People's thoughts.

[Craig-ZS180]

As of next Wednesday my zs is getting its clutch replaced with a new oe mg rover clutch and having its new sheddist master cylinder fitted at the same time. What are people's thoughts on the cost I've been quoted of £250 all in as when I look at the prices of the equivalent valeo (prob identical to the oe one) clutches they seem on a staff price to be around the £145 +vat area and then fitting on top.

I thought £250 for rover clutch and being fitted seemed quite reasonable?

On another note does anyone have a good throttle cable off of a 180 as mine is at its most wound off setting and still keeps sticking and giving me a "cruise control" symptom without the comfort factor as it holds over 3.5 in whichever gear its in so am looking to get that replaced too?
My mate is trying his usual port of call to see if a new one is avaliable but thought would also check here to see if anyone happened to have one kicking about

[Dan1971]

£250 supplied and fitted if it's a full kit - is a bargain. Mine cost £450 about 2 yrs ago.

Red's gone with her throttle cable I'm afraid pal.

[petet16]

That's a good price for a clutch replacement, don't forget to clean and lube the clutch operating arm.

The throttle cable may be too slack, they can be a pita to get set up just right.

[petet16]

xpart cable, not a bad price http://www.rimmerbros.co.uk/Item--i-SBB104430

[Craig-ZS180]

Originally Posted by Dan1971

£250 supplied and fitted if it's a full kit - is a bargain. Mine cost £450 about 2 yrs ago.

Red's gone with her throttle cable I'm afraid pal.

That cool, thought it was quite a nice price especially when its a proper clutch too rather than some cheap nasty drivetec or national clutch.
He does usually look after me too. That's including fitting the replacement cylinder too.

That's cool Dan, when I was writing it I was thinking if it'd been a few weeks ago then I may have been able to get it before Red went. One of those things as usual.

Originally Posted by petet16

That's a good price for a clutch replacement, don't forget to clean and lube the clutch operating arm.

The throttle cable may be too slack, they can be a pita to get set up just right.

Originally Posted by petet16

xpart cable, not a bad price http://www.rimmerbros.co.uk/Item--i-SBB104430

That's cool Pete, I will mention it too them and ask if they could whilst its off. Think they will anyway as he's a MG specialist and has had 4 180s, 2 zt 190s, several zrs in different guises and more besides. Trust him 100% with the car.

The cable is actually wound off as much as it can be and is still keeping the throttle body and butterfly too tight when not depressed. I mean that it struggles to close the throttle flap fully as its always under tension from the cable seeming to be too short. Its been an ongoing issue but the temp fixes and remedys are now not fixing it for long enough and its really starting to wind me up.

Thanks for the advice on that though and also the link

[petet16]

That's odd with the cable, normally if you wind it right off it's droopier than a droopy thing, is it possible the cable has been changed previously and the wrong one fitted.

[sneekyparrot]

good price all in at £250. Now't wrong with original MG clutch.

P.

[Craig-ZS180]

Originally Posted by petet16

That's odd with the cable, normally if you wind it right off it's droopier than a droopy thing, is it possible the cable has been changed previously and the wrong one fitted.

That's what we're thinking as its now on its second throttle body as the first one the spring had weakened where it had been like that for too long or at least we imagine.

[petet16]

The V6 doesn't use the same cable as any other MG or Rover, so maybe someone fitted whatever they had available.

[Craig-ZS180]

Originally Posted by petet16

The V6 doesn't use the same cable as any other MG or Rover, so maybe someone fitted whatever they had available.

That's exactly what we're thinking.!