kamaleon Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 I need to change the clutch and as recommended by western i put a new Valeo 130 heavy duty clutch. Now the my first problem befor to start new working. - how do I align the clutch? What can I use? i need to buy a special tools where i can find photo or tutorial kamaleon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars L Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 I have used a piece of metal rod, 22 mm in diameter and just wound a few laps of plastic tape to fill up for the clutch centre. It all corrects itself when the gearbox is pushed in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve H Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 what you need is a clutch alignment tool, which is something which has a main piece the inner diameter of the clutch friction plate splines & at its tip the inner diameter of the spigot bearing. If you know a wood turner, get them to make you one out of a short (1') of broom or shovel handle. Thats what I got made for my last clutch job. There are also commercial kits for this sort of thing with an assortment of different diameter bits, google clutch alignment tools & you'll see what I mean, you may be able to borrow or hire one of these. Once you have your tool put the friction plate in place between the drivenplate/flywheel & pressure plate but only do them up enough to hold the friction plate in place so it won't slip but can be levered around, then pop in the CA Tool & adjust the postion so the tool sticks out square then tighten up the bolts holding the pressure plate in place & you're good to go. Sorry if this sounds confusing, I know what I mean. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamaleon Posted September 14, 2009 Author Share Posted September 14, 2009 I have find this tool Application: Land Rover Defender 1993-95 (Tool #CP23) Pilot dia. inch: 0.75 Pilot dia. Metric: 19.05 Spline count: 23 Spline decimal: 1 Spline inch: 1 Spline metric: 25.4 i try to made this with a piece of wood o metal thanks @ all kamaleon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamaleon Posted September 14, 2009 Author Share Posted September 14, 2009 Only last question: - why i must to align the clutch, what problems could I have if not aligns it? cu kamaleon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markyboy Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 Only last question: - why i must to align the clutch, what problems could I have if not aligns it? cu kamaleon You won't be able to get the gearbox back in. Incidentally, you can align the clutch by eye if you can get your head level witht the flywheel when fitting it, I've doen it countless times. Admittedly not as easy as using an alignment tool but it's possible and is less expensive, . You can also use a socket on the end of an extension, one that will fit into the spigot bearing in the flywheel, then, as Lars L suggests, wrap the extension bar in insulation tape to make it the same diameter as the splines in the driven plate. Simple but effective. Mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJN Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 A cheap alignment tool is a 1/2inch extension bar wrapped in some electrical tape to the same thickness as the hole in your clutch. Found this works very well and I now leave the tape on the bar! TJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy_neutron Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 many years ago i got a cheap plastic alignment tool with a clutch kit and it was fine until the dog chewed it. Now i just use my finger to align the clutch and strangely i've never had a problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lrfarmer Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 i used to use a sparke plug but since i scraped an ild disco box i cut the input shaft off and now use that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbs Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 I got the front 6 inches of an input shaft and use that i got it from e-bay as it looks as though someone else had the same idea as me when they did the chop job on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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