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hi everyone new to the site (great btw)and 406's, i recently purchased a 1997 2l 16v 406,and it seems to have a problem.when pulling away as the clutch is near full release it judders(kangaroos) the only way i can get round this is by slipping the clutch,the clutch is not riding high or slipping when driving,does anyone know what this could be thanks in advance ps ive tried the search for clutch judder and not alot is appearing.

Engine mount(s).

(Welcome).

Bye.

I'll be blowed, I didn't know that Welly.
Welcome 2L16v

cheerz for the welcomess ill be checking the mounts tomoz(never thought about them to be honest )

knackerd clutch pressure plate

bugger.

Or contaminated friction plate. It still could be the mounts tho, so start by looking at them.

steve_earwig wrote:Or contaminated friction plate.

if it was slipping

Hmm, maybe that was just an Avenger thing then.

loose mount got one from the scrappy and its now a ok but now my rear stabiliser bars making a nice racket

2L16v wrote:loose mount got one from the scrappy and its now a ok but now my rear stabiliser bars making a nice racket

Do you mean the rear anti-rollbar or the rear drop links?

You might want to check the anti-rollbar bushes front and rear, mine were perished as hell, not a terrible job to do.
I had to change the drop links on the front and rear too and the top link rods; these are a bit more of a pig to do!
I had to drop out the rear shocks to undo the bottom nuts on the rear drop links; you have to use an allen key in the end of the ball-joint to stop it spinning which generally rounds off meaning mole grips or dremel with next to no access ; same problem on the front links but theres enough access to get moles on the back of the ball joint.

If you need any advice give me a shout cos I didn't do the job that long ago.

thanks for that its the drop links,im tackling the job next weekend,so if i get stuck on anything ill send you a pm if you dont mind.cheers again

Just had the clutch done on my 2.0hdi, had vibration through the pedal, juddering when pulling away, no slipping clutch and was smooth while driving.
Problem was knackered release bearing, this damaged the pressure plate, fork and cone. Some of the teeth on the pressure plate were broken.

Hope it helps.

Good luck in fixing it.

Paul.

2L16v wrote:thanks for that its the drop links,im tackling the job next weekend,so if i get stuck on anything ill send you a pm if you dont mind.cheers again

No worries
Hey another biker! I've still got the taste of brake fluid in my mouth, I found the braided hose I bought a while back which my wife tidied for me
Got it fitted tonight but all I had was a bit of clear hose to bleed it hence DOT4 breath Anyway, job done, I can't believe what a difference it's made! No more squashy front brake!

Edit: I'm at a bike rally on the isle of wight next weekend so if you do have any questions let me know before friday! I'm back on monday; inlaws taking the kids so a weekend on the piss with my wife (among other things!)

Another Edit: Change the rear anti-rollbar bushes while you're doing the drop links; you need to remove the links to do the bushes so perfect time for the job