Recent content by Tigertoes

ok. The thrust bearing had seized, and broken the clutch plate. New kit in place, new cable and she is running like a dream. Thanks for the help. here's hoping nothing else go's wrong, but she is an old lady and working really hard so some TLC was in order. Thanks again.:grinning:

The cable has been replaced but the problem remains. Adjusted it careful until the pedal felt right and I can get gears when it is not running. Start it up and it sounds awful. Heavy vibration and very hard to select the gears ( when I can get it into gear). A test drive, 50 yards has confirmed...

I saw this little pale blue car, a few scratchs, and dents. £150 no mot but 3 months tax. All my other cars have been big petrol gobbling beasts but now I have retired money is tight so I bought it. One MOT failure later, £80 pounds on repairs and she was running. Now the clutch cable appears to...

thanks. that sounds a lot cheaper than having to replace the clutch. I have been wondering what the reference to K11 is? You people are great, thanks for the assist. I will keep you updated on how it go's. Now to find a helpful soul to do the work. ( I might break a nail.) :laugh:

hi, thanks for inquiring about my problem. the clutch pedal has hit the floor, I'm stuck in first gear. It had been making a griinding sound earlier in the day but that stopped. My guess ( female thinking here) is one of two things. First the cable has snapped or stretched . Second ( more...

Greetings, wish I had found this site earlier, might have saved me some problems. I have only owned my Micra LX 1993 for 3 months and I love the look, style, and handling. Now it is sick and I will search the site for answers and help. I hope peeps are out there who can advise me on the best...