General worn clutch fingers after only 22k miles!

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General worn clutch fingers after only 22k miles!

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Well managed to get the gearbox off!! What a pain! The os driveshaft wouldn't budge! Plus it was pidding it down...

Anyway, the clutch fingers have a define score where the release bearing touches..is this right?
 
They will be polished by the bearing, but should not be significantly worn, unless you spend a lot of time stationary with foot on clutch. Is the bearing seized or tight?

If fingers are well polished, and area is quite large, this might suggest a misalignment between bearing and cover. If bearing moves on a sleeve/gearbox nose, is it worn, or fairly snug. Is gearbox aligned properly with the engine? Whilst it should have dowels to locate it, these can be misplaced, or forced, causing the location hole to be enlarged. Such a problem will also cause the centreplate to be very rattly as all the components wear rapidly due to the eccentric motion. Wear area on cover and flywheel would be larger than diameter of plate.

Why did you remove the gearbox? Has the clutch failed? How old is it age/miles?

Pics?
 
I think it's a bit of a design fault. I had to replace my last clutch after 25k miles. Not good :mad:. There could be something in what pb says, but I'm not sure how you check that input and output shafts are aligned :confused:. I've always had clutch judder when pulling away at low revs, even after fitting a new DMF and clutch.

Remember this thread?:

https://www.fiatforum.com/multipla/325710-clutch-replacement-additional-notes.html

After my current work contract finishes, I'm planning on taking a couple of weeks break around May/June time to rip the front end of my Multi out and do a bit of refurb. The clutch release mech is one of the things on my list to sort out.
 
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Very strange and not very good...not sure how worn fingers affect clutch performance...but what I would say is in the 20 months that the new clutch and dmf was fitted...it started off all nice and light...then over time the pedal was getting heavier...
Would that be due to the worn fingers?
 
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