PLEA FOR CLUTCH HELP!!

[04lcrost]

Okay so i am an 18 year old lad with a 05 1.2 8v with 38kish on the clock and with Cliosport show coming up next week and me just arriving back from holiday my clutch has almost decided to let go. I am not sure how long is left in it but at a guess it is not long at all.

So with me being a teenager and just getting back from holiday, funds are low with £150 cash all of what is left to my name :s I rang up my local dealer who has quoted me around £100 for the part with £150 fitting £100 more than i can afford. Now looking around I have found a clutch on the euro car part website for £53.40 which is what I will be going for but the problem is the getting it fitted.

So here is the plea :rasp: is anyone available around the midlands area available to come round or i could travel once i get the part and install the clutch at the home for say FREE or at a small cost. I have little knowledge of how easy it is to fit a clutch but i have looked on the guide but I dont own any of the gear needed to fit a clutch.

BUT if nobody is willing to do a good deed... is it worth me going to Halfrauds and buy the axel stands and other parts and have a crack at it with the old man? As it is most likely to save me a few bob.

Thanks for reading and please can HELP

 

[jenic]

£250 fitted seems a bargain from a dealer! That's only 3 hours labour, my old 1.2s clutch took a full evening to change.

 

[Fred@BTM]

good luck doing it on the driveway, birmingham airport, get it to me and it shall be fixed, as Mr T would say though "i ain't no charity, FOOL"

 

[spanishfly]

I fancy trying my luck too.

I have recently had a baby, after spending £700 on a buggy, £1000 on a cotbed wardrobe etc setup, I am quite low on money. I am selling my Astra coupe to buy an Audi Estate. Oh I got a holiday planned too... what I was wondering Fred is if you would supply fit and maintain my clio with a roll cage, AST coilovers (others just won't do for free) then i'll enter a race series and if you would maintain it for me, as the baby takes up alot of time so I can't waste the time when I could be getting paid, however you can x x

 

[scott.p]

How about if I buy a Audi rs6 would somebody mind paying for my insurance and petrol as i wont be able to afford it.
Unfortunately part of car ownership is budgeting, you spent all your money on holiday which is never a good idea things have a habbit of cropping up at the worst times. Live and learn mate.

 

[James28]

At OP. To be honest by the time you've bought all the tools like axle stands, jacks, socket set etc, you'll probably end up paying more than the £250 you've been quoted.

Also if your buying your own clutch, make sure you buy a Valeo one, as these come with alignment tool and replacement release bearing.

 

[sideways danny]

At OP. To be honest by the time you've bought all the tools like axle stands, jacks, socket set etc, you'll probably end up paying more than the £250 you've been quoted.

Also if your buying your own clutch, make sure you buy a Valeo one, as these come with alignment tool and replacement release bearing.

I'm yet to buy any clutch kit from any manufacturer that doesn't include a release bearing. 1.2 clutch can be done without removing the box from the bay, but it's still a pain in the arse job. £250 labour isn't a bad price

 

[jenic]

I'm yet to buy any clutch kit from any manufacturer that doesn't include a release bearing. 1.2 clutch can be done without removing the box from the bay, but it's still a pain in the arse job. £250 labour isn't a bad price

He's been quoted £250 parts and labour though! Seems a bargain imo

 

[sideways danny]

He's been quoted £250 parts and labour though! Seems a bargain imo

yeah exactly! I kind of put the wrong emphasis on it, but £250 just on labour would still be not unexpected

 

[Gray]

Where in the midlands do you live?

 

[Cady2K11]

That's a good quote,renault wanted 600 odd quid from me,so i did it myself...in a week

 

[04lcrost]

I live in Kenilworth

 

[Struggler]

i had the same problem as you about 6 months ago, i splashed all my money on a mk1 williams,
and the clutch plate snapped a week later!! with no money to spend on labour i had no choice to take a crack at it myself!!

took me two evenings to do on my own, and that engine bay was far more cramped than a 1.2 bay!!
looking back now, im very glad i did as tought my a lot about the car and gave me confidence to try even larger jobs!!

if youve got the spare time, and the tools, then id definatley suggest doing it yourself,
HOWEVER,
i had all the tools. if you have to go and buy stands, clutch alignment tool, gearbox oil, etc... (thats around £100 already!) then it kind of becomes a false economy and would in the long run be more hastle than paying a garage to do the work. £150 labout is good!!

 

[Budgie]

Bring it to me and I'll do it cheap on the driveway. I'm in Surrey though.