clutch renault clio

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grkify

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366 posts

119 months

Monday 15th September 2014
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Other night driving on the way home I got stuck behind a rather slow women going to overtake i dropped a gear and nothing happened except a lot of noise and not a lot of speed. So figured out that my clutch has finally given up on me. So my question is how long should it take me to replace. I have limited knowledge done basic servicing, changed my brake pad that sort of thing. As everything seems to needs to be doing as the same time insurance tax and now this saving on the cost of labour would make next month a whole lot easier for me as cheapest quote I have had is £300 minimum.

So been googling a little and everywhere seems to state it would take an amateur about a day which seems good if it means I can save more than a days wages part seems to be around £75 from europarts

So basically my questions are

1) Can I do it in a day.
2) Can one person do it or will I need assistance
3) Is there anything other than a jack. some axle stands a spanner set a socket set and a pry bar that ill need

Sorry its a lot of questions but cars are an interest of mine and I am fed up of spending up to £50 an hour labour on jobs that i might be able to do myself.

SmithyAG

300 posts

127 months

Wednesday 17th September 2014
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A mate of mine did the clutch on a 206 recently.

First clutch he'd ever done, took Saturday and Sunday at a leisurely pace.

He didn't need any special tools, and the only added extra was gearbox oil.

Clutch centralising tool would be needed but the Valeo kit he used came with a plastic one anyway.

He said a spare pair if hands would have been useful, but other than that he had no trouble.

grkify

Original Poster:

366 posts

119 months

Friday 19th September 2014
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screw it ill give it ago. if it saves me £250 then great if not then ill know next time to get someone else to do it.

paintman

7,669 posts

189 months

Friday 19th September 2014
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If you haven't already got one, see if your local library has the Haynes manual. If they haven't, consider buying one.
Many scoff at them but I've seen too many garage workshops with them - and plenty of personal experience using them - to take much notice of the scoffers.

andyiley

9,105 posts

151 months

Friday 19th September 2014
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In general, they are pretty rubbish at anything in depthe or highly technical, they just say consult the dealer!

Having said that their basic mechanical stuff like a clutch change, engine ancillary mechanics/electrics, bodywork & the like are definately better than nothing at worst, and quite helpful at best.

paintman

7,669 posts

189 months

Friday 19th September 2014
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If you want the full monty you need the factory manuals. Many are available as downloads or via ebay. They do make assumptions that you are competent, have access to a full range of tools incl service tools & have a certain level of knowledge!
Haynes assumes you know nothing, have a limited set of tools (often suggesting workarounds where factory manuals specify the use of special service tools)& the sequences & the photos often clarify things.
Many of the line drawings in the Haynes are direct lifts from factory manuals. I have both the Haynes & the LR manuals for my RRC. The Haynes is fairly basic & covers quite a few variants. The LR one is specific to the production years including mine. Haynes was about a tenner, the LR one is currently £60 - paper only, not available as RAVE CD.
True, the Haynes does say with some things that they aren't suitable for the home mechanic & TBH I'm inclined to agree. Despite over 40 years working on cars & bikes I do still find I need to get the occasional job done by a specialist!
ETA Whenever we've bought a new (to us) car I've always bought the Haynes & I've never regretted it smile



Edited by paintman on Friday 19th September 20:32

renorti

727 posts

195 months

Sunday 21st September 2014
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if it's a clio {98-2008 mk2} as far as clutch changes go it's fairly easy.
i remove the subframe,just gives more access but some just lower it down for the box to clear.
use a tray to catch the oil though,as once you remove the passenger side shaft all the oil comes out.
you will need to support the engine once the box is out,and 2 people do make it easier to get back on, if you can't get the car well off the ground.