General Ducato x244 2.0 JTD clutch

[lydecker777]

Hi,

Last year I bought a Borg and beck clutch kit as the clutch I had fitted a couple years ago was failing , along with the gear selector arm seizing up? The clutch was 75% worn after 25k>>

After fitting the new clutch , it's still not right, the bite is quite high which is common on these apparently, however the gear changes are clunky and not smooth , and it occasionally pops out of gear ?

When it's in neutral it's almost as if there's still a bit of drive to the gearbox as it's rattling ?

Now I've read about the thrust bearing that clicks into the pressure plate , my clutch kit didn't have this , and it wasn't fitted to the previous clutch?

Would this be the problem or would adjusting the gear cables help?

I've attached the photos of my gearbox after 2 years that the garage did , and a photo of the thrust bearing I think I need?

 

[bugsymike]

Hi,

Last year I bought a Borg and beck clutch kit as the clutch I had fitted a couple years ago was failing , along with the gear selector arm seizing up? The clutch was 75% worn after 25k>>

After fitting the new clutch , it's still not right, the bite is quite high which is common on these apparently, however the gear changes are clunky and not smooth , and it occasionally pops out of gear ?

When it's in neutral it's almost as if there's still a bit of drive to the gearbox as it's rattling ?

Now I've read about the thrust bearing that clicks into the pressure plate , my clutch kit didn't have this , and it wasn't fitted to the previous clutch?

Would this be the problem or would adjusting the gear cables help?

I've attached the photos of my gearbox after 2 years that the garage did , and a photo of the thrust bearing I think I need?

I think you have two problems, one the clutch side and the other the gearbox jumping out of gear, can't see adjusting linkage which probably isn't an option on those and the other is the gearbox rattling, which can be the laygears etc. Generally if clutch related then resting foot on clutch pedal , but not enough to disengage clutch, then any clutch issue noise will change, if the rattle only goes when clutch totally disengaged thren that is the gearbox.
Re the clutch, some times if gearbox was rested on the clutch when fitting it can damage the clutch fingers on the diaphragam which can cause a clutch judder that you may feel through the pedal .
Re thrust bearing sticking, usually when fitting a new bearing you make sure it slides easily on the tube that supports it, as long as it is clean that should be enough as most modern release bearings are plastic in that area so "self lubricating" and oil or grease will actually make them stick more.