Clutch cover - surface cracks

[K200CSR]

I'm working through an issue on my car and have removed the engine to check the clutch.

The friction plate looks fine (the item I thought had failed) but we noticed some cracking on the outer edged of the clutch cover contact surface.

I'm going to replace the clutch cover but could this surface failure stop the clutch disengaging intermittently when the clutch pedal is depressed?

 

On a general note:

Edit: Apologies you will have to look closely to see the blue lines!!

For the eagle eyed amongst you I have the blue marked items on the photo below show the evidence of the previous clutch plate failure.

This happened to me in the 1st hour or the 1st track day or three with BaT in eastern Europe a few years ago. With the use of a pantechnicon trailer tail lift and a parts deliver the following day we got on track at lunchtime of the 2nd track day. A good team effort!

[Geoff Brown]

If in doubt change clutch plate & cover as a precaution.

The cover of my previous Seven a 1.6K failed without much warning. As the failure progressed the clutch pedal became higher & higher until engagement was impossible but managed to drive home....just.

The cover had cracked in several areas as indicated in your photos & migrated around the curve to the edge. The bolts were the only things holding the cover together.

WHOOPS !!

[ECR]

Yep, I think I remember that Charles....Slovakiaring. Good job that the pipe work running across the ceiling of the pit box was strong .....

[K200CSR]

Well remembered