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Bobupndown
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Well, following on from my post about replacing the clutch in my son's Peugeot 108 in the "what I fixed today" thread.......
Got the (quality oem Luk) clutch kit fitted, after driving for a short time there was a strange rattling noise. Gearbox out again, nothing obviously wrong, refitted it again and it seemed OK but after driving for a day the clutch pedal felt notchy and gear changes difficult. Gearbox out yet again for the 3rd time. New release bearing had come apart! Difficult to source the release bearing on its own without the full kit but managed to locate one. Fitted it tonight, in the process of putting the gearbox back in, i had a bottle jack supporting the engine, jacked it up a little and the jack goes through the bloody sump pan, oil everywhere. So I spent the rest of the evening stripping the sump off it, and it's as well the gearbox was out because there are two bolts on the sump conveniently located behind the flywheel which has to come off to access them. So now to find a supplier with a sump, not the usual pressed steel cheapy one as on the old 107s, no this is a cast aluminium one. So this DIY clutch change has cost me a clutch kit, another new release bearing (couldn't be annoyed arguing about who's responsible and sending the old one back to be examined by the manufacturer) a new sump, suitable sealant and another gallon of engine oil and what seems like about 2 weeks of my life. And then.....my wife comes home in her beloved Fiat 500 to tell me its clutch had failed.... again! Its already had a master cylinder under warranty and now it's lost all its hydraulic fluid from the ****ty cheap, so called quick fit connector between the master and slave cylinder pipe work, apparently a common 500 failure problem. I was delighted to discover its still got 6 days of the 6 month dealer provided warranty remaining so at least that's not my problem! FFS I hate working at cars sometimes.
Got the (quality oem Luk) clutch kit fitted, after driving for a short time there was a strange rattling noise. Gearbox out again, nothing obviously wrong, refitted it again and it seemed OK but after driving for a day the clutch pedal felt notchy and gear changes difficult. Gearbox out yet again for the 3rd time. New release bearing had come apart! Difficult to source the release bearing on its own without the full kit but managed to locate one. Fitted it tonight, in the process of putting the gearbox back in, i had a bottle jack supporting the engine, jacked it up a little and the jack goes through the bloody sump pan, oil everywhere. So I spent the rest of the evening stripping the sump off it, and it's as well the gearbox was out because there are two bolts on the sump conveniently located behind the flywheel which has to come off to access them. So now to find a supplier with a sump, not the usual pressed steel cheapy one as on the old 107s, no this is a cast aluminium one. So this DIY clutch change has cost me a clutch kit, another new release bearing (couldn't be annoyed arguing about who's responsible and sending the old one back to be examined by the manufacturer) a new sump, suitable sealant and another gallon of engine oil and what seems like about 2 weeks of my life. And then.....my wife comes home in her beloved Fiat 500 to tell me its clutch had failed.... again! Its already had a master cylinder under warranty and now it's lost all its hydraulic fluid from the ****ty cheap, so called quick fit connector between the master and slave cylinder pipe work, apparently a common 500 failure problem. I was delighted to discover its still got 6 days of the 6 month dealer provided warranty remaining so at least that's not my problem! FFS I hate working at cars sometimes.
Bobupndown
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And then today I find that these sumps are not available as aftermarket parts, none of the motor factors can source them. Tried a few French car breakers without success. Several on ebay from far flung countries not particularly cheap. The thieving Peugeot main dealer ******** wanted £340 for one, managed to get the identical part from a Toyota dealer (Aygo same as 108 and C1) for just £150, will be here by Tuesday.Well, following on from my post about replacing the clutch in my son's Peugeot 108 in the "what I fixed today" thread.......
Got the (quality oem Luk) clutch kit fitted, after driving for a short time there was a strange rattling noise. Gearbox out again, nothing obviously wrong, refitted it again and it seemed OK but after driving for a day the clutch pedal felt notchy and gear changes difficult. Gearbox out yet again for the 3rd time. New release bearing had come apart! Difficult to source the release bearing on its own without the full kit but managed to locate one. Fitted it tonight, in the process of putting the gearbox back in, i had a bottle jack supporting the engine, jacked it up a little and the jack goes through the bloody sump pan, oil everywhere. So I spent the rest of the evening stripping the sump off it, and it's as well the gearbox was out because there are two bolts on the sump conveniently located behind the flywheel which has to come off to access them. So now to find a supplier with a sump, not the usual pressed steel cheapy one as on the old 107s, no this is a cast aluminium one. So this DIY clutch change has cost me a clutch kit, another new release bearing (couldn't be annoyed arguing about who's responsible and sending the old one back to be examined by the manufacturer) a new sump, suitable sealant and another gallon of engine oil and what seems like about 2 weeks of my life. And then.....my wife comes home in her beloved Fiat 500 to tell me its clutch had failed.... again! Its already had a master cylinder under warranty and now it's lost all its hydraulic fluid from the ****ty cheap, so called quick fit connector between the master and slave cylinder pipe work, apparently a common 500 failure problem. I was delighted to discover its still got 6 days of the 6 month dealer provided warranty remaining so at least that's not my problem! FFS I hate working at cars sometimes.
Then the Fiat saga, it would cost my wife more to change her insurance to a courtesy car that the £20 clutch pipe repair kit from Amazon so didn't even bother with the dealer. Its arriving tomorrow so hopefully 1 of the sick fleet will be mobile again.
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Good job on sourcing the cheaper identical part, mental that peugeot are charging more than double what toyota are!
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Jacks on sump pans usually end in grief , may I suggest you use a thick plywood load spreader & some rubber matting against the pan next timeWell, following on from my post about replacing the clutch in my son's Peugeot 108 in the "what I fixed today" thread.......
Got the (quality oem Luk) clutch kit fitted, after driving for a short time there was a strange rattling noise. Gearbox out again, nothing obviously wrong, refitted it again and it seemed OK but after driving for a day the clutch pedal felt notchy and gear changes difficult. Gearbox out yet again for the 3rd time. New release bearing had come apart! Difficult to source the release bearing on its own without the full kit but managed to locate one. Fitted it tonight, in the process of putting the gearbox back in, i had a bottle jack supporting the engine, jacked it up a little and the jack goes through the bloody sump pan, oil everywhere. So I spent the rest of the evening stripping the sump off it, and it's as well the gearbox was out because there are two bolts on the sump conveniently located behind the flywheel which has to come off to access them. So now to find a supplier with a sump, not the usual pressed steel cheapy one as on the old 107s, no this is a cast aluminium one. So this DIY clutch change has cost me a clutch kit, another new release bearing (couldn't be annoyed arguing about who's responsible and sending the old one back to be examined by the manufacturer) a new sump, suitable sealant and another gallon of engine oil and what seems like about 2 weeks of my life. And then.....my wife comes home in her beloved Fiat 500 to tell me its clutch had failed.... again! Its already had a master cylinder under warranty and now it's lost all its hydraulic fluid from the ****ty cheap, so called quick fit connector between the master and slave cylinder pipe work, apparently a common 500 failure problem. I was delighted to discover its still got 6 days of the 6 month dealer provided warranty remaining so at least that's not my problem! FFS I hate working at cars sometimes.
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2010 Nissan Note rear axle bushes circa £1800 +VAT Renault equivalent £25
Nissan make you buy the whole axle FFS!
Bobupndown
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Yes I know!
Normally would have done. It was basically just supporting the engine with the gearbox off. An expensive lesson.
New one arrived today, bolted on with rtv sealant, allowed it to go off for an hour then torqued up. Hopefully get the gearbox back into it tomorrow night and fixed once and for all.
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" Oh dear ! The crapacitor has crapped it ."
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Found a 'close enough' capacitor in the 'that'll come in handy' box, soldered it in to be met by a distinctly electrical crackling sound. The switch was arcing, so took that apart and cleaned up the contacts, all working now
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Well this is an ongoing saga, went over to my pet grinders yesterday morning to pick up (I had hoped) a couple of reamers that have been on order for a while now. I was met by a very unhappy chappie, he has just paid a little over £150k for this machine:
Today was going to be the big day, he had a whole bench of jobs lined up and had come in early to start and planned on staying late. Three jobs in the spindle seized solid, he has found debris under it, it is on (or should be) air bearings. The machine is Swiss, I think it is a Studer but I wouldn't swear to that and the engineer is based in Italy, I am going to keep my distance for a few days whilst he and the machine cool down. It's not what you need from a new bit of kit, especially if the work for it is piling up.
Today was going to be the big day, he had a whole bench of jobs lined up and had come in early to start and planned on staying late. Three jobs in the spindle seized solid, he has found debris under it, it is on (or should be) air bearings. The machine is Swiss, I think it is a Studer but I wouldn't swear to that and the engineer is based in Italy, I am going to keep my distance for a few days whilst he and the machine cool down. It's not what you need from a new bit of kit, especially if the work for it is piling up.
Jelly_Sheffield
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That's a biggie!
If I was him I'd already be looking through the contract/terms of sale to see what it says about consequential damages, and if there's a liquidated damages clause...
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I have never seen Andy so worked up, he was really angry. I felt very sorry for him.
Jelly_Sheffield
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Yeah, he is well within his rights to be absolutely fuming.
Hopefully the manufacturer is good enough to make him whole again for the time and inconvenience as well as getting it running quick sharp.
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Three days training and the machine was commissioned by their engineer, all a bit redundant as the machine replaced an almost identical one.
The_Yellow_Ardvark
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got this the other day.
i did not check if there was film in it.
So I opened it in daylight.
There was.
