CLUTCH what would cause this crack?

1. mcjacko1987 Established Member Joined: Feb 2011 Rochdale Posts: 1896 mk2 saxo 1.4 furio in possi blue

   #1 23rd May 2012, 20:04

   right 1st i i think its because the clutch is a cheapo one and i seen this coming but funds at the time forced me to get a cheap reconditioned clutch.
   but just to make sure its because its a cheap clutch and not another problem causing it to do it.
   this is whats happened
   http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/...20675444_o.jpg
   as you can see there's a crack. and there's another 2 in the same places around the clutch but not as big. the place in the middle with the spines moves free quite a lot without any effort to move it.
   this is how the plate looks.
   http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/...51239554_o.jpg
   
   the reason i took it off was because at bite point i was getting a very violent judder/car shaking on bite point in reverse and in 1st (reverse being a lot worse), and i mean it was immense how much it shook, i refused to drive it.
   
   anyways with the clutch being like this could there be any other cause other than it being a cheap clutch?
   im just about to order a valeo so i dont want the same thing happening to that!!!
2. mcjacko1987 Established Member Joined: Feb 2011 Rochdale Posts: 1896 mk2 saxo 1.4 furio in possi blue

   #2 23rd May 2012, 21:36

   could a dodgy flywheel,gearbox,diff or anything cause this to happen to any clutch or is it just cos it was cheap
3. user_43898 Established Member Joined: May 2010 leicester Posts: 1446 Clio 182 Inferno

   #3 23rd May 2012, 21:56

   More than likely its from it being a cheap clutch tbh mate. I have a sachs/valeo one going spare, it only covered about 2,000 miles before i had to replace the gearbox, so its basically new. You can have it for free if you need it, its a sachs or valeo clutch, definatly one of either. I wont buy cheap clutches anymore lol. How long did you have this clutch fitted before this happened?
4. mcjacko1987 Established Member Joined: Feb 2011 Rochdale Posts: 1896 mk2 saxo 1.4 furio in possi blue

   #4 23rd May 2012, 22:01

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by SnakeVTR More than likely its from it being a cheap clutch tbh mate. I have a sachs/valeo one going spare, it only covered about 2,000 miles before i had to replace the gearbox, so its basically new. You can have it for free if you need it, its a sachs or valeo clutch, definatly one of either. I wont buy cheap clutches anymore lol. How long did you have this clutch fitted before this happened?

   erm about a month and its covered about 1k. about 800 motorway miles.
   n its ok cheers pal, already ordered the valeo lol. u could no doubt sell that for £40 on here lol
5. user_43898 Established Member Joined: May 2010 leicester Posts: 1446 Clio 182 Inferno

   #5 23rd May 2012, 22:18

   yeah probably lol. You didnt get many miles out of it then, did you get your money back?
6. mcjacko1987 Established Member Joined: Feb 2011 Rochdale Posts: 1896 mk2 saxo 1.4 furio in possi blue

   #6 23rd May 2012, 22:21

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by SnakeVTR yeah probably lol. You didnt get many miles out of it then, did you get your money back?

   na only just took it off today. plus i got it from rochdale (where i used to live) moved down to whitchurch about 3 weeks ago.about 60miles away (hense the lot of m-way miles with the back and forth of a few bits on the move) so na i wont be taking it back lol.
7. user_43898 Established Member Joined: May 2010 leicester Posts: 1446 Clio 182 Inferno

   #7 23rd May 2012, 22:24

   lmao cant blame you to be fair, you will spend the money from a refund just on fuel , good luck with a better quality one, ive never had an issue with valeo

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