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Potential Clutch Issues

thunderstarter

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Just had the vee MOT'd today and taxed. Its been a while since I drove her and I noticed the clutch bite point is extremely high, ie it engages right at the end of travel. its started to slip ever so slightly when you push on fast through the gears.

Just read this thread: LINK >

which suggests the clutch has had it.

Has anyone done a clutch change themselves? My belts are due next year but not sure if I want to leave it until then.

Can the gearbox come out without removing the engine?

Finally what clutch has everyone gone for, standard renault or uprated aftermarket? and is it recommended to do the slave and Dual Mass Flywheel at the same time?

Cheers
Dan
 
Had a new clutch when the belts were done they took the engine out, it is easier in the long run. New slave also fitted with a standard clutch,
at near £700 for the dual mass i did not bother.

Nigel.
 
Fitted a new clutch plus slave (cos they tend to leak) myself a while back. Didn't replace the flywheel though. The engine doesn't need to be removed for the clutch replacement nor does it for the belt change (actually, might be a bit more effort though) but it would make sense to remove it when you do both together.
I wouldn't want to drive a slippery clutch. Since I'm not even really happy with the standard parts (especially the flywheel) I'm currently in contact with Helix Autosport for a lightweight single mass flywheel and better clutch.
 
ddouble":z84hohnk said:
as they are stronger!
are they?? :s

Yes that works as long as you change the flywheel too. But there was an "upgrade" kit for the very opposite: Ph2 parts (clutch, flywheel, engine mounts...) for the Ph1 since e.g. the dual mass reduces gearbox noise or whatever...
 
I had my clutch replaced last year along with the slave cylinder.

Car was at about 32k and was also biting quite high and beginning to slip a little (especially when hot). Since getting that done, I can feel that the flywheel is likely to need replacing one day, but it's far from urgent and I can barely notice.
 
I didn't know there is a difference in torque capacity. But I hope you know size doesn't matter a lot in this case. Plate pressure and friction coefficient are the things to go for. High performance clutches actually are always smaller in diameter because of the lower rotational inertia.

But you are definitely right about especially the ph2 flywheel being a lot more complicated and much less reliable. I'm still wondering why they put it in a car like the vee but obviously a lot of people don't tolerate gear rattling in a sports car...
 
Thanks for all the replies guys, I'll monitor it for a few months and if it gets any worse I'll look at changing it sooner rather than later.
 
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