clutch just died!

glasgowjim · Post by **glasgowjim** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 12:09 am

driving along and slowed down for lights felt something go via the clutch pedal and couldnt get the car out of gear crawled home but had to stop at lights managed to knock car out of gear ke[t trying to pump pedal no effect stood like a complete tube in pouring raing staring at engine looking for divine inspiration or something really really obvious no such luck!

managed somehow to get the car back into 1st gear then limped home without stopping via back roads - a bit hairy at times .

It seems the clutch is buggered , previously awkward to engage 1st sometimes but I reckoned that the clutch would need changed in about 4 to 6 months just by the height of the biting point.

Anyone with experience of this type of failure and how much did it cost to repair/

480 1993 2ltr manual ES
thanks.

owen080808 · Post by **owen080808** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 12:23 am

thrust bearing? more than likely i would say if the cluth itself is coming to the end of its life, it went on mine just as it started to slip with similar symptoms: pedal required LOTS of effort to move!

you're in luck for getting it changed tho! volvomax

in the east end did mine for Â£200 parts and labour, really know their stuff, and helpfull too! i believe vdg has had his done there too, cant recomend them highly enough, especially at that price. think the guy you're after is Dougie, i dont have any details to hand but it will all be on here somewhere.

edit, re-reading your post it could just be the clutch cable, if its snapped then the pedal will move freely, worth checking first; cost of cable<cost of clutch!

JohnTurbo · Post by **JohnTurbo** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 8:05 am

That place in glasgow seems to do a clutch for not a lot more than 200 quid. Ask VDG?

You drove home in first? I'd have changed up to third. Its quite doable without a clutch, especially if you get the engine and car speed to tie up for the speed you're going!!

pol · Post by **pol** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 9:19 am

Â£200 is a bargain. Check your cable first though. Have a look in the engine bay below the air filter box while someone pumps the clutch. You should see the cable and arm moving.

pol

glasgowjim · Post by **glasgowjim** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 4:35 pm

Just going out to check cable now,

John Turbo - big problem was I had to negotiate lots of corners and junctions tried to do journey nonstop!
Would have wrecked something if going any faster!

Owen biggest problem is I am on wrong side of city with no clutch will probably have to tow car very slowly through the town - much fun

Ps turned up at TESCO s on Sun at 10.20 didnt see anyone so when home after eleven and then looked at the site DOH sometimes I my dumbness surprises even me

glasgowjim · Post by **glasgowjim** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 5:32 pm

Yipee

just found that the bolt securing the clutch cable has snapped off the pedal stood on the pedal a few times and KAPOW! the pedal got stuck on the floor guess I have just found my problem. Going to take the cable off the spares car and hope that this is the only problem.

glasgowjim · Post by **glasgowjim** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 10:33 am

oh bugger the clip yo hold clutch cable to broke , cluutch cable ok but when I checked the gear box end of the cable the black bracket that goes into the clutch is extremely loose and moves all over the place. The spares cae ias rock solid! and to cap it all dropped the nut securine the clip to pedal last night and cant find it. Oh the joys of a 480
ps its very cold outside as well!

pol · Post by **pol** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 11:27 am

That black lever is meant to be loose. It feels as if it is broken until a cable is connected. Felt like that when I fitted a brand new clutch and all the bits. It made me remove the gearbox and check as I had doubts at first...

glasgowjim · Post by **glasgowjim** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 6:34 pm

The black lever connecting the clutch cable to the gearbox is totally loose and can be moved with the slightest touch I think something in the gearbox / clutch has disintegrated.

pol · Post by **pol** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 7:05 pm

Like i said. It is very loose normally. Try connecting another cable.

pol

Joolz · Post by **Joolz** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 4:12 pm

well done Jim!

glasgowjim · Post by **glasgowjim** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 5:08 pm

definitely the clutch gone gone eventually had to take it to volvomax but it was fun trying to go from one side of glasgow during the day to the other without stopping and with as few as possible gear changes .

Volvomax had a bolt shear on them and had to weld a small plate on after cutting seized bolt out. Just as well I gave up and took it to them.

glasgowjim · Post by **glasgowjim** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 8:14 pm

New clutch fitted plus seized bolt cut out and small plate welded in place Â£175 not bad!