Hi everyone, I am about to attempt a clutch change on the girlfriends Cinq sporting. Has anyone any hints and tips on how to do this job? The last Clutch I did was a Rover Vitesse turbo, although this one looks slightly easier..

Many thanks...

Simon.

Its got to be easier than a Rover Vitesse. To ease access I remove the coil pack holder and remove all the wires from the TB. When you undo the starter motor. Leave the inside bolt in the hole. You don't need to move the starter motor, only unbolt it.

To take the shafts out, remove the top strut clamp bolt and loosen the lower one. You can then swing the upright far enough to allow the shaft to slide out of its cup. I then pop a poly bag over each spider and tiewrap the shafts out of the way.

There is no spigot bearing so you need to be careful aligning the driven plate.

You need to support the engine as you lower it down, there is only one mount left holding the engine once you've removed the two gearbox mounts. I unbolt the front mount from the gearbox, it makes it easier to line up for refitting. The rear mount, unbolt the whole thing from the floor.

Have fun

Cheers

D

Thanks mate, hopefully I will be able start pulling the car apart this weekend, weather permitting... Hopefully it will sure the noises from the clutch, juddering and difficulty selecting gears..

The original clutch has done 118,000 miles so thats not a bad innings.

changing the clutch is a job I intend doing on my cinq sporting this year, as the bearing whatsit is noisy when the engine gets hot

let us know how you get on with your change, cos I too will need all the tips you can offer, I have never changed a clutch with the engine still in the car before

are the bellhousing bolts easy to get to?

i prefur to drop the whole engine out, once you've done it a few times its easy

what! drop the whole engine to take the box off?! you nutter lol. I've only ever removed the box, adn always done it on me tod, having it land in my lap lol. dropping the engine seems crazy.

are the bellhousing bolts easy to get to?

There are no issues at all. 19mm and about 3 or 4 of them, no access or maneuverability issues with the breaker bar One is lower down, but its gonna be on stands anyway.

Kristian

kritip said:

what! drop the whole engine to take the box off?! you nutter lol. I've only ever removed the box, adn always done it on me tod, having it land in my lap lol. dropping the engine seems crazy.

Kristian

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i got pissed off with bolts i couldnt reach, so a few hoses removed,unclip a few wires,undo a few bolts and its out