I finally cooked the clutch today on my mk2 sprinter. After about 7 years and over2 seasons sprinting I cannot complain.
Any advice on a replacement? Is the turbo one any better and does it fit? To show my ignorance I presume it is a cable clutch. Change this at the same time?
Cooked clutch
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Re: Cooked clutch
I believe the turbo clutch won't fit na gearbox splines and the bolts for the pressure plate are spaced different on the flywheel.
There are upgrade clutches out there but I wouldn't buy techniclutch as had one from them and fingers deformed and friction disc disintegrated the first day of use.
I then fitted a standard excedy clutch that had has taken a beating for 8 years and still going strong. This is only with spirited road use across Europe and recently some autobahn storming, no track use.
Some people have had issues with the excedy release bearing getting noisy and fitted OEM bearing instead. I got lucky and my release bearing has also stood the test of time.
You won't go wrong with OEM also but the cost compared to excedy or aftermarket uprated is high.
Hth
There are upgrade clutches out there but I wouldn't buy techniclutch as had one from them and fingers deformed and friction disc disintegrated the first day of use.
I then fitted a standard excedy clutch that had has taken a beating for 8 years and still going strong. This is only with spirited road use across Europe and recently some autobahn storming, no track use.
Some people have had issues with the excedy release bearing getting noisy and fitted OEM bearing instead. I got lucky and my release bearing has also stood the test of time.
You won't go wrong with OEM also but the cost compared to excedy or aftermarket uprated is high.
Hth
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Re: Cooked clutch
Yeah I had my car up on my ramps the other day while I was fiddling with the CV joint and I saw the hydraulic clutch slave. I had no idea it was Hydraulic. If you get jack the car up high it seems reasonably easy to get to although the clutch line seems to disappear pretty fast. Not sure i'd like to snake a new one down any time soon without real cause. Up to OP if he wants to replace it though.
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Re: Cooked clutch
Correct, different number of splines (n/a 20, turbo 21) and outer diameter (n/a 225mm, turbo 236mm)abovetherim wrote: ↑08/09/19 23:37 I believe the turbo clutch won't fit na gearbox splines and the bolts for the pressure plate are spaced different on the flywheel.
http://www.exedy.co.uk/products/mt-standard/catalogue
Been there, got that T-shirt.abovetherim wrote: ↑08/09/19 23:37 Some people have had issues with the excedy release bearing getting noisy and fitted OEM bearing instead.
Was going to get it replaced but it disintegrated before I was able to book it in.
Decided I might as well get the clutch replaced as well. OEM bearing now installed.
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