Please help with clutch..

[Hazara]

Hi all,

It seems that my car needs a new clutch. Can I replace it my self or do I have take to garage? Plus which make is value for clutch?

Thanks for your help/advice in advance.

Regards

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[DEdgeMac]

If you're asking if you can replace it then you're more than likely going to need a garage to do it mate.

BUT these are easy cars to work on- if you have enough tools. It's only nuts and bolts at the end of the day, the only "specialist" tool you'll need is an alignment tool so that you install the clutch correctly.

Follow steps logically and you'll have it done over the weekend.

If you're not confident enough to undertake it save your time/hassle and pay someone who's going to fit it correctly.

If you're car is stock just get a oem equivalent like Blueprint, generic ones are all pretty much the same in quality.

 

[plmval]

A clutch specialist would have it done right first time with no hassle in half a day for about £400 or so. Get 3 quotes or more & they will supply correct parts with no worries.

Not worth wasting your weekend on your back working under a car doing a clutch when you could be out & about doing better things with one’s life like having fun?

 

[DEdgeMac]

Depends how you look at it I spose.

I'd rather do a job myself knowing it's been done properly and put the money saved back into my car or towards "having fun".

If you're not used to it (and sometimes even if you are) working on cars can be an absolute ballache so it's worth valuing your time.

On the other hand if you have a spare weekend with decent weather you can get great reward from doing work on your own car and gain valuable knowledge, experience and satisfaction which is more than worth the time invested.

Horses for courses and all that.

 

[Hazara]

Very many thanks for the reply DEgeMac and plmval.

From what you said, I think I can not do it.

@plmval, £400 you got to joking! If that's what it cost I am better off scraping it, although I can not see it being crashed due to the fact that I've spent long under it!!

Regards

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[plmval]

Very many thanks for the reply DEgeMac and plmval.

From what you said, I think I can not do it.

@plmval, £400 you got to joking! If that's what it cost I am better off scraping it, although I can not see it being crashed due to the fact that I've spent long under it!!

Regards

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My solution to a clutch problem!

I sold d my 1998 last leave off K11 two years ago with a very stiff clutch problem, 2months ticket and numerous rusty weld on patches, from the previous year’s MOT welding fiasco, via much sales BS cheap runabout patter for £550!

I got a buzz as I saw it driven off, sold & gone, up the road from my place, problem & job done. I was doing a hop, skip & a dance up my drive on my way in to tell “her indoors who must be obeyed”, & who doubted I could get anything like that much for it.

Self-belief & BS can make it happen in my experience over 44 years of driving & buying/selling my ropey old leave off bangers. Much better then wasting my valuable free time messing about under it changing a clutch!

Reference: https://www.micra.org.uk/threads/should-i-scrap-it.69860/#post-765810

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