Valeo Single Mass Flywheel Conversion Kit for 6spd

[Vas]

Kit is installed. Will report back when more miles are put on it.

Did use the clutch tool btw

Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk

[JohnnyGraphic]

Kit is installed. Will report back when more miles are put on it.

Did use the clutch tool btw

Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk

Looking forward to the results! Keep us posted.

[704sw]

Update: I replaced the D4 ATF with MT90, and the chatter has improved slightly. Enough for me to say it’s noticeable, but not enough to say it’s as quiet as the OEM DMF/SAC.

I do not think it’s enough of an improvement to recommend you guys/gals up north do it and then have to suffer through winter.

[az3579]

Update: I replaced the D4 ATF with MT90, and the chatter has improved slightly. Enough for me to say it’s noticeable, but not enough to say it’s as quiet as the OEM DMF/SAC.

I do not think it’s enough of an improvement to recommend you guys/gals up north do it and then have to suffer through winter.

I recently switched from AKG 95A poly diff bushings to OE Lemförder ones when I put in the LSD. All the extra drivetrain noise that was introduced to the car when I put the SMF kit in is now gone. The chatter remains, but at least all the sounds that made my car sound like a loose POS is gone. It's amazing how much the SMF kit aggravated the drivetrain's NVH levels; I had the poly bushings with my DMF setup and was perfectly content...

[704sw]

I recently switched from AKG 95A poly diff bushings to OE Lemförder ones when I put in the LSD. All the extra drivetrain noise that was introduced to the car when I put the SMF kit in is now gone. The chatter remains, but at least all the sounds that made my car sound like a loose POS is gone. It's amazing how much the SMF kit aggravated the drivetrain's NVH levels; I had the poly bushings with my DMF setup and was perfectly content...

Well shit, the only poly in my car are the rear shifter bushing and (I think, I can’t remember what all Peterman did offhand) the RTABs. All the other rubber components are fresh.

[Vas]

I have 2 bottles of MT90 but did not get a chance to do a drain/and refill yet on the car. Sketchi is still on rubber bushings ( engine/trans )but from the E46 M3

The car did develop a new sound recently that sounds like a baseball card in the spokes of a bicycle.

Soo far the kit grabs nice and is easy to drive. However some days the noise from the gearbox is annoying and makes me miss the stock set-up

[704sw]

I have 2 bottles of MT90 but did not get a chance to do a drain/and refill yet on the car. Sketchi is still on rubber bushings ( engine/trans )but from the E46 M3

The car did develop a new sound recently that sounds like a baseball card in the spokes of a bicycle.

Soo far the kit grabs nice and is easy to drive. However some days the noise from the gearbox is annoying and makes me miss the stock set-up

I have the exact same issue. It doesn’t start ticking until 2k RPM on the nose in every gear. I’ve also noticed if I apply even the slightest of pressure (as if I was merely resting my foot on the clutch pedal) the sound disappears. I’m thinking it’s either (a) the fork rattling against the metal pivot pin, or an issue with my clutch master cylinder possibly creating some kind of rattle against the fork. The reason I don’t suspect it’s the throwout bearing is because it’s absent below 2k RPM, but I’ve been wrong before.

[Vas]

I have the exact same issue. It doesn’t start ticking until 2k RPM on the nose in every gear. I’ve also noticed if I apply even the slightest of pressure (as if I was merely resting my foot on the clutch pedal) the sound disappears. I’m thinking it’s either (a) the fork rattling against the metal pivot pin, or an issue with my clutch master cylinder possibly creating some kind of rattle against the fork. The reason I don’t suspect it’s the throwout bearing is because it’s absent below 2k RPM, but I’ve been wrong before.

Well then glad to hear I am not the only one. That noise to me is more annoying then what is transmitted from the transmission.

I am also using the metal pin and the slave cylinder has 178k on it. And honestly the valeo throwout bearing looked kinda cheap so I would not toss it out of the question.

[704sw]

Well then glad to hear I am not the only one. That noise to me is more annoying then what is transmitted from the transmission.

I am also using the metal pin and the slave cylinder has 178k on it. And honestly the valeo throwout bearing looked kinda cheap so I would not toss it out of the question.

The sound is absolutely more annoying, because it’s quite loud. But the bellhousing is essentially an acoustic chamber full of nothing but air and metal pieces.

I’ll try the cylinder eventually and test it out, but I suspect it’s nothing serious because of how smoothly everything actually drives.

[Vas]

What about raising the idle to help with the noise ?

The sound is absolutely more annoying, because it’s quite loud. But the bellhousing is essentially an acoustic chamber full of nothing but air and metal pieces.

I’ll try the cylinder eventually and test it out, but I suspect it’s nothing serious because of how smoothly everything actually drives.

Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk