Clutch (what are the signs?)
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Done nearly 17k in my Tamora and it is still on the orginal clutch. I noticed yesterday that the biting point on the clutch seemed higher than I remember (its always been quite high), virtually at the top of the travel. It isn't really causing any problems as yet though.
Its having its big service (tappets adjusted etc.) at Central TVR in Stourbridge in a few weeks time then its off to Le Mans and 2 weeks later down to Lake Garda in Italy with the good lady. 3500 miles in 6 weeks! Don't wish to get paranoid, but what are the signs if a clutch is on the way out? What is the life expectance of a clutch?
The last thing I want in the coming months is after spending a lot of time and money planning a road trip, for the clutch to go and be stuck with a hire car.
Its having its big service (tappets adjusted etc.) at Central TVR in Stourbridge in a few weeks time then its off to Le Mans and 2 weeks later down to Lake Garda in Italy with the good lady. 3500 miles in 6 weeks! Don't wish to get paranoid, but what are the signs if a clutch is on the way out? What is the life expectance of a clutch?
The last thing I want in the coming months is after spending a lot of time and money planning a road trip, for the clutch to go and be stuck with a hire car.
not as bad you think, got my bill in front of me, mine was £457 for the clutch itself and 5 hours to remove and fit, mine came to £750
When mine gave way it wasn't the friction plates, it was the clutch fingers, a few of them had snapped making it increasingly difficult to select gears then it evcentually gave way. I might be wrong but i'm pretty sure its the same AP racing clutch that Aston use in the DB9, someone correct me!
Anyway i'm led to believe that most clutch failures on t350/tams/sags are down to the failure i experienced not the friction plates. So just keep an eye out for a sudden change in the feel of the pedal. depends how you drive ofcourse but i got 27k from my last clutch and even then it wasn't slipping when it failured.
When mine gave way it wasn't the friction plates, it was the clutch fingers, a few of them had snapped making it increasingly difficult to select gears then it evcentually gave way. I might be wrong but i'm pretty sure its the same AP racing clutch that Aston use in the DB9, someone correct me!
Anyway i'm led to believe that most clutch failures on t350/tams/sags are down to the failure i experienced not the friction plates. So just keep an eye out for a sudden change in the feel of the pedal. depends how you drive ofcourse but i got 27k from my last clutch and even then it wasn't slipping when it failured.
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