Clutch issue?

[LeeRS]

Just took it to garage. Done the reset on the pedal. Seems a bit better and smoother.
Chap did say that the clutch plate looks good but the pins that press against it are a bit worn?
Does that make sense to anyone?

 

[Chris_Beer]

GSF Part No: 189RE0290
Discount Code: car44

£62.45 for a new clutch kit - It's their premium kit which 99.9% of the time is Valeo, so it's OE. Buy it for when it goes.

 

[LeeRS]

How much are they fitted. Roughly

 

[Chris_Beer]

Free.. DIY

EDIT: I started typing a DIY step by step but thought it might scare you off.

 

[cs_dave]

As above pal diy it

 

[LeeRS]

Have you not watched DIY SOS?
you can have the job dave once its needed.
Just took it for a spin and it feels a lot better after the adjust. Nice smooth pulling away now.
Think he wanted the job to put a clutch in tbh.

 

[Budgie]

Just took it to garage. Done the reset on the pedal. Seems a bit better and smoother.
Chap did say that the clutch plate looks good but the pins that press against it are a bit worn?
Does that make sense to anyone?

f**k knows how he can see the pins and plate without taking the box off, which is a good few hours work.

 

[flebay]

 

[LeeRS]

f**k knows how he can see the pins and plate without taking the box off, which is a good few hours work.

Exactly what I said to @imprezaworks earlier.

 

[LeeRS]

By "the pins", is that the 20 or so things angled towards the plate that flex?
(sorry for lack of knowledge lol)

 

[Budgie]

By "the pins", is that the 20 or so things angled towards the plate that flex?
(sorry for lack of knowledge lol)

Yeah, i'd imagine so.

I'd guess it's half possible that he's used a borescope in through either the crank sensor cutout, or in by the clutch fork, but i doubt it.

 

[imprezaworks]

Exactly what I said to @imprezaworks earlier.

Yup. Pure guess work, and wear and tear is a phrase to cover lots of bases

 

[Stay Puft]

GSF Part No: 189RE0290
Discount Code: car44

£62.45 for a new clutch kit - It's their premium kit which 99.9% of the time is Valeo, so it's OE. Buy it for when it goes.

Just tried to order, code is invalid now

 

[Chris_Beer]

Was a weekend offer only but tbh they usually do offers all the time so wait till the next one. Or ECP had a 30% off but unsure what products you would end up with.

 

[STEVE.M]

As there was no final resolution to this thread, after tolerating a low biting point and heavy clutch pedal for over 3+ years, & 30k miles, last week following a gearbox disaster, I had a new clutch fitted at the same time.

The instant result, using the same clutch cable etc was a normal bite point & feather light operation (relatively).

The friction plate & thrust bearing were still in serviceable condition, so the root cause is a gradual deterioration of the diaphragm spring in the pressure plate, resulting in excessive pedal movement before the clutch freed off, and an inefficient operating angle resulting in a heavy pedal.

Sorry but clutch replacement is the answer to this problem if you cannot live with it.