Is crankwalk a problem on a/t gs-t's?

[91Bomb]

Thinking of buying a 2g gs-t a/t and am very concerned about crankwalk. Is this a problem I need to worry about?

 

[98TalonTSi]

It's possible, but comapred to the number of 2G MTs, it's unlikely.

 

[98autogstspyder]

agreed. Crankwalk has to do with alot of pressure on the crankshaft. This is often caused by the clutch engaging and disengaging. With an a/t car.... we dont have a clutch exerting this type of pressure so thats why i think it occurs less on a/t cars.

now there are a few reports of some automatic dsms walking.... anyone have any incite to that?

i own a 98 automatic gst. crankwalk is not a concern on my mind with my car.

Tyler

 

[Eclipsei95cl]

i own a 98 automatic gst. crankwalk is not a concern on my mind with my car.

Tyler

Ditto

 

[91Bomb]

Sorry, wasn't trying to worry anyone with this issue but it's something I have to look at before thinking about shopping for a 2g a/t. I was reading the talon digest achives concerning c/w and man it's rough reading. I definately wouldn't even consider a 2g m/t but I'm hoping the a/t cars are safe in this area -- I've had my 1g for 8 yrs and dumped so much $$$ into it that the last thing I would need now is to get a car with c/w problems.

 

[talon7684]

I think even for the MTs the crankwalk thing is blown wayy out of proportion on the internet. I have friends with aftrermarket clutches and they havent seen the big CW yet, I'm worried even less than they are.

I wouldn't let CW discourage you from buying a DSM, especially an auto.

 

[theboogieman]

Mine walked at around 76,000 miles, but NO it is not common in an AT. Also keep in mind that my car is modded and raced which I am sure helped elevate the situation. Now there are Clevite bearings in there, ARPs, no balance shafts, center dowel alignment kit from MachV (hey, worth a try), and had the crank turned and polished of course. I still do not worry about it even though it happened to me once. I half expected this kind of thing to happen once I started to mod the car, didn't expect crankwalk but oh well.....I love these little cars.
All in all I would not worry.
Leo

BTW, if funds allow and you are building up a 6 bolt motor IPT has a kit for the flex plate so you can use that 6 bolt engine.

 

[DSMeclipse4G63]

agreed. Crankwalk has to do with alot of pressure on the crankshaft. This is often caused by the clutch engaging and disengaging. With an a/t car.... we dont have a clutch exerting this type of pressure so thats why i think it occurs less on a/t cars.

now there are a few reports of some automatic dsms walking.... anyone have any incite to that?

i own a 98 automatic gst. crankwalk is not a concern on my mind with my car.

Tyler

I didnt even have the thought of CW in the back of my mind when I had my gst with a ACT clutch and flywheel and several mods....let alone with a non pressure exerting a/t DSM

 

[Parsalian05]

i put an act 2600 on my 2g m/t tsi last summer and now it's walking... only 100k miles total. im swapping the motor for one off an A/T tsi next week (80k miles), so hopefully this one wont walk or wont walk as fast =/


there was a time i thought i was safe from CW... then i started modding...

 

[Eclipsei95cl]

So you think that a 7bolt from a auto dsm will not crankwalk? I think you have been misinformed or read something wrong. A 7bolt in a MT has the greatest chance of CW as to a 7bolt in an Automatic the chances for the 7bolt walkin is really slim..You should get a 6bolt, there is no point in gettin a 7bolt again.

 

[Defiant]

Crankwalk is a problem for engines that get it.

We're going to start sending pictures of me to those who start new crankwalk threads.

Naked ones.