Important! : the fuck has happened!?

  1. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2011 huddersfield Posts: 2635 ph3'd c2 gt
    #1
    was out earlier in my car and noticed it was getting increasingly difficult to get into 1st and 2nd gear.
    came home and 15 mins later had to go to tescos, put the clutch down and into 1st then it stalled, tried again and into 2nd and it stalled. while it was in gear i pressed the clutch down and tried to start the car and it wouldnt start, like the car would move if you get me cos its in gear if you get me?
    and as i press the clutch down now it goes down freely half way then after there is slight resistance, if that makes sense?
    help!
  2. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Oct 2009 Middlesbrough/Coventry Posts: 3808 Megane 225
    #2
    Clutch slipping/knackered? In fact could be release bearing
  3. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2011 plymouth Posts: 2921 mk2 VTS
    #3
    as above sounds like clutch
  4. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2009 ilkeston derbyshire Posts: 9823 C2 VTR stripped, 406hdi, clio 172
    #4
    release bearing has failed
  5. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2011 huddersfield Posts: 2635 ph3'd c2 gt
    #5
    so what does this entail?
    expensive? big job? long job? rough price?
  6. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2011 plymouth Posts: 2921 mk2 VTS
    #6
    clutch kit is about 80 quid and make sure you get a valeo kit they last longer to change a cluth you got to remove driveshafts and gearbox then change clutch and re-assemble if your not mechanical i would buy a clutch kit and pay a mate or garage to fit it
  7. Frequent Poster Joined: Mar 2011 North East Posts: 743
    #7
    Hello new clutch.

    You must have noticed the signs of it going though?
  8. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2011 huddersfield Posts: 2635 ph3'd c2 gt
    #8
    WEYFGSYUWFEHASFEIUH i have hardly any monies!
    and yeah was being abit funny, like would be hard to get into gear at times, then be normal again..
  9. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Sep 2007 Someones Bumhole Posts: 5721 Mk2 16v Desire
    #9
    you looked at the adjustment? does sound like its fubar'd like but may be lucky to get abit more life if you adjust
  10. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2011 plymouth Posts: 2921 mk2 VTS
    #10
    my clutch has just gone to
  11. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2011 huddersfield Posts: 2635 ph3'd c2 gt
    #11
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Tom5190 View Post
    you looked at the adjustment? does sound like its fubar'd like but may be lucky to get abit more life if you adjust
    how do i go about that mate?
  12. L-plater Joined: May 2011 Oxfordshire Posts: 74 Saxo desire
    #12
    mine was playing up like that aswell plus release bearing was slipping...
    heres what it looked like



    like sam_16v go for the valeo kit
  13. L-plater Joined: May 2011 Oxfordshire Posts: 74 Saxo desire
    #13
    try what tom5190 says first see if it makes a difference then it it does it gives you a little more time...
  14. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2011 huddersfield Posts: 2635 ph3'd c2 gt
    #14
    cheers for the replies lads!
    and is this clutch any good?
    im really skint atm http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CITROEN-Sa...#ht_912wt_1037
  15. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Nov 2010 Kent Posts: 8439 Gen 7 Celica 190.
    #15
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Ali123 View Post
    cheers for the replies lads!
    and is this clutch any good?
    im really skint atm http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CITROEN-Sa...#ht_912wt_1037
    Tbh for that cheap i wouldnt, it will fail in next to no time.
  16. Regular Poster Joined: Nov 2011 North Pole Posts: 272 A SAXO 1.4 INIT BEST CAR IN DA WORLD !!
    #16
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Ali123 View Post
    cheers for the replies lads!
    and is this clutch any good?
    im really skint atm http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CITROEN-Sa...#ht_912wt_1037
    May aswell for the 24 month guarantee.
  17. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2011 huddersfield Posts: 2635 ph3'd c2 gt
    #17
    thats what im thinking
    i just need it to work!
  18. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2010 Morley, Leeds Posts: 8469 Civic ep3 type r powered by TDI NORTH
    #18
    Why does no one on this site pay attention to anything to do with shit clutches. You put that shit clutch on from ebay and it will fuck up you say to them its fucked up and they will send you another shit clutch. They wont cover the cost of fitting and they deffo won't pay for it fitting the second time.

    Buy a l.u.k clutch or a valeo no other clutch is worth looking at as they are shit and will fail.

    Up to you though.... But i cant see the point in paying for a job doing multiple times just for the sake of another £50 for a valeo kit.
  19. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2011 huddersfield Posts: 2635 ph3'd c2 gt
    #19
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Bedford126 View Post
    Why does no one on this site pay attention to anything to do with shit clutches. You put that shit clutch on from ebay and it will fuck up you say to them its fucked up and they will send you another shit clutch. They wont cover the cost of fitting and they deffo won't pay for it fitting the second time.

    Buy a l.u.k clutch or a valeo no other clutch is worth looking at as they are shit and will fail.

    Up to you though.... But i cant see the point in paying for a job doing multiple times just for the sake of another £50 for a valeo kit.
    trueee!
    right next thing, the car is completley undriveable and i wont have the time/knowhow to change the clutch soo..im guessing the only option would be to trailer it or something to a garage?
  20. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2010 London Posts: 2768
    #20
    As above release bearing will need changing - you can either change just the bearing itself or fit a new clutch kit, its up to you. Ive got a very good condition Valeo release bearing for £7 -should be good for a very long time.
  21. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2009 ilkeston derbyshire Posts: 9823 C2 VTR stripped, 406hdi, clio 172
    #21
    sick to death of warning people off cheap and nasty clutches, some folk must enjoy taking gearboxes out lol
  22. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2011 huddersfield Posts: 2635 ph3'd c2 gt
    #22
    so is it deffo just the release bearing needs replacing or will it be the whole clutch system?
  23. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2009 ilkeston derbyshire Posts: 9823 C2 VTR stripped, 406hdi, clio 172
    #23
    so you plan to just change the release bearing? imagine how happy you'll be 2 weeks down the line when you're taking the box out again to change the clutch. i realise you're skint but sometimes false econmoies turn round and bite your arse, hard
  24. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2011 huddersfield Posts: 2635 ph3'd c2 gt
    #24
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by mandyslover70 View Post
    so you plan to just change the release bearing? imagine how happy you'll be 2 weeks down the line when you're taking the box out again to change the clutch. i realise you're skint but sometimes false econmoies turn round and bite your arse, hard
    just asking, i dont know all that much about it so just wanted to know
    but i'll invest in a new a valeo clutch kit..
    im guessing this would be good? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Clutch-Kit...ht_1533wt_1270
  25. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2009 ilkeston derbyshire Posts: 9823 C2 VTR stripped, 406hdi, clio 172
    #25
    good price!!!
  26. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2011 huddersfield Posts: 2635 ph3'd c2 gt
    #26
    MAKE MODEL FROM TO
    CITROËN SAXO 1.0 X 96 03
    CITROËN SAXO 1.1 X,SX 96 03
    CITROËN SAXO 1.4 VTS 96 03

    also noticed it says what the clutch kit would fit, so ?? would this not fit on a vtr? and since when is there a 1.4 vts?
  27. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2010 London Posts: 2768
    #27
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Ali123 View Post
    MAKE MODEL FROM TO
    CITROËN SAXO 1.0 X 96 03
    CITROËN SAXO 1.1 X,SX 96 03
    CITROËN SAXO 1.4 VTS 96 03

    also noticed it says what the clutch kit would fit, so ?? would this not fit on a vtr? and since when is there a 1.4 vts?
    The above wont fit, you will need a 1.6 VTS/VTR clutch kit. They badged the 1.4 as a VTS in parts of Europe but not in the UK.
  28. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2009 ilkeston derbyshire Posts: 9823 C2 VTR stripped, 406hdi, clio 172
    #28
    cheapest we can do a valeo for a vtr is £112 posted
  29. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2010 London Posts: 2768
    #29
    If it was me mate, Id go for this: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Citreon-Sa...item4cfc4b6b9b
  30. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2009 ilkeston derbyshire Posts: 9823 C2 VTR stripped, 406hdi, clio 172
    #30
    don't use luk myself but thats only down to our supplier providing valeo, never heard any bad reports about them so another good one
  31. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2011 huddersfield Posts: 2635 ph3'd c2 gt
    #31
    well, i better get saving then!
    only just forked out 165 quid for tax on monday! haha
    and sorry for alot of question, but say i bought this clutch set, how much would it be to get it fitted at a garage, roughly?
  32. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2010 London Posts: 2768
    #32
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Ali123 View Post
    well, i better get saving then!
    only just forked out 165 quid for tax on monday! haha
    and sorry for alot of question, but say i bought this clutch set, how much would it be to get it fitted at a garage, roughly?
    anything from £100 to £800..I paid a garage £150 to do mine excluding parts - that was the cheapest I could find in my area. I dont usually take mine to a 'normal' garage because most of the time they are ran by spanner monkeys ( no offence to real mechanics).
  33. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2009 ilkeston derbyshire Posts: 9823 C2 VTR stripped, 406hdi, clio 172
    #33
    we charge £225 supplied and fitted for a Valeo
  34. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2011 huddersfield Posts: 2635 ph3'd c2 gt
    #34
    hmmm i'll have to ask around then!
    and im guessing i'll have to trailer it or whatever to which ever garage as its undriveable
  35. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2010 London Posts: 2768
    #35
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Ali123 View Post
    hmmm i'll have to ask around then!
    and im guessing i'll have to trailer it or whatever to which ever garage as its undriveable
    Im afraid so mate..
  36. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2011 huddersfield Posts: 2635 ph3'd c2 gt
    #36
    hmmm
    well thank you for all your help people!