Well a few months ago I posted this http://audirevolution.net/forum/index.php?topic=549.0 and I had no idea what was wrong with the car. So after posting here and on AZ, I got some ideas that either the mounts were shot or my dual mass flywheel was shot. After taking the car to two seperate Audi dealerships and one telling me the mounts were shot and the other saying they were fine. I started to research the dual mass flywheel symptoms and my car had most of them. So I began to save up and I ordered the Jhm stage 4 clutch and light weight flywheel, they were on back order so I finally got them last week. I took the car to a local aftermarket VW/Audi shop and they replaced the old with the new, and also I had a new 034 trans mount put in. When I picked the car up saturday I asked to see the old equipment and the flywheel was beat, the clutch was probably the width of a hair away from grinding the rivits. Also the throw out bearing had about a 1/4inch of play in it and had deep impressions from the pressure plate from being abused.So my first impression of the kit is that its great. The pedal feel isn’t too far off from stock, just a little bit stiffer and the release isn’t rough either. I was worried because the guys at the shop said its gonna be rough and that it was gonna be like an on and off switch for a clutch pedal, but its not like that at all its fairly smooth.
My shifts feel much smoother and more crisp and with the light weight flywheel the rpms climb smooth and much quciker. On sunday I drove the car from North Carolina to New York about a 600 mile trip , I didnt take the car above 3500rpms and it rode great. My overall impressions of the kit are that its great makes the car feel better than new, the only thing is at idle only when the clutch is engaged in neutral occasionally I will get a chatter. But thats only sometimes, also occasionally I will get the flywheel chatter in 2nd and 3rd around 1100-1300 rpms , but I know thats from me chugging the motor from being in too high of a gear at low speed. Something Ill have to get used to and keep the car in lower gears. But Im very anxious to break this in but Ill have to wait, Im playing it safe and starting the 750 mile break in period now and not counting any of the driving that I’ve already done to play it safe. Just thought I would follow up and let everyone know what the problem was so that if anyone has similar issues and dosent know what it is they can have an idea. Special thank to Jhm for making such a solid kit, keep up the good work!