MattE
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Got a clutch to do on a saxo, just wondered if there's any bits to look out for or problem areas that anyone has come across.
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Aug 26, 2012 10:39:56 GMT
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They aren't a bad job really, PAS makes it more awkward cos there are pipes in the way but its not soooo bad. Few pointers:
Driveshafts just slide out of the box (no circlips or owt) - get a pair of new driveshaft oil seals, they are for nothing and are always weeping. Dead easy to replace when the box is off.
Lever the selector linkage rods off with a 12/13mm spanner, try not to pull them to pieces, IIRC they are about £12 a piece from peugeot.
If it's a model with equal length shafts (Sport ones, drivers driveshaft bolts to a big aly bracket on the engine block) don't be fooled into thinking you can slide the gearbox off it without removing the shaft from the mount.
You can't and you'll spend ages trying to jiggle it off wasting your time.
Drain the gearbox oil first of all or you'll lose most of it when the shafts come out and the rest will pour on your face when you lift the box off. You need an 8mm square key, same as the sump plug key to remove the drain plug. When you refill it, fill through the breather on top of the box (under black plastic cap). They take 2 litres from empty so no need to mess around filling it til it weeps out of the fill plug, just buy two 1l bottles and tip the lot in.
Mind the crank sensor on the front of the block.
That's all I can think of, as I say it's not a terrible job and there's no real gotchas. My first one on my Saxo VTR took all day cos there was PAS pipes in the way and everything went wrong, but I did one in a couple of hours on my 106 XSi because it had all only been in there for 20 minutes and everything came off easily.
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ChasR
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Aug 26, 2012 16:29:31 GMT
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Pretty much covered by Cobblers  . Depending on how flush you are I would consider changing the pivot bushes on the release arm whilst the gearbox is off the car. It should help in giving the car a lightish clutch pedal as opposed to how heavy many of them are. Some reckon that you should only put in BV spec gearbox oil (GSF and Peugeot themselves sell this). For what it costs it is something I would consider for slightly smoother shifting etc. Finally (but this is more of a personal thing I admit). I would try to go for a Sachs clutch if you can get one cheap enough. Despite what a Porsche specialist told me about his experience with LUK clutches, I put an LUK into the V6 Mondeo in my signature. It broke the centre spider from the clutch plate within 300 yards! Whilst a genuine Ford clutch cost me double over the LUK item (Around £130 vs £200) I would have paid more the first time around rather than go through the palava of stripping everything down again... |
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Aug 27, 2012 17:51:22 GMT
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if you havent got the square key for the oil plug, a door handle connecting rod is a lovely substitute...
buy the peugeot oil, its probably cheaper than halfrauds and its better stuff.
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MattE
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Aug 28, 2012 10:23:57 GMT
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Cheers all, took all day but had a laugh doing it. Now offering to do the job for £135 all in.
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