Omega Owners Forum

Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Advanced search  

News:

Please check the Forum Guidelines at the top of the Newbie section

Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: clutch overheated ?  (Read 726 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

pjtomega

  • Newbie
  • *
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Worcestershire
  • Posts: 17
    • View Profile
clutch overheated ?
« on: 04 July 2009, 19:31:04 »
Hope someone can advise whether my clutch is just over heated or worn out ?
Been messing around practising reversing and testing turnig circle etc with trailer and rear bike rack - in readiness for camping hols in 2 weeks.
So i'd been riding the clutch for a fair bit. Anyway it started to smell a bit so stopped.

Now the clutch pedal is a stiff as hell and i cant engage any gears except when engine is off.

Thought id let it cool down overnight and try it again tomorrow.

Would appreciate opinions as to state of clutch / gearbox.

Its a 2.2dti manual by the way.

Cheers
Phil
Logged

pscocoa

  • Omega Baron
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Sandhurst Berkshire
  • Posts: 3761
    • Volvo V90 D5 AWD
    • View Profile
Re: clutch overheated ?
« Reply #1 on: 04 July 2009, 20:03:39 »
Similar thing happened to me a couple of years ago - it worked after cool down but ended up with a having a new clutch and dual mass flywheel some months later.

If there was a burning smell expect some issues - you will have shortened life of clutch I think but depends on age/condition prior to your experiements
Logged
[img name=signat_img_resize]http://[/img]

Ghost

  • Omega Baron
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Seaham, North East england
  • Posts: 2234
    • 2.6 V6 CDX Estate
    • View Profile
Re: clutch overheated ?
« Reply #2 on: 04 July 2009, 21:57:03 »
sounds like you have killed your clutch mate.
its not good at all to ride or let your clutch slip, it tends to have a bad effect on them.
Logged
He who brakes Looses
To old to die young

Andy B

  • Get A Life!!
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Bury Lancs
  • Posts: 39729
    • ML350 TDM SmartRoadster
    • View Profile
Re: clutch overheated ?
« Reply #3 on: 04 July 2009, 22:02:57 »
should'a bought an auto!  ::) ::) ::) ::) ::)


 :y :y :y
Logged

pjtomega

  • Newbie
  • *
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Worcestershire
  • Posts: 17
    • View Profile
Re: clutch overheated ?
« Reply #4 on: 04 July 2009, 23:28:04 »
realy helpful comments you last two - NOT !!

Anyway latest is AA have just been to take a look and verdict is a suspected its definately had it !!
Clutch had been working very high for ages and shes done 165K so i guess the end was nigh !

Anyone got idea of replacement cost ?

« Last Edit: 04 July 2009, 23:29:17 by pjtomega »
Logged

Andy B

  • Get A Life!!
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Bury Lancs
  • Posts: 39729
    • ML350 TDM SmartRoadster
    • View Profile
Re: clutch overheated ?
« Reply #5 on: 05 July 2009, 00:44:27 »
Quote
realy helpful comments you last two - NOT !! ......

Joke! Honest!  ;)

A replacemet friction plate & pressure plate was around £100 for my Astra if that's of any use. I've never done an Omega, (but done other RWD cars), so if you do it yourself you can save yourself the labour costs!
Logged
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »
 

Page created in 0.012 seconds with 17 queries.