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Clutch???

Postby mogster242 » Mon Feb 20, 2012 12:59 pm

Hi all,

went for a drive yesterday to take advantage of the sunny weather... 8)

but as i tried to accelerate from about 3500-4000rpm in 4th or 5th gear the engine went up in rev but car didnt accelerate :shock: to actually accelerate i would have to take my foot up, wait for rev to go down and then put foot down again very gently. didnt notice this in lower gears though

would this be the clutch starting to slip?

if yes what can i do? can it be adjusted/repaired or does it mean new clutch? how can i investigate?

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Postby clee » Mon Feb 20, 2012 1:02 pm

Clutch slip ,will be more noticeable in higher gears .Can't be ' adjusted ' needs to come out .Not much point messing about trying to repair/swap parts as it is out anyway .New clutch about £170 ?? Dellboy only has 610 ones in stock I think ?
Can do in a day as yours is all loose from the last time :wink:
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Postby mogster242 » Mon Feb 20, 2012 1:06 pm

does that mean engine gearbox out?
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Postby clee » Mon Feb 20, 2012 1:08 pm

Yes really .
You could attempt to do it with an engine hoist but TBH it is far easier just to drop the subframe as yours will not fight to come out .
On the ramp it will only take 6/8 hrs + clutch /fluids .so around £500 all in .
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Postby mogster242 » Mon Feb 20, 2012 1:19 pm

Thanks Lee
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Postby si21 » Mon Feb 20, 2012 6:39 pm

clee wrote:Yes really .
You could attempt to do it with an engine hoist but TBH it is far easier just to drop the subframe as yours will not fight to come out .
On the ramp it will only take 6/8 hrs + clutch /fluids .so around £500 all in .


Very good value Clee. It does make.the difference though when its all been apart recently and not welded together with corrosion

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Postby clee » Mon Feb 20, 2012 7:04 pm

Very good value up here innit + we also offer overnight accommodation with full English incl fresh from the poonarny eggs ...still warm from whence they came
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Postby pgoldsmith » Mon Feb 20, 2012 10:47 pm

Is the bird in your Avator thrown in as well ? :)
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Postby mogster242 » Mon Feb 20, 2012 10:47 pm

Has anybody bought a clutch from those guys before? seems a good price at half what Mecapart and SimonAuto charge?

http://www.mespiecesauto.com/transmission-embrayage/141-kit-embrayage-v6-turbo-alpine-gta.html
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Postby clee » Tue Feb 21, 2012 9:18 am

These are listed and cross referencing comes up with correct Valeo code .They also list different for Atmo which is encouraging.

http://www.buypartsby.co.uk/clutch-part ... pine%2FGTA


http://www.webdealauto.com/fr/Kit+d+emb ... .7653.html
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Postby clee » Tue Feb 21, 2012 9:33 am

:idea:

Perhaps the club will pay for testing ?
This would benefit all and be a good use of all those spare ££££ss not being spent on WSR this year :wink:
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Postby phildini » Tue Feb 21, 2012 10:40 am

mogster242 wrote:Has anybody bought a clutch from those guys before? seems a good price at half what Mecapart and SimonAuto charge?

http://www.mespiecesauto.com/transmission-embrayage/141-kit-embrayage-v6-turbo-alpine-gta.html


The above guys are ok I bought a few things from him. Not very good in keeping you updated though.
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Postby mogster242 » Tue Feb 21, 2012 1:03 pm


:idea:


Perhaps the club will pay for testing ?
This would benefit all and be a good use of all those spare ££££ss not being spent on WSR this year :wink:


that sounds like a very good idea :wink:
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Postby clee » Tue Feb 21, 2012 5:38 pm

It is isn't it .

Get some R&D funds out of the powers that be :lol:
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Postby stephendell » Tue Feb 21, 2012 6:09 pm

Renault clutch has gone pricey @ 224.68+VAT

And they still advise binning the bearing in the box and buying another for 16.32+VAT. No idea though why.

Clutch is for a Renault 25 V6 Turbo.

Can get it down to £201 inc with some club discount.

Or try Helix.
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