James_VW Posted October 24, 2016 Report Share Posted October 24, 2016 Clutch keeps slipping on lupo sport. I've dropped the box and ready to install a used clutch. (Used because car won't be on road for awhile after a few months) How do you check the condition of a used friction plate and pressure plate? Release bearing seems good, would a little grease be ok on shaft? Cheers James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sausage Posted October 24, 2016 Report Share Posted October 24, 2016 Friction plate will have a minimum thickness figure possibly, compare it with the slipping one and you should have an idea but the difference will probably be small maybe around 1 - 1.5mm but look for plenty of meat above the rivets, no cracking and obvious problems like bits missing broken springs etc. Pressure plate look for cracks, bad scoring and heat damage that could lead to warping, make sure the clutch fingers are all there and even at the end where the clutch release bearing presses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James_VW Posted October 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2016 Cheers for the reply, Will have a good comparison when I get the old clutch of tomorrow. Let's hope for good weather.... ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James_VW Posted October 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2016 Oh, I don't have clutch alignment tool... What can I use? Think I read somewhere a socket? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sausage Posted October 24, 2016 Report Share Posted October 24, 2016 Mk1 eyeball, just centre it, nip up the pressure plate to hold it then look at it square on under the arch and centre it again if needs be then tighten up the bolts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James_VW Posted October 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2016 What a ballache it is getting the box back in... Deffo a lot easier with 2 people to lift box back in. First time I've done a clutch, good learning experience and will defiantly find it easier to do next time... Here's a pic of the clutch I removed... Best of all it didn't cost me anything ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derv Posted October 27, 2016 Report Share Posted October 27, 2016 That was worth doing. It looks fairly obvious why it was slipping. That's a great check list from Sausage. For others I would just add to look for oil contamination, from a leak from the gearbox input shaft seal, or even the rear crank seal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.