artuan00 Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Recently brought a Mk5b 1.4 (cvh) for £100 knowing the clutch was on its way out. After just a few days the car was practically unusable and so here comes the difficult part, How easy is it to DIY fit a clutch? And does anyone have a "how to" guide? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahmotorsport Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Recently brought a Mk5b 1.4 (cvh) for £100 knowing the clutch was on its way out. After just a few days the car was practically unusable and so here comes the difficult part, How easy is it to DIY fit a clutch? And does anyone have a "how to" guide? ThanksUsually i'd say to anyone "It doesn't matter how difficult it is, it needs to be done" but, seeing as you joined on my birthday. It's a doddle, jack it up as high as you can, theres a gearbox mount on the rear, take that off, i made the mistake of thinking i could squeeze it back on if i crept up on it, i had to take the mount off lol. When you come to take the last gearbox mount off, take the one at the front off last, put a trolley jack under the engine and lower it as far as you can without damaging anything, it then basically falls off. If you can get your hands on an old gearbox input shaft it makes lining the new clutch up easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artuan00 Posted April 15, 2011 Author Share Posted April 15, 2011 Excellent, Happy Birthday for the other day then Aah I didn't think it would be too hard, the car has 10 months MOT which is what attracted me for the price Now to look for a cheap clutch kit haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahmotorsport Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Excellent, Happy Birthday for the other day then Aah I didn't think it would be too hard, the car has 10 months MOT which is what attracted me for the price Now to look for a cheap clutch kit hahaLol, ta pal! Try Euro Car parts, we get our stuff from there, been pretty good with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artuan00 Posted April 16, 2011 Author Share Posted April 16, 2011 Oh one more thing I forgot to ask.. Will I need any specialist tools? :S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahmotorsport Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 Oh one more thing I forgot to ask.. Will I need any specialist tools? :SFor the clutch you will want some form of aligning tools, theres a tool especially for it, or to make it easier, go to a scrappy and cut off some CVH 1.4 input shaft, then you just put it all through the clutch, onto the spiggot and it's already in line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etrebus Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 (edited) go to a scrappy and cut off some CVH 1.4 input shaft, then you just put it all through the clutch, onto the spiggot and it's already in line. sorry to but in but cvh engines dont have a spigot bearing Edited April 18, 2011 by etrebus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahmotorsport Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 go to a scrappy and cut off some CVH 1.4 input shaft, then you just put it all through the clutch, onto the spiggot and it's already in line. sorry to but in but cvh engines dont have a spigot bearing Is that so? My bad on that one then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersport Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 Recently brought a Mk5b 1.4 (cvh) for £100 knowing the clutch was on its way out. After just a few days the car was practically unusable and so here comes the difficult part, How easy is it to DIY fit a clutch? And does anyone have a "how to" guide? Thanks where abouts are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artuan00 Posted April 25, 2011 Author Share Posted April 25, 2011 I'm in waterlooville (near portsmouth) I got the gearbox off, thrust bearing was smashed to pieces and some of the clutch fingers were shorter than others Another problem has arisen, The clutch "fork"? one of 2 bits that stick out on in has snapped. Will post pics if I can get the camera to work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etrebus Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 I'm in waterlooville (near portsmouth) I got the gearbox off, thrust bearing was smashed to pieces and some of the clutch fingers were shorter than others Another problem has arisen, The clutch "fork"? one of 2 bits that stick out on in has snapped. Will post pics if I can get the camera to workthink the bits are roll pins they locate the thrust bearing you could get some from your local factors or you could get another clutch fork Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artuan00 Posted April 25, 2011 Author Share Posted April 25, 2011 It'd have to be a whole new clutch fork, its the bit the roll pins go in thats snapped off Any ideas where I can get a new clutch fork? tried googling the part number it had on it, with little success Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersport Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 got a pic of it? i might have one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artuan00 Posted May 2, 2011 Author Share Posted May 2, 2011 I'll go take a pic now. give me 15 mins to work out how the uploading thing works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahmotorsport Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 I'll go take a pic now. give me 15 mins to work out how the uploading thing works "Heavyrightfoot" on here probably has one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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