Technical Coolant on Clutch

[inspector monkfish]

Had my thermostat changed by my local garage as I could never get the temperature above 2 bars - cured that, now nicely sits at 4 bars. However, I think they may have got some coolant over the clutch and some has worked its way onto the plates as since collecting the car, it judders when pulling away. It was fine when I took it in. It had a new clutch just before I bought it, about 3k ago.

Anyway, Should coolant burn/evaporate off the plates after a while, or is it as bad as an oil contamination and will need a new clutch? I haven't spoken to the garage yet as I was hoping it would evaporate. Done about 60 miles since, and it might be a bit better but its hard to say for sure.

Thanks for any help.

IM

 

[martyc5674]

I had clutch judder on my multi...
One night underneath it(as you do when your a multi owner!!) I spotted the gearbox mount had cracked, this was not long after a clutch change and the mount was fine then.
Changed the mount(it was in tatters) and bye bye clutch judder
Just a thought... Changing the clutch involves disturbing this mount which is a v common multi failure.
I'd check it out as a failed gearbox mount will leave your engine on the road!!
Marty

 

[inspector monkfish]

Thanks Marty, Is that the big round mount at the front near the airbox? What exactly would I be looking for, or is a failure pretty obvious?

IM

 

[martyc5674]

Yes it's under the gearbox.. The aluminium casing tends to split.
I put up pics of mine on the forum you should find them hand with a search.
Manodalys supply them for cheap.
Marty.

 

[boilermansab]

There does seem to be lots of different versions though if you check eper.

Mine is made of pressed steel and the part number which is stamped on it doesn't seem to tally with anything!