XClutch 08-09 Audi A3 Sportback 2.0L Stage 1 Sprung Organic Clutch Kit
The 8P Audi A3 Sportback 2.0T is an easy car to add power to, and a tuned one quickly finds the limit of the factory clutch. If your 2008-2009 A3 slips on boost in the upper gears, has a high, vague engagement point or a slave cylinder that has started to weep, the XClutch XKVW24698-1A replaces the whole clutch system in one kit: a sprung organic disc, pressure plate, single-mass flywheel and a new hydraulic release bearing. XClutch rates it at 440 ft-lb of torque capacity including its safety factor and lists it for street use.
The six-speed manual A3 uses a concentric slave cylinder, a hydraulic release bearing that sits around the input shaft inside the bellhousing. That makes the clutch job the right time to replace it, and this kit includes one, so you are not reusing a high-mileage seal behind a new clutch. The organic sprung disc gives the smoothest engagement in the XClutch range and the most damping, which helps a turbo four-cylinder that makes its torque low in the rev range. The kit also includes a single-mass performance flywheel, so the old flywheel does not go back in.
Published specs for this part number: 9 7/16 in (240 mm) organic disc, sprung hub, 23-spline input at 31/32 in, flywheel step -0.375 in.
Do a full-throttle pull in a high gear from low rpm; a tach that climbs faster than the speedometer means slip. There is no trouble code for a worn clutch, so scan for boost or fueling faults first. A pedal problem with a falling reservoir points at the slave cylinder rather than the disc. Our manual versus automatic repair cost guide covers what to expect for the labor, which is most of the bill on this job.
This listing is for the 2008-2009 Audi A3 Sportback 2.0L with a manual transmission. XClutch tags those entries as the 8P platform with the CAWB engine, and its table also lists several Volkswagen GTI, Golf R and Jetta GLI models for the same part number. Engine codes and gearbox versions differ by market and model year, so match your engine code and transmission or send us the year and VIN before you order. Cars with the S tronic dual-clutch gearbox cannot use this kit. For the A3 we also carry the ACT HD street kit and the race-oriented ACT HD 6-pad kit.
As with any single-mass flywheel conversion, XClutch TSB-SMF02 warns of some extra gearbox noise at idle. It is normal and not a defect.
| Brand | XCLUTCH |
| Part number | XKVW24698-1A |
| Fits | XClutch 08-09 Audi A3 Sportback 2.0L Stage 1 Sprung Organic Clutch Kit |
| Vehicle fitment | Audi A3 Sportback (2008-2009) |
| Type | Clutch Kits - Single |
| Condition | New |
| Ships | Same business day (in stock), from the USA |
| Warranty | 1-year |
Yes. It includes a hydraulic release bearing, the concentric slave that sits inside the bellhousing, along with the disc, pressure plate, flywheel, bolts and an alignment tool.
XClutch rates XKVW24698-1A at 440 ft-lb including its safety factor and lists it for street use, which suits most tuned 2.0T street cars.
No. This is a single-disc clutch for manual transmission cars only. Dual-clutch cars use a different clutch pack.
XClutch tags the A3 entries with the CAWB engine code. Engine codes vary by market and year, so send us your year and VIN and we will confirm before shipping.
You may hear more gearbox rattle at idle. XClutch says that is a normal trait of single-mass flywheel conversions and is not a defect.
