Fav Clutch replacement

road_rescue · 27-01-2008, 23:14

Mines starting to feel distictly slippy...

How easy (or hard) a job is it? Am I likely to be able to manage it or is it best left to a workshop?

Ta

Dan

Richard Black · 28-01-2008, 11:37

I haven't had to do the clutch on any of my Favs so far, but it's much the same routine as any other conventional 1980s/90s front wheel drive car - frankly a bit painful. You've got to get the gearbox off the engine, but that means removing drive shafts, which in turn means dismantling at least one side of the suspension, undo most of the engine mounts so you can twist the assembly round, undo the exhaust system somewhere for the same reason, support the engine, undo the gear shift linkages, undo the bellhousing bolts - and then you've got the gearbox out of the way and can start on the clutch. Last one I did, on a Fiesta I think, took about 5 hours in the road, not helped by the mate whose car it was who turned out to be barely capable of undoing a wheel bolt! The kind of job that's really _much_ easier with a proper garage car lift on hand and probably about the only mechanical job I would normally pass to a garage. Nothing actually difficult, just very, very tedious.

daverapid · 28-01-2008, 23:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by Richard Black

I haven't had to do the clutch on any of my Favs so far, but it's much the same routine as any other conventional 1980s/90s front wheel drive car - frankly a bit painful. You've got to get the gearbox off the engine, but that means removing drive shafts, which in turn means dismantling at least one side of the suspension, undo most of the engine mounts so you can twist the assembly round, undo the exhaust system somewhere for the same reason, support the engine, undo the gear shift linkages, undo the bellhousing bolts - and then you've got the gearbox out of the way and can start on the clutch. Last one I did, on a Fiesta I think, took about 5 hours in the road, not helped by the mate whose car it was who turned out to be barely capable of undoing a wheel bolt! The kind of job that's really _much_ easier with a proper garage car lift on hand and probably about the only mechanical job I would normally pass to a garage. Nothing actually difficult, just very, very tedious.

Isn't as bad as all that mate. Favorits are one of the easiest FWD clutches I've done.

27-01-2008, 23:14	#1
road_rescue Briskodian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Somewhere in the home counties Posts: 14 Members Car: Favorit 136i Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Fav Clutch replacement Mines starting to feel distictly slippy... How easy (or hard) a job is it? Am I likely to be able to manage it or is it best left to a workshop? Ta Dan __________________ Apply enough thrust, and pigs fly just fine.

28-01-2008, 11:37	#2
Richard Black Briskodian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: SE London Posts: 216 Members Car: 1993 Favorit Thanks: 1 Thanked 33 Times in 28 Posts	Re: Fav Clutch replacement I haven't had to do the clutch on any of my Favs so far, but it's much the same routine as any other conventional 1980s/90s front wheel drive car - frankly a bit painful. You've got to get the gearbox off the engine, but that means removing drive shafts, which in turn means dismantling at least one side of the suspension, undo most of the engine mounts so you can twist the assembly round, undo the exhaust system somewhere for the same reason, support the engine, undo the gear shift linkages, undo the bellhousing bolts - and then you've got the gearbox out of the way and can start on the clutch. Last one I did, on a Fiesta I think, took about 5 hours in the road, not helped by the mate whose car it was who turned out to be barely capable of undoing a wheel bolt! The kind of job that's really _much_ easier with a proper garage car lift on hand and probably about the only mechanical job I would normally pass to a garage. Nothing actually difficult, just very, very tedious.

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Clutch replacement	landsker	Fabia I	7	25-01-2008 17:56
Replacement Clutch	Leeboy	JKM Motor Services	1	30-08-2007 16:08
Favorit clutch replacement?	CarMac	RWD Skodas and others	13	15-01-2007 23:27
Clutch Replacement	vbchia	Maintenance & Performance	1	01-05-2004 20:04

Fav Clutch replacement

Fav Clutch replacement

Similar Threads