Which Clutch For 1.6 Gearbox On 1.9 Engine?

[Jean_quemener 0]

Hi im getting a 1.6 gearbox fitted to my 1.9 gti and am buying a new clutch to go in but don't know which one to get, does the 1.9 clutch fit im guessing if it does thats the one go get ?

 

Thanks jean

[welshpug 1,657]

1.6 and 1.9 8 valve clutches are the same, get one to match whichever gearbox you have (different release bearing between BE1 and BE3)

Edited July 3, 2008 by welshpug

[Jean_quemener 0]

ok thank you very much, just so i know is there any way of telling which gearbox i have as its not in a car and i don't know what year car it came from?

[Ryan 99]

The easiest way to tell the older BE1 from the newer BE3 is to look at the selector arms where the gear rods clip on.

 

There's a pic of the difference here:

http://forum.205gtidrivers.com/index.php?s...st&p=695907

[Jean_quemener 0]

perfect thank you very much, this is the last thing to do on my car now can wait to drive her first 205 i have ever owned good times ahead haha

[pug_ham 244 3 Cars]

Possibily an even easier way is to look on the gearbox case near the diff housing by where the l/h driveshaft fits in to the diff.

 

It should have it marked on the casting either Be1 or Be3 XU 30'.

 

AFAIk if it only has XU 30' its a Be1 (the one I have downstairs has).

 

Graham.

[Jean_quemener 0]

thanks for all the help again lol, one other quick question im not even sure whicg gear box i have in my car at the moment i just assumed that its a 1.9 box because the engine is a 1.9 but the car started life as a 1.6 before i bought it, so now i might have wasted 50 sheets should ti say 1.6 or 1.9 onit some where?

Edited July 4, 2008 by Jean_quemener

[pug_ham 244 3 Cars]

The gearbox doesn't have any external marks saying if it is a 1.6 or 1.9, the only way to find out for definate is to remove the final drive housing & see what numbers are stamped into the crown wheel.

 

The 1.9 GTi is stamped 59x16 which works out at 3.6875.

 

The 1.6 is stamped 65x 16 which makes it 4.063.

 

Graham.

[Jean_quemener 0]

I need to get my new clutch today as my friend has a window free to do my clutch but im unsure weather to get the up to 89 clutch or 89 onwards, i have a 1.6 BE1 gearbox.

thanks jean

[Dan Ingram 1]

BE1 is up to 89 then its the BE3 89 onwards I think.

[Jean_quemener 0]

thats what im thinking makes sense, i relay don't want to buy the wrong clutch though

[pug_ham 244 3 Cars]

Yes, you need to get the clutch to suit the Be1 gearbox which is up to around 1989.

 

Graham.