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I've been with them 3 years now simply because they were the cheapest by far, never had a problem thus far despite changing cars mods etc. Although I haven't had the golden test of having to claim yet either (and don't want to!).
Deffo wants doing now seeing as even the most recent 172s are 6yrs old! I think you've been let off very lightly tbh, I wouldn't want to drive it at all until the cambelts been done ticking timebomb otherwise imo.
125% stick with valeo as fred says, theres a reason that qh one came out after 6k iirc. The valeo ones are far far superior, you get what you pay for and all that.
There must be a bearing one there otherwise the release fork would've broken most of the finger off the pressure plate by now?!
Let us know how you get on.
Yep, any decent kit will come with a release bearing. 110% stick with a genuine valeo like that in my experience. Far far nicer than the pattern ones to use imo.
Box off, change clutch. Bearing just slides onto the input shaft bearing/oil seal casing of the box and slides along that.
As the pictures shows its the part that presses against the centre of the pressure plate and disengages the clutch, obviously it needs to spin due to engine rotation so its a bearing. Its only really under load when you press the clutch or as you've done hold the release fork with your hand...
Think this is going to be a lesson in false economies. If I ever took a box off for reasons other than the clutch then it'd be getting changed unless silly low levels of miles are involved.
What happens when you fully disengage the clutch? Noise worse?
I get 28+ all day long! And thats stg2'd. 35 on a run no sweat. And thats calculated figures not going off the trip comp, obviously i'm not a fully fledged member of the lead foot brigade just yet.
Whats the gain set to? Is it clipping and pushing it into protection hence it cutting out?
In my experience when you get an amp to bridged (usually 2 channel though?) you wire the out to the to two outside positive and negative connections.