a way
       that breaks a clutch in 1500 miles, no matter what you do to it.
       What I can tell you is there was so little wear, you could still
       read the manufactures date stamp on the friction material's
       working face when I took it off.
       I was going to get one made up specifically for a tdi - series
       gearbox splines, but events overtook me and I had to go out and
       get the nearest one available which came in a blue box...
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