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Updated: Clutch Fitted, small problem
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 4:17 pm
by RayneR
406 2.0 hdi 110 2000/may
My clutch is slipping a bit more often then 1 year and half ago, then problem is that when i hit hard the acceleration pedal my RPM goes wildly up and the car speed won't change but right after that it will go down and get stable.
So, is there anyway to adjust the clutch ?
no? Then will i need to buy the clutch and flywheel and rest of the bits, or with only the clutch and the rest of the bits i'm good ?
By the way i want to do a medium repro for about 20 bhp, so with my clutch current state i won't have any chance of doing it right ?
Thank you.
Re: Clutch will fail eventually...so..then what?
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 4:39 pm
by Welly
My clutch slipped like this for 2 years, it always seemed to slip more when everything was hot so, being in Portugal, I suppose yours will slip more than usual.
Best cure seems to be to convert to a solid flywheel and new clutch kit. A member on here "rapport25" sourced an uprated (organic/stage 2?) clutch for his, it might be on here somewhere if you search.
Re: Clutch will fail eventually...so..then what?
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 4:42 pm
by lozz
sorry mate,
nope no adjustment, even if so its not worth it,
best thing to do is Nurse it for a bit, drive it like its a day old,
Re: Clutch will fail eventually...so..then what?
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 5:13 pm
by RayneR
Thank you for your answers.
Well the complete clutch kit is a lot expensive

, i can't even imagine an uprated one ... but i suppose with a solid convertion kit i'll do just fine either ...no ?
i read somewhere when i searched here on the forum that a guy remapped he's and still drove the clutch like this for almost 2 years

Re: Clutch will fail eventually...so..then what?
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 7:00 pm
by mjb
try bleeding the slave cylinder - *might* just be the system being over-pressurised. Unlikely, but worth a try just in case
Re: Clutch will fail eventually...so..then what?
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 12:52 am
by RayneR
Thanks! I think i might try to do that, got nothing to loose ..
Re: Clutch will fail eventually...
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 10:10 pm
by RayneR
Well, just an update.
I skipped that option, i'll just put a new complete clutch on december or in january . i thought buying the following : (
Give your advice considering that this new clutch it's for remapping the ecu for about plus more 20 bhp thank you.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/250838753145? ... 1423.l2649
what do you think ?
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Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2011 9:02 am
by steve_earwig
The seller has good feedback but I'd be interested in who actually made it...
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Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2011 11:41 am
by mjb
VOICE OF EXPERIENCE: With the *considerable* amount of time and effort involved in changing a clutch on a 406, I'd buy nothing less than branded kit from somewhere you can easily get a refund if it ends up breaking after a few days.
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Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2011 2:07 pm
by lozz
steve_earwig wrote:The seller has good feedback but I'd be interested in who actually made it...
your correct there ,
that might be a Re furbished kit.
theres a company near me, (Lancashire ) that refurbish clutch parts
they just rebuild/skim preasure plates, and re friction brake pads clutch plates, a coat of silver paint and no ones the wiser,
strangely ive never had a problem with there stuff its as good as original,
perhaps alot of companys on ebay selling cheap kits are getting them from same supplier,
Re: Updated: Clutch will fail eventually..new clutch.need ad
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2011 1:42 pm
by RayneR
Well, i though that one was good because it included the solid flywheel, which it's the best thing to change either with the clutch. People always says to me that i should change the flywheel also ...
So i came across that kit which is a solid flywheel and clutch with nice price.
What about these ones:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PEUGEOT-406-6 ... 19c9e63667
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PEUGEOT-406-2 ... 45f61a23ce
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Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 3:15 pm
by 110wyn
Euro car parts are doing a solid clutch conversion for approx £150 inc. of vat.
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Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 3:58 pm
by RayneR
Hello, does that kit include the flywheel ?
Where can i buy that from here ?
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Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 4:25 pm
by RayneR
lozz wrote:steve_earwig wrote:The seller has good feedback but I'd be interested in who actually made it...
your correct there ,
that might be a Re furbished kit.
theres a company near me, (Lancashire ) that refurbish clutch parts
they just rebuild/skim preasure plates, and re friction brake pads clutch plates, a coat of silver paint and no ones the wiser,
strangely ive never had a problem with there stuff its as good as original,
perhaps alot of companys on ebay selling cheap kits are getting them from same supplier,
Apparently, i asked the seller what was the brand of the clutch and he said it was he's own brand clutch " techniclutch " ( seller's name ) . So i think this may be a re-manufactured clutch ...
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Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 9:15 pm
by lozz
Theres nothing wrong with Re-furbed clutch parts,
ive been using them for the past 16 years never had a problem
however if its a Re-frictioned part id never pay that,
eg ipay, £9 for pads,
£12 -£15 for a (clutch/friction disc- plate,
or kits £50 upwards depending on what car it is,
the parts in the clutch plates are basicly new, springs etc,
its only the backing plates they re-use
preasure plates etc are proffesionaly skimmed the amount shaved off is compensated with the clutch plate thats provided with it,