Clutch Repair in Torquay
If you are having problems with you Clutch on your vehicle it could be caused by a number of factors. The clutch unit generally needs replacing with normal driving condtions at around 60-90,000 miles. This will depend on the car manafacture and the way the car is driven and who by. As well as the clutch unit most diesel cars have a Duel Mass Flywheel if the clutch fails or the DMF fails it is always advisable to replace both parts at the same time. The reason for this is if you replace a new clutch unit and run it on a old worn flywheel the Clutch with fail quickly again leaving you with having to do the work all again. the biggest expensive of the clutch job is usually the labour cost so it is aways best to replace all parts while the mechanic has the unit apart.
Clutch Repair in Torquay average costs
3 part clutch units fitted to a small car 1.1 range are usually costing around £295
Small family cars like a ford focus are around £345- £395
If your car is a Diesel model then you need to add aorund £200.00 to £250.00 for the Duel mass flywheel
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It is always better if you can drop the vehicle in to your local garage as soon as you have any problems do not leave it to long as this can cause more damage to crtical parts leaving you with a much higher repair bill then expeted
Clutch Common Faults
Clutch Slip: This can be caused by oil finding its way onto the friction plate or the friction plate being worn when you place your foot on the aclerator your refs will go up more than your engine speed. If you have oil on the friction plate it could be due to your concentric slave clyinder leaking on to the plates.
Concentric Slave Clyinder: This part is always inculded in 3 part clutch kit if it fails you will get a loss of Clutch foot pedal control or the clutch pedel will go straight to the floor this means you will not be able to select any gears. if this happens you will need a uregent Clutch repair in Torquay
Clutch Drag: This is where the clutch plate is not at a correct adjustment or the centre plate is sticking on the splines and the difficulties you would have with this problem is obtaining gears particularly first and reverse gears.
Clutch Judder: This is caused by a warped friction plate or the gearbox or engine mounts could be broken, with this you get a shudder and a vibration when the vehicle starts to move. This can also be caused by a worn Duel mass flywheel
