Earlofdavetona
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Hi everyone, just wanted some opinions on my wifes 20VT LE.
She recently came in to a bit of money and decided to buy something with a little bit more guts than the 1.2 Panda she had. As I had a 20V Turbo myself a couple of years back I wasn't concerned over the usual issues associated with the car and went out and got her an LE with 65000 varified miles on the clock. It needed a few bits doing to it but nothing major as the belts had just been changed and all 4 tyres were brand new.
I was out driving it a few weeks back and made a wrong turn so I stopped to turn around, I depressed the clutch and held it there to put it in reverse but before I selected gear I heard what is best described as a metallic clanging sound like a spring being released from tension. The gearbox still selects gears but No1 is a bit sticky since that day.
Also when you depress the clutch pedal you can feel a vibration through the pedal like the engine is hunting or something is out of balance. There is also quite a judder on take up of drive which worries me more than anything else cos the same thing happened to our Panda just before the gearbox threw a hub straight out the front of its casing into the bell housing. I'm praying the first motion bearings are not gone!!!
Down the motorway between work and home I put my foot down in 6th and was horrified to see the revs climb and the car stay at the same speed so obviously the clutch slipped. It hasn't done it since and I did intend doing the clutch anyway cos its one of the things that hasn't been done yet but I wanted to invite suggestions as to what that damn noise was and what the judder may be.
Regards
Dave
She recently came in to a bit of money and decided to buy something with a little bit more guts than the 1.2 Panda she had. As I had a 20V Turbo myself a couple of years back I wasn't concerned over the usual issues associated with the car and went out and got her an LE with 65000 varified miles on the clock. It needed a few bits doing to it but nothing major as the belts had just been changed and all 4 tyres were brand new.
I was out driving it a few weeks back and made a wrong turn so I stopped to turn around, I depressed the clutch and held it there to put it in reverse but before I selected gear I heard what is best described as a metallic clanging sound like a spring being released from tension. The gearbox still selects gears but No1 is a bit sticky since that day.
Also when you depress the clutch pedal you can feel a vibration through the pedal like the engine is hunting or something is out of balance. There is also quite a judder on take up of drive which worries me more than anything else cos the same thing happened to our Panda just before the gearbox threw a hub straight out the front of its casing into the bell housing. I'm praying the first motion bearings are not gone!!!
Down the motorway between work and home I put my foot down in 6th and was horrified to see the revs climb and the car stay at the same speed so obviously the clutch slipped. It hasn't done it since and I did intend doing the clutch anyway cos its one of the things that hasn't been done yet but I wanted to invite suggestions as to what that damn noise was and what the judder may be.
Regards
Dave
