clutch!!

[Yorkshire Cup]

hey all!! this may sound daft but will a 172 clutch fit a normal 2000 clio ???

thnx

 

[McBunny]

erm dont think so anyway waste of time the 172 unit is utter crap

 

[Yorkshire Cup]

anyone know for deffo yes or no ????????????????//

 

[BenR]

no

 

[JAY172]

like dogmaul says the 172 clutch doesnt last that long if you drive it quite hard.

 

[CUPPY]

what would be a good cluth to get so it handles the miss uss!! he he

 

[JAY172]

get a good quality uprated clutch. k-tec sell a group n clutch which will probably put up with more abuse.

 

[CUPPY]

how much would it cost to fit as mine is buggered again which is sh*te as its only been on for 10,000 miles..i never red line it..what a joke!!!...what you think jay?

 

[2 live]

cuppy..........fukkin ell 10k??

wot u do go round ridin it all day lol

as for ktecs clutches, try andyspares/G,S&F cos the clutches there are the same as ktecs uprated ones only 1/2 the price

 

[CUPPY]

its my wife he he..have you got a web address for andyspares cheers

 

[JAY172]

Quote: Originally posted by CUPPY on 20 May 2004

how much would it cost to fit as mine is buggered again which is sh*te as its only been on for 10,000 miles..i never red line it..what a joke!!!...what you think jay?

its not really red lining that wears them its when you take up drive or change gear. eg-holding on the biting point,slipping it when changing gear,hard gear changes etc. when you booting it then the clutch is engaged so even though it is under strain its locked so no slipping which produces most of the wear. excessive slipping also causes the clutch to get hot which can make it slip as it glazes over and loses it friction properties. ive changed a few clutches where the linings have a lot of material left on them but they slip like mad because the clutch linings have gone really shiny and the flywheel surface blue which indicates its got very hot. it would cost about £100 and then the parts on top of that.

 

[BenR]

most people slam gear changes aswell and downshift very poorly.

You can make the clutch last double by heel and toeing every change.

 

[JAY172]

my mate does that and last time i changed the clutch for him he had snapped some of the take up springs in the middle of the clutch plate.

 

[BenR]

which part?

 

[JAY172]

you have the springs in the middle of the clutch centre plate to make the take up of drive smoother. he had been that harsh with his changes that two of these springs had snapped. eventually one jumped out and jammed the clutch so you couldnt release it. thats when he had to bless my hand with silver the poor lad.

 

[BenR]

lol, sorry iw asnt clear....i know the springs.

I should of said which part of my post are you talking about, changing or the heel & toeing.

my bad

 

[JAY172]

the harsh changes bit mate.

 

[BenR]

none of our boxes like rushing....really hurts them.

 

[JAY172]

i know you wouldnt believe the amount of synchro kits we have fitted on newish jb/jc gearboxes.

 

[BenR]

lol...its why i drive everywhere cuddling my gearbox and not shifting like a moron.

Maybe they should teach double De-clutching and heel&toeing at BSM again. lol

 

[CUPPY]

sh*t better order a better one then..hopefully renault will come up trumps...cheers guys

 

[JAY172]

Quote: Originally posted by CUPPY on 21 May 2004

sh*t better order a better one then..hopefully renault will come up trumps...cheers guys

how do you mean? dont think youll get a clutch under warranty. cars to old

 

[CUPPY]

well they fitted my last one under warranty...i should get a percenatge payment at the least cos they shouldnt go this early..car is not even two years old yet!!!

 

[JAY172]

not sure because clutch linings are only under full warranty for the first year. after the first year then its up to renault if they will contribute or not but it depends on mileage. what is your mileage?

 

[CUPPY]

it has done nearly 23k now mate

 

[JAY172]

you might get a contribution towards it but without checking i couldnt really say what % of the repair renault will pay for.