Clutch for type 4 412?

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Clutch for type 4 412?

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Hi guys,

Where can I get ahold of a clutch and pressure plate for my 412. 1700. Complete kit would be great.

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Re: Clutch for type 4 412?

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I stand under correction, but I think the 411/412 uses the same clutch as the beetle
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Thanks Tony

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Re: Clutch for type 4 412?

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There was an early 1700 flywheel that utilised a 200mm clutch (same size as a Beetle), but i'm pretty sure the splines differ on the Type 4's making the beetle clutch not compatible.
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Re: Clutch for type 4 412?

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The 200mm clutch was used by early 69 411 cars.
Later cars used around 215mm size.
Pressure plate should be similar as 1700/ 1800 kombi but not 2L.

Clutch disc splines are 411/412 specific, so discs from a type 4 engined kombi will not fit.
So one would have to take the old disc and have it relined, where they re-use the inner splined section.
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Thanks guys,.looks like it wil be an interesting fix!

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I measured the clutch and its diameter is 200mm, pointing to a beetle clutch? The vehicle was converted to manual somewhere in its life and received its gbox from a beetle then?

Are there stronger clutch options available in the 200mm?

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Re: Clutch for type 4 412?

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mhsmuts wrote: Tue Oct 27, 2020 8:25 pm I measured the clutch and its diameter is 200mm, pointing to a beetle clutch? The vehicle was converted to manual somewhere in its life and received its gbox from a beetle then?

Are there stronger clutch options available in the 200mm?

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No, although it’s also 200mm wide like a beetles, it is not the same as myself and Dawie have said above. The splines differ. Your only option is to recondition it.

Although your vehicle may have been converted to a manual, it will certainly not have been to a beetle box. They are very different to what’s used in a type 4.
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Thanks everybody, I'm doing the rounds this morning to find someone that can do it for me.

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Re: Clutch for type 4 412?

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I found a company that can refurbish the clutch for me. Thanks for the advice

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