Clutch Slipping

[Gary406]

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...

[lozz]

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,

[Gary406]

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

[Doggy]

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.

[mjb]

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

[Gary406]

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

[gumby6371]

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.

[mjcook1984]

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

[Gary406]

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"

[RayneR]

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.

[adam03031980]

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

[Gary406]

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 .