thrust washers

1. smearsvtr Established Member Joined: May 2007 My House in Burton on trent near derby Posts: 1025 Saxo 1.1 96 Saxo VTR 2000

   #1 9th May 2007, 21:40

   wot sort of a job is it to replace thust washers on 2000 plate vtr
2. williamsvts Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2006 northumberland Posts: 7693 pulsar gtir, mk4 astra sxi

   #2 9th May 2007, 21:40

   not sure. aint that bad replacing the thrust bearing though
3. smearsvtr Established Member Joined: May 2007 My House in Burton on trent near derby Posts: 1025 Saxo 1.1 96 Saxo VTR 2000

   #3 9th May 2007, 21:42

   well it makes the noise and it dissapears when clutch is dipped i am mechanic so i will change it but not done much work on saxos
4. williamsvts Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2006 northumberland Posts: 7693 pulsar gtir, mk4 astra sxi

   #4 9th May 2007, 21:45

   just take the box off and its will pull off, refit and whack box back on.
5. smearsvtr Established Member Joined: May 2007 My House in Burton on trent near derby Posts: 1025 Saxo 1.1 96 Saxo VTR 2000

   #5 9th May 2007, 21:47

   should that stop the noise
6. williamsvts Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2006 northumberland Posts: 7693 pulsar gtir, mk4 astra sxi

   #6 9th May 2007, 21:49

   yeah, btw, its a bearing not a washer. easy to swop the part. taking teh box on adn off is the longest part of the job.
7. smearsvtr Established Member Joined: May 2007 My House in Burton on trent near derby Posts: 1025 Saxo 1.1 96 Saxo VTR 2000

   #7 9th May 2007, 21:50

   well i got a box out of a volvo v50 20.d last week in jus under 2 hours so should not take 2 long lol
8. smearsvtr Established Member Joined: May 2007 My House in Burton on trent near derby Posts: 1025 Saxo 1.1 96 Saxo VTR 2000

   #8 9th May 2007, 21:53

   cheers m8 should nto take 2 long i doing it on sat i think think i am going to put a techniclutch race clutch in 2. I got a box out a volvo v50 2.0d last week in jus under 2 hours
9. williamsvts Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2006 northumberland Posts: 7693 pulsar gtir, mk4 astra sxi

   #9 9th May 2007, 21:53

   you shouldnt even need to completely remove the box. just pull it away from the block enough to move the clutch arm and slide the bearing off the shaft.
10. smearsvtr Established Member Joined: May 2007 My House in Burton on trent near derby Posts: 1025 Saxo 1.1 96 Saxo VTR 2000

    #10 9th May 2007, 21:56

    okay m8 cheers 4 the advice it is much appricated thanks alot. My vtr is lowered 60 mm and has full exhaust and decat with k,n wot do u reckon it would be running power wise
11. williamsvts Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2006 northumberland Posts: 7693 pulsar gtir, mk4 astra sxi

    #11 9th May 2007, 21:58

    probably about 100 - 105???
12. smearsvtr Established Member Joined: May 2007 My House in Burton on trent near derby Posts: 1025 Saxo 1.1 96 Saxo VTR 2000

    #12 9th May 2007, 22:01

    well i gave a standard gti a chase up the by pass other nite and i was not 2 far b hind
13. stevenet15 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2006 aylesbury buckinghamshire Posts: 4822 Astra Turbo, saxo vts, punto turbo

    #13 9th May 2007, 22:41

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by smearsvtr cheers m8 should nto take 2 long i doing it on sat i think think i am going to put a techniclutch race clutch in 2. I got a box out a volvo v50 2.0d last week in jus under 2 hours

    stay away from techniclutch, very bad quality and not very reliable, do a search and u will see people have no end of problems with them
14. smearsvtr Established Member Joined: May 2007 My House in Burton on trent near derby Posts: 1025 Saxo 1.1 96 Saxo VTR 2000

    #14 9th May 2007, 22:42

    wot clutch would u recommend m8
15. tweeqd Established Member Joined: Mar 2006 Farnham Surrey Posts: 1542 AX GT 16v turbo 6 speed with NOS 205 gti6 E 320

    #15 9th May 2007, 22:48

    by thrust washer do you mean the ''thrust washer'' on the crank in the engine to set the endfloat?
16. smearsvtr Established Member Joined: May 2007 My House in Burton on trent near derby Posts: 1025 Saxo 1.1 96 Saxo VTR 2000

    #16 9th May 2007, 22:51

    yeah but he noise dispears after bit
17. tweeqd Established Member Joined: Mar 2006 Farnham Surrey Posts: 1542 AX GT 16v turbo 6 speed with NOS 205 gti6 E 320

    #17 9th May 2007, 22:58

    most probably be the clutch release bearing (i think thats what williams was thinking it was), not seen a problem with the thrust washers on the TU but the release bearing is a pain in the arse and even genuine pug/cit one dont last that long.
    if your changing the clutch stay away from techniclutch and Helix, ive used both in many different cars and had nothing but trouble from both, the standard Valeo or LUK are the best unless your running boost
18. smearsvtr Established Member Joined: May 2007 My House in Burton on trent near derby Posts: 1025 Saxo 1.1 96 Saxo VTR 2000

    #18 9th May 2007, 23:00

    wicked m8 cheers for advice and i really like your ax a few of ma m8s have had probs wit bearings 2. that would make clutch feel bit heavy would it
19. tweeqd Established Member Joined: Mar 2006 Farnham Surrey Posts: 1542 AX GT 16v turbo 6 speed with NOS 205 gti6 E 320

    #19 9th May 2007, 23:05

    yes they sqeak cos the bearing is running dry, this in turn would make the clutch heavy as it wont be spinning with the engine as it should.
    box out job is pritty easy, i can have in and out in about an hour and half but ive done a few lol
    if you know your way around tools then it will only take a few hours
20. smearsvtr Established Member Joined: May 2007 My House in Burton on trent near derby Posts: 1025 Saxo 1.1 96 Saxo VTR 2000

    #20 9th May 2007, 23:07

    wicked should get it done on satday then m8 cheers