Gizmo
Banned
This new customer came to me on referral from Peter@AEW with a juddering clutch particularly in heavy traffic when it gets hot. The car only has 93 000km on it but has gone through 3 clutches, on the 3rd clutch change the flywheel had been replaced too in hopes of curing the judder, was fine until after around 3000km of use the judder was back. Kurt was about to give up on the car when he contacted me for advice and we discussed a game plan where I remove/inspect/replace what is needed. He had sourced a new 4th clutch/flywheel combo for safety reasons.
Notice the indentations on the thrust bearing.
Notice the heat discolouration on the fingers of the pressure plate.
Besides the blue fingers the kit is fine. The issue came from incorrect orientation of the thrust bearing, the next 2 mechanics obviously made the same mistake in the orientation and cost the owner 3 clutches.
Glad I don't have to replace the starter motor, one bolt faces the other way.
Cleaning time.
Replaced both propshaft rubber couplings at the same time.
Reused bolts get cleaned.
Some are one time use.
New flywheel installed.
New clutch slave cylinder installed, CDV deleted same time.
Bolts cleaned up nicely.
So did the under covers.
Replaced the selector shaft seal while the box was out. It was beginning to fail.
What needed copper grease got it.
While the box was out I did a fluid flush, drained it via the filling plug.
MTF LT-2 gearbox oil, expensive stuff.
Gearbox back on.
Brake and clutch fluid flush time.
Old fluid not too bad.
Clean!
Replacing shifter pivot and adding grease for smoother operation.
New exhaust gaskets.
All done underneath.
Those rusty hubs are an eye sore! Wheel bolts were stubborn too so they got some CG.
All finished and test driven, she feels fantastic. Gearbox shifting very very smooth and clutch is soft and light with no noises. I do notice the difference in clutch activation due to the CDV delete. Been keeping the customer up to date via whatsapp and he is very impressed with what he sees, hopefully he is equally impressed when he collects her tomorrow. Until then, Good night.
Notice the indentations on the thrust bearing.
Notice the heat discolouration on the fingers of the pressure plate.
Besides the blue fingers the kit is fine. The issue came from incorrect orientation of the thrust bearing, the next 2 mechanics obviously made the same mistake in the orientation and cost the owner 3 clutches.
Glad I don't have to replace the starter motor, one bolt faces the other way.
Cleaning time.
Replaced both propshaft rubber couplings at the same time.
Reused bolts get cleaned.
Some are one time use.
New flywheel installed.
New clutch slave cylinder installed, CDV deleted same time.
Bolts cleaned up nicely.
So did the under covers.
Replaced the selector shaft seal while the box was out. It was beginning to fail.
What needed copper grease got it.
While the box was out I did a fluid flush, drained it via the filling plug.
MTF LT-2 gearbox oil, expensive stuff.
Gearbox back on.
Brake and clutch fluid flush time.
Old fluid not too bad.
Clean!
Replacing shifter pivot and adding grease for smoother operation.
New exhaust gaskets.
All done underneath.
Those rusty hubs are an eye sore! Wheel bolts were stubborn too so they got some CG.
All finished and test driven, she feels fantastic. Gearbox shifting very very smooth and clutch is soft and light with no noises. I do notice the difference in clutch activation due to the CDV delete. Been keeping the customer up to date via whatsapp and he is very impressed with what he sees, hopefully he is equally impressed when he collects her tomorrow. Until then, Good night.
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