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while were on the subject of clutches (other post) thought i would ask this. its been on my mind since it stopped but it baffled me

when i got my new d8 1.9 few weeks ago the clutch was slipping . not bad but very noticable if you put your foot down...

after having the cambelt done and aux belt the clutch hasnt slipped since.

i thought surely this job wouldnt make a difference to the clutch. but it has . now i try my best to make clutch slip but it wont...

Most probs youve just got used to the car mate,
iknow youve gone from a 1.9 derv to a 1.9 derv but there will be differnce in bitting points etc,
iget all cars on a steep hill and floor it. if the revs climb and loose speed clutch plate is low,

the clutch was definately slipping before cambelt change. after that it wasnt. its weird

Maybe you've 'un-kinked' the clutch cable, (or otherwise freed off something that was interfering with its action).

In any case, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

consider yourself lucky but start putting some money aside for a clutch change just in case...

ye gonna get it done early this year then its all done and ready for another 72k miles (hopefully)

If you've got the time and the tools why not swap it for the one in your spares car.
Admittedly it's a used clutch so it wont last as long as a new one but if you do it yourself it will only cost your own time.

could the previous own of fitted a new clutch and it was still bedding in hence why its stopped all of a sudden

my old clutch from my old car is the same. a crap cheap clutch was fitted by a mobile mechanic

the new car isnt a new clutch still judders a bit and bighting point is high"ish"

Mine is like yours, when i poot my foot down it will slip like hell, but it recovers, but when it recovers i can't pull out much more power, it looks like it's hesitating.

Anyway, i got a solid flywheel convertion from valeo, will be fitted 17th this month.

I hope this will be good for remap.

My hdi 110 started slipping at 55k its now on 153k and clutch hasnt been changed seemed o top after a few hundred miles was told it could have been oil contamination

unless oil was spilt over the gearbox it probably wasnt oil . the seal is behind the flywheel making it impossible for oil to get on the clutch .