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Re: Clutch problem
« Reply #15 on: 04 February 2007, 22:11:38 »
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Thanks for the thought.

The Barge Captain rashly offered a couple of weeks ago - I may take him up on it ;)

Gearbox party ;D
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Re: Clutch problem
« Reply #16 on: 04 February 2007, 22:34:35 »
Jason, check how much free play there is in your flywheel, the fractured drive bands could be due to shock loads from a duff dual mass flywheel.

If you screw a couple of clutch cover bolts back in you should be able to apply a lever to the flywheel outer, there will be some free movement but after that you should feel the internal springs compress...its these that absorb the engine torque peaks...if its solid then the flywheel is u/s.
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Re: Clutch problem
« Reply #17 on: 05 February 2007, 08:06:32 »
Good point Matchless. The flywheel on the car seems OK. By hand it rotates about 15mm at the outer edge.

The spare I bought has more play but otherwise feels similar, i.e. it rotates but not loosely.

Didn't think to try compressing the DMF, but will do now.
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Re: Clutch problem
« Reply #18 on: 05 February 2007, 16:27:35 »
I've checked and there is some spring give.

Those broken springs must have been due to the awesome power of the engine ;D
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Re: Clutch problem
« Reply #19 on: 05 February 2007, 23:31:00 »
They arnt springs, they are straps which transfer the drive from the pressure plate to the clutch cover, to snap they must have had some abuse.

The surface of your pressure plate looks patchy, any signs of oil contamination? If the clutch has been juddering it would put extra load on the straps.
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Re: Clutch problem
« Reply #20 on: 05 February 2007, 23:37:50 »
Yep that's pretty fubar! Good bet that's what was causing the lack of disengagement.

Good luck getting everything back together, after that it should be good for another 150k without any further maintenance :)
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Re: Clutch problem
« Reply #21 on: 06 February 2007, 10:07:57 »
Fortunately no sign or any fluid oil or clutch inside the bell housing - which is good news.

I suspect one drive band went and as I continued to drive it the others followed.
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Re: Clutch problem
« Reply #22 on: 07 February 2007, 20:47:27 »
Just an update:

O-ring, £1.46 is on and I think it has fixed the water leak. Difficult to tell without running the engine and I suspect the neighbours will complain if I do that with the downpipes off  ;D

New DIS pack from Ebay (£76 delivered) is on, HT leads carefully put on correctly.

Improved scuttle sealing added above DIS pack!

New clutch on.

The Barge Captain (top man) will be round on Saturday to help me get the gearbox back on.

Then it's exhausts back on, bleed clutch, get air out of coolant and hey presto a lovely smooth car that you can change gear on.....hopefully.
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Re: Clutch problem
« Reply #23 on: 10 February 2007, 18:08:50 »
It's done  :y  :y

Many thanks to the Barge Captain for coming round in the wet and helping get the gearbox back on.

Spent the day dodging the rain and:

Getting the gear linkage back on
Getting the propshaft back on
Getting the exhaust downpipes back on
Reverse bleeding the clutch
Refilling the coolant
Scuttle back on

And.... it started fine, no exhaust leaks and the new clutch works. I can change gear and everything  ;D

The clutch is super light and it works lovely.

The neighbour asked if that was it (working on the car)... I said it was...  then remembered it's due a service soon, then an MoT. Will it never end...
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Re: Clutch problem
« Reply #24 on: 10 February 2007, 19:51:21 »
Nice one mate.  Glad it's all sorted  :y
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