simonb Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Clutch release arm punched through this afternoon whilst I was in Reading on the way back to Salisbury. Drat. Recovery flatbed was there in less than an hour. The 90 is now back at home on the drive, with the tunnel already stripped out, to do it all tomorrow. Luckily I have a replacement clutch in the garage and a reinforced arm, so another weekend fixing it, last weekend it was the cambelt, and its booked for a MOT in Tues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landowner Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Clutch release arm punched through this afternoon whilst I was in Reading on the way back to Salisbury. Drat. Recovery flatbed was there in less than an hour. The 90 is now back at home on the drive, with the tunnel already stripped out, to do it all tomorrow. Luckily I have a replacement clutch in the garage and a reinforced arm, so another weekend fixing it, last weekend it was the cambelt, and its booked for a MOT in Tues. Pictures when you do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigelw Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Sorry to hear the run of bad luck Good job you got spares and luckily it falls on the weekend and not mid week when you need it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonb Posted October 25, 2013 Author Share Posted October 25, 2013 I have the series 3 for midweek and the 4 mile journey to work. The parts had been bought in preparation for the eventual rebuild on a new galv chassis - so they will be used a bit earlier than planned. It's gear box, back/down on the end of of my engine crane - at least this way its just all nuts and bolts. The engine out method I find is more of a faff as more electrics and fluids are involved. After a couple of hours work tonight, its just the bell housing bolts and gearbox mounts to be undone in the morning. Got a mate coming round to give me a hand - bribing him with (a bit of) alcohol shortly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 This just prompted me to ring my insurers and double check my policy included RAC recovery .... And it doesn't ! They had sent me a leaflet saying all private car policies had free RAC. I hadn't twigged that my policy was PLG. I'd even cancelled my AA membership on the back of it. Eek. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonb Posted October 27, 2013 Author Share Posted October 27, 2013 Well yesterday was a pain with the rain. Gearbox was out after a few hours and there was the broken arm. Old clutch wasn't actually that worn, but I replaced it anyway. Right pain in a&£e getting the gearbox back onto the engine, some long studding helped to line it up given the uneven weight, which makes it twist, but had hell of a job getting it to go the last few inches onto the engine. Eventually lying on my back underneath and pushing on the transfer box with my feet, I got it forward enough to get one of the bottom bolts in. Using a couple of longer bolts I was able to pull the 2 together and then fit the other bolts. All the mechanicals (cross member, exhaust, props) were back in by 6pm last night when I called it quits. This morning it was all the fiddly stuff - transfer linkage, earth straps, floor panels etc. By 9am this morning I was able to start the engine and with a relief, select gears. By 1030 it was all finished and test drive time. Worryingly there was a tinkling sound coming from either the exhaust or transfer box rear. I had heard the same when refitting the props last night. It also seemed to be there when stationary. Another crawl underneath and to my relief I quickly spotted the heatshield on the transfer box mount was touching the metal of the mount. Quick lever away with index finger and all silent. Phew. I had considered cancelling my AA policy as I've only used it twice in 20 years before this, once when I looked myself out and another time when a hire car I had, had no rear lights - blown fuse. In the end I went for a basic policy but did include recovery - thank goodness for that. So clutch change in just about a day with a few hours work either side of that. I need a good lie down! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballcock Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Congratulations are in order for a job well done. It's a pity that the lever is not reinforced from new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 .....It's a pity that the lever is not reinforced from new. It's a pity it's not cast like I believe the TD5 and V8 ones are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikec Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 It's a pity it's not cast like I believe the TD5 and V8 ones areMy v8 one is cast, proper hd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbs Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 I do question why they're not cast like others-V8/TD5 et-al, That would make life so much nicer for all concerned John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 I do question why they're not cast like others-V8/TD5 et-al, That would make life so much nicer for all concerned It's 'cos they know TDi owners are cheap :ph34r: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Lol.... stir stir Yep, we're cheap and if it was cast that's another tenner less we'd need to spend when we glue another sheet of sandpaper to the friction plate so we can get the last few miles out of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeyw Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Lol.... stir stir There's a smiley for that Barry. Shame on you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbs Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 It's 'cos they know TDi owners are cheap :ph34r: Ouch mister fridge lol John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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