anyone had their clutch replaced? I've just been out for a drive and with passengers it was suffering horrendously from clutch slip, in any gradient of hill.
I have the sport tjet
I have the sport tjet
Technical Clutch replacement
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Technical Clutch replacement
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I could smell the clutch burning too
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So what's your point mate? Do you need the price or do you need any information about clutch replacement??
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I have also had my clutch slip and had to replace. Only came up after i had my ecu done.
Service centre said that the duel mass clutch plate was faulty and the extra torque made me realize it. A very good contact so i know he spoke the truth.
Service centre said that the duel mass clutch plate was faulty and the extra torque made me realize it. A very good contact so i know he spoke the truth.
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sorry was looking or ideas on cost!
Just dug my bill out:
9 Hours of Labour @ £55 + VAT (£594)
DMF @ £352.45 + VAT (£422.94)
Clutch Kit @ £220.90 + VAT (£265.08)
Gear Oil @ £17 + VAT (£20.40)
Brake Fluid @ £6.50 + VAT (£7.80)
Clutch Master Cylinder @ £59.48 + VAT (£71.38)
Total: £1151.33 + VAT (£1381.60)
I did have other stuff done like service and leaking diff/crankshaft oil seals so total bill came out much more than above
This was my bill from January, took it to a Alfa specialist I could trust. All parts were official etc.
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a good old wallet emptying! bugger! well, for the moment she's currently tucked up on the drive, was think of having a go at this myself but been told the cylinder will need doing and I'm not messing about with that. luckily I have my dog eared 306 to get by with at the moment.
replacing/bleeding cylinder will be the easy bit compared to dropping a gearbox and flywheel
i think it is worth shopping around for uprated clutch and solid flywheel while you are at it
edit parts are £369 for the DMF, clutch kit and 6 flywheel bolts at www.eurocarparts.com
add a local garage at £50/hr a day's work should get the job done for total of £750?
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flywheel isn't causing any problems. so the tjet150 sport uses a DMF even though its petrol?
I've got someone sourcing me a clutch kit and cylinder, was just gonna change those two.
if I wasn't flat broke, I'd be changing the gearbox at this stage as the 5th/6th bearing is failing.
cars been off the road now two weeks, although the clutch isn't completely buggered as I can still move it, it just slips like mad.
I've got someone sourcing me a clutch kit and cylinder, was just gonna change those two.
if I wasn't flat broke, I'd be changing the gearbox at this stage as the 5th/6th bearing is failing.
cars been off the road now two weeks, although the clutch isn't completely buggered as I can still move it, it just slips like mad.
Because a large proportion of T-Jets / Bravos are 08 models: http://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/combined/fiat_bravo#!firstreg
I think a large portion of diesel/petrol are 2008. Think there was a large amount made for here when it came out but sales dipped there after. Might be worth looking at how many left to see exact figures.
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mines got 55k on the clock. I've only ever replaced a clutch before in a car when it got contaminated with oil from a gearbox/diff explosion in a stilo.
I'm not a particularly a harsh driver either and do motorway miles and don't ride the clutch so I don't know why it's gone so soon. usually the car would have been swapped now for something new but we decided to keep this one and the next new car is for the mrs (hers, the 305 is 13yr old now!).
it's only slipping, albeit badly, when the turbo kicks in. it is the clutch slipping as you can smell it too. also can't get the car to motorway speed either.
anyway got all the bits sorted now and it's getting done by someone whilst I'm away
I'm not a particularly a harsh driver either and do motorway miles and don't ride the clutch so I don't know why it's gone so soon. usually the car would have been swapped now for something new but we decided to keep this one and the next new car is for the mrs (hers, the 305 is 13yr old now!).
it's only slipping, albeit badly, when the turbo kicks in. it is the clutch slipping as you can smell it too. also can't get the car to motorway speed either.
anyway got all the bits sorted now and it's getting done by someone whilst I'm away
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clutch all replaced now and all is well, seems like some of my noises mentioned in other threads were clutch related.
the plate was down to the rivets and a miracle it only slipped when the turbo came in, and the car could still move.
the gearbox has had an oil change too, and that's quietened it down a touch but the overrun at 38mph in 5th/6th still has a slight whine, the curse of the M32 gearbox. decided as funds don't allow me a new box at this time, or to have the bearing changed in this one, and on the advice of two mechanics that stripping the box may cause more issues than this noise and still have a bearing fail prematurely might as well leave it till it fails then stick a whole new box on it then.
back to the clutch, it's an uprated clutch and the first thing I noticed is there is no slip whatsoever at the points/conditions the stock fiat one slipped before it went bad. what I mean is even when the car was new, occasionally in sport, after changing into 2nd it would "slip". this has been documented in other threads as some sort of exhaust pressure problem on the stock exhausts on the high powered versions. (I've put nearly all the miles on this car and had the thing that seemed like slip happening every so often from new) now the car pulls a lot stronger. a lot lot stronger. this, and the fact I have never done a clutch in before in any cars (89k on a 306, 50k onto an Ibiza with 25k on it when I bought it and 65k on a stilo) leads me to believe that this exhaust thing that seems like clutch slip, is actually clutch slip due to either bad clutches/bad set up, and is not some sort if pressure release. (unless some turbo/exhaust guys know better)
the plate was down to the rivets and a miracle it only slipped when the turbo came in, and the car could still move.
the gearbox has had an oil change too, and that's quietened it down a touch but the overrun at 38mph in 5th/6th still has a slight whine, the curse of the M32 gearbox. decided as funds don't allow me a new box at this time, or to have the bearing changed in this one, and on the advice of two mechanics that stripping the box may cause more issues than this noise and still have a bearing fail prematurely might as well leave it till it fails then stick a whole new box on it then.
back to the clutch, it's an uprated clutch and the first thing I noticed is there is no slip whatsoever at the points/conditions the stock fiat one slipped before it went bad. what I mean is even when the car was new, occasionally in sport, after changing into 2nd it would "slip". this has been documented in other threads as some sort of exhaust pressure problem on the stock exhausts on the high powered versions. (I've put nearly all the miles on this car and had the thing that seemed like slip happening every so often from new) now the car pulls a lot stronger. a lot lot stronger. this, and the fact I have never done a clutch in before in any cars (89k on a 306, 50k onto an Ibiza with 25k on it when I bought it and 65k on a stilo) leads me to believe that this exhaust thing that seems like clutch slip, is actually clutch slip due to either bad clutches/bad set up, and is not some sort if pressure release. (unless some turbo/exhaust guys know better)
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the uprated clutch makes all the difference. my flywheel was fine, so didn't see point in doing it