Hey all,
To cut a long story short, a couple of weekends ago the mrs and I had a barnstormer of an argument in the car. Knowing that i was mostly in the wrong, I acted like a complete d1ck and reversed at high speed (flat to floor), with my foot still on the clutch...
When i stopped, there was an almighty stench of burning, which i now understand to be the clutch cable?
The car seems to drive fine now, its a 54reg 182 on 31k miles. We have had no previous problems with the clutch, and other than this incident, we always drive the car with immense TLC.
Do you think i have done any long-term damage? Is there a way i can check if i have? How much would i be looking at to replace the cable, if required? Would it be best to wait until the 36k service and see if there are problems with it then?
Any help/advice/suggestions would be appreciated! :dapprove: :dead:
PS Lesson learnt, I will no longer drive whilst in the middle of an argument!
To cut a long story short, a couple of weekends ago the mrs and I had a barnstormer of an argument in the car. Knowing that i was mostly in the wrong, I acted like a complete d1ck and reversed at high speed (flat to floor), with my foot still on the clutch...
When i stopped, there was an almighty stench of burning, which i now understand to be the clutch cable?
The car seems to drive fine now, its a 54reg 182 on 31k miles. We have had no previous problems with the clutch, and other than this incident, we always drive the car with immense TLC.
Do you think i have done any long-term damage? Is there a way i can check if i have? How much would i be looking at to replace the cable, if required? Would it be best to wait until the 36k service and see if there are problems with it then?
Any help/advice/suggestions would be appreciated! :dapprove: :dead:
PS Lesson learnt, I will no longer drive whilst in the middle of an argument!