Oem plastic vs 034 metal release bearing?

[Jonas_R]

I'm in the progress of installing a new sachs clutch but I'm unsure if I should use oem release bearing or go with the 034 metal release bearing?

http://www.034motorsport.com/product...roducts_id=543

What do people think will the oem release bearing take the extra heat etc from a sinter sachs clutch?

[Jamo]

Use the Sachs bearing the 034 bearing rattles ask me how I know this

[Jonas_R]

What is the sachs bearing? Same as OEM? or do you have a part no.?

[Jamo]

Prosty listed the part number on the forum

[Jonas_R]

Are you referring to this post?

http://www.s2forum.com/forum/showpost.php?p=279769&postcount=3

Only thing I can find from Prosty and it seems to state that it is stock throw out bearing?

[mcandmar]

Use the Sachs bearing the 034 bearing rattles ask me how I know this

I havent had any issues with it, maybe because i'm using a stock Sachs/LUK clutch.

[Jonas_R]

Why did you decide to use it instead of OEM?

[mcandmar]

I already had it on the shelf, bought it for another project but it was all i had when changing the gearbox on the avant, seemed a better idea than putting the old one back in.

[Jonas_R]

Yeah have a new OEM one so thinking I might just use that instead

[mcandmar]

If you have it use it. Only reason i bought the metal one was an uprated pressure plate and plastic bearing didnt seem like a good idea. I will probably buy another one to replace it. The Avant will make a good test bed to see if any issues arise using the metal one, so far so good but its only done ~3000 miles.

[Jonas_R]

well I'm going to run a uprated sachs clutch so maybe I should get the metal bearing.

[SteveH]

Use the Sachs bearing the 034 bearing rattles ask me how I know this

Jamo, have you moved to a 3B flywheel since the rebuild?

I've has couple of rattly clutches; they go quiet once you depress the clutch at idle or rev above 1.5k. I'd put it down to the uprated friction plates rattling on the gearbox splines, or the springs in the friction plates. I didn't consider the thrust bearing could be the issue, have many more experienced the same issue?

[QuattroFever]

I bought an 034 re.bearing and can confirm the rattle. It has a steel contact face and is slightly thinner than its OEM plastic but quiet counterpart.

[Jonas_R]

You still drive with it?

[Jamo]

Jamo, have you moved to a 3B flywheel since the rebuild?

I've has couple of rattly clutches; they go quiet once you depress the clutch at idle or rev above 1.5k. I'd put it down to the uprated friction plates rattling on the gearbox splines, or the springs in the friction plates. I didn't consider the thrust bearing could be the issue, have many more experienced the same issue?

Exactly that it happens on pulling off on mine from stationary or very low speeds only.

I spoke with a couple of people who used the OEM bearing who don't get rattle on the same clutch and flywheel