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Old 19-12-09, 09:16 AM   #11
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are you sure the clutch has gone and its just not the hyrdraulics?

clutch is pretty easy to do on them, i did mine in 2.5 hrs, hired a ramp at where my mate works makes it lot easier to do on a ramp though,

the way i did it was:


remove:

passenger wheel
battery/airfilter
starter motor


undo earth strap
undo driver/passenger bottom ball joint and pull drive shaft out
undo bolts that hold gearbox on (IIRC theres about 7)
remove gearbox
replace clutch
and dont forget to allign the clutch or else it will be constant clutch judder
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Old 19-12-09, 09:16 AM   #12
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It's awkward, but if you look in the drivers footwell where the peddles are you'll see where the clutch peddle is bolted in you should be able to loosen it, and the peddle should drop down till it hits the master cylinder arm, tighten it back up and double check it still works ok.
Thank you, ill try that first
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Old 19-12-09, 09:28 AM   #13
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As said above, it can easily be done in a day.. My father-in-law and I spent a day teaching outselves how to change the clutch & gearbox on the other half Spaxo, granted it wasn't a v6 beast but the process is the same!

Will be doing the clutch on my derv soon, I think it's on its way out Has done 94.5k miles in 4 years, so isn't doing bad!
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Old 19-12-09, 09:17 PM   #14
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also forgot to say, whilst the box is off take the clutch arm shaft out and clean it up with some sand paper and grease the shaft, as these are known for corroding and causing the shaft to seize
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Old 21-12-09, 12:28 PM   #15
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5 hours book time seams a bit extreme.

We were doing scooby ones in under 5 hours and that is with AWD drivetrain!?
Nothing will ever beat the old vauxhall ones though (f13 gear box?) you could do them in about half an hour LOL

Remove inspection plate, fit clamps, remove bolt on end of gearbox, unscrew other bolt, push clutch pedal down and the clutch just drops out if i remember rightly
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The book time is 3.1 hours labour. I got mine done last month.
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5 hours book time seams a bit extreme.

We were doing scooby ones in under 5 hours and that is with AWD drivetrain!?
What kept you? Seen them done in sub 30 mins.
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Old 21-12-09, 02:11 PM   #18
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What kept you? Seen them done in sub 30 mins.

The first time we did mine, it took around 8 hours as the dowels on the box were seized
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