What have you done to your car today......

[aide]

ukkid35 said:

aide said:

Pushed it out of the garage for the usual oil and water checks to find a rather large puddle of dot 4.

Zero Clutch.

Going to replace the slave with a Tilton unit..

Feel for you, I really do!

Please tell me that you didn't have an RP Slave fitted (even if you did just tell me you didn't).

(Paul, look away now) Unfortunately it was an RP slave (third one).
I fitted the first two myself and got the guy that designed the RP to personally fit the third one...
My cerb is in pretty good nick and I've fixed, uprated or replaced most major flaws. The slave is its most vulnerable point.
So, fitting a Tilton slave should alleviate that weak point once and for all.
Can't wait to get a big hole saw and hack bellhouising

[Jhonno]

aide said:

ukkid35 said:

aide said:

Pushed it out of the garage for the usual oil and water checks to find a rather large puddle of dot 4.

Zero Clutch.

Going to replace the slave with a Tilton unit..

Feel for you, I really do!

Please tell me that you didn't have an RP Slave fitted (even if you did just tell me you didn't).

(Paul, look away now) Unfortunately it was an RP slave (third one).
I fitted the first two myself and got the guy that designed the RP to personally fit the third one...
My cerb is in pretty good nick and I've fixed, uprated or replaced most major flaws. The slave is its most vulnerable point.
So, fitting a Tilton slave should alleviate that weak point once and for all.
Can't wait to get a big hole saw and hack bellhouising

My RP is fine 2years later... I am now a little concerned.. If mine goes I will fit a Tilton also.

[gruffalo]

6 or 7 years of ownership with 45K miles and so far with one change of seals on the slave and then only a slow weeping of fluid, never a clutch failure.

How come they differ so much?

[Demondad]

I must be mad! Removed battery to transfer to wife's troublesome Audi TT so I can get it started and out the way of my Cerb which is stuck down my single drive. Tinkering on that Audi makes me realise how easy the Cerbera is to maintain and troubleshoot. Pistonheads Cerb Forum is so much better that the TT OWENERS forum.

[aide]

gruffalo said:

6 or 7 years of ownership with 45K miles and so far with one change of seals on the slave and then only a slow weeping of fluid, never a clutch failure.

How come they differ so much?

I've spent a great deal of time on it over the past few years and it always leaked after a while.
Last time it went in, I had everything replaced. I sent the bellhousing and flywheel to Russel at RP, had the flywheel polished and the step machined to the correct depth. Everything came back ready to fit.
I'm guessing that I must have a slightly out of tolerance bellhousing?

[CerbWill]

I'm beginning to wonder if the bellhousing is the problem TBH, or maybe some other alignment problem. If the mounting face for the clutch slave isn't exactly square on to the clutch fingers there'll be a non-uniform load on the release bearing which must result in some odd forces acting on the clutch seals (shear/twisting forces)which theyre obviously not meant to cope with.

[Incognegro]

This morning I got my Cerb into Dave The Trimmer for its proper interior makeover. Yes I am going quilted diamonds in double stitching to roof lining, door cards, centre bolsters etc. I know its been done on most Cerbs but the way does it is just too good. Having it in very thick padding with the padding to be as defined as possible as I'm not opting for contrasting stitching.

Cant wait to see what I get back.

[ukkid35]

I've ignored the sulky b'stard and gave my other car a well deserved post Ring oil change.

[Jhonno]

Simple oil and filter change..

[Boatbuoy]

Today I drove mine for the first time in nearly 2 years, albeit only round a private trading estate. Now into final recomissioning following my chassis refurb.

I did manage to pull a massive burnout though.

[FarmyardPants]

Fitted a bonnet badge. It's a stick-on job from a company called "I say ding dong".
Impressed with the quality of it. Not bad for £8 for two.

[fatjon]

aide said:

(Paul, look away now) Unfortunately it was an RP slave (third one).

Ditto and dripping again.

[plug]

Couple of times car hasn't started on first push of the button, just checked big fuse, one nut was a little lose, and fuse was split halfway through. Fitted new one works now.

Edited by plug on Monday 19th October 20:34

[aide]

CerbWill said:

I'm beginning to wonder if the bellhousing is the problem TBH, or maybe some other alignment problem. If the mounting face for the clutch slave isn't exactly square on to the clutch fingers there'll be a non-uniform load on the release bearing which must result in some odd forces acting on the clutch seals (shear/twisting forces)which theyre obviously not meant to cope with.

That's a good point. I'm trying to think of ways to measure how perpendicular the bell-housing is wrt the clutch diaphragm fingers. I might buy another bell-housing to compare with.
Needless to say, a Tilton slave will be going in.

[aide]

FarmyardPants said:

Fitted a bonnet badge. It's a stick-on job from a company called "I say ding dong".
Impressed with the quality of it. Not bad for £8 for two.

They're nice. I want to get the rear Cerbera boot badge refurbed as the paint on mine is flaking.

[Vee8ight]

aide said:

CerbWill said:

I'm beginning to wonder if the bellhousing is the problem TBH, or maybe some other alignment problem. If the mounting face for the clutch slave isn't exactly square on to the clutch fingers there'll be a non-uniform load on the release bearing which must result in some odd forces acting on the clutch seals (shear/twisting forces)which theyre obviously not meant to cope with.

That's a good point. I'm trying to think of ways to measure how perpendicular the bell-housing is wrt the clutch diaphragm fingers. I might buy another bell-housing to compare with.
Needless to say, a Tilton slave will be going in.

I hope you get it sorted and it's not the RP slave at fault
Mines on 62k now, 8k with RP Slave, 54k with 2 oe and 2 seal kits

Daz

[NilsP]

Finally Recieved my new wheels after 23 weeks of waiting!
I love them! They resemble spider but I lost 3 kg per corner
Well worth the wait!

[gruffalo]

Nice!

[gruffalo]

Today I will mostly be dropping my car off at STR8SIX for her to go on a 3 month holiday to have her chassis and suspension restored to better than new.

In February I expect to be very poor.

[Jhonno]

gruffalo said:

Today I will mostly be dropping my car off at STR8SIX for her to go on a 3 month holiday to have her chassis and suspension restored to better than new.

In February I expect to be very poor.

I can only imagine!