urgent help needed!!

[JT 0]

ok just been on the phone to my specialist to ask him about my clutch on my vr6 cos it's very stiff now he reckons a whole new clutch but this after one of his monkeys tried to tell me that it should be ok with a new cable :wink: so obviously i informed there is'nt one and began asking him about the slave cylinder (i think thats right) and he was adament that the cylinder would'nt make it stiff help me out guys i'm not convinced by this guy at all.. :?

[JT 0]

no one, anyone, :(

[VR6 0]

What's wrong with this thread?

 

http://corrado.atx-hosting.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=4844

 

I thought Kev had suggested it was a new clutch that was needed, just as you say above that this is what your specialist said.

 

Do you want someone to tell you it isn't the clutch? :)

[JT 0]

nope that'll do fine thanks. :D

[h100vw 0]

I can't see a bad slave cylinder making it stiff. If it were to fail it would get easier to push as the fluid escapes around the seals inside. You would find that the car would begin to creep, if it were in gear and you held the pedal down.

 

Where does the clutch bite, top or bottom of travel? If it's high up the clutch could be worn. Could be the pivot inside the bell housing, would benefit from some lube.

 

Gavin

[Kevin Bacon 5]

The reason VR (and others) clutches get heavy is because of the pressure plate springs. Once the friction disc wears beyond half, the pressure plate fingers are pressed in further [by the release bearing] and for longer. This is gradual thing and progressively gets heavier until the owner calls Time out, and replaces it.

 

So although your friction disc probably still has 20-30% life left in it, your left leg won't thank you for it if you ride out the remainder of it's life.

 

Kev