Clutch gone - Fiesta 1.25 - 2009 (59)
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It looks like the clutch on my girlfriends 32.5k mile fiesta has gone: Slipping in gear getting progressively worse and it failed the 4th gear stall test....
The thing that grates is the car is only 3 years and a couple of months old and has suffered from an IMO poorly fitted clutch, more noticeable in the past 18 months - chirps on most changes and bite point is wildly different to other fiesta's. Well it was never taken in to be adjusted within its warranty period and the above, coupled with mainly town driving has meant it has gone (anything above 1/3 throttle causes slipping).
I have managed to get a few quotes, both from local garages to change it, but is it worth going to Ford to see if I can get some form of goodwill?
Quote 1:
New clutch kit inc. slave, Gearbox oil, labour and VAT - £540 (genuine ford parts)
Quote 2:
New clutch fitted only - £275 + VAT (non ford OEM spec)
Which would PH go with/is Ford likely to offer any goodwill/be competitive?
Money is very tight - moving into first (rented) place in 6 weeks!!!!
The thing that grates is the car is only 3 years and a couple of months old and has suffered from an IMO poorly fitted clutch, more noticeable in the past 18 months - chirps on most changes and bite point is wildly different to other fiesta's. Well it was never taken in to be adjusted within its warranty period and the above, coupled with mainly town driving has meant it has gone (anything above 1/3 throttle causes slipping).
I have managed to get a few quotes, both from local garages to change it, but is it worth going to Ford to see if I can get some form of goodwill?
Quote 1:
New clutch kit inc. slave, Gearbox oil, labour and VAT - £540 (genuine ford parts)
Quote 2:
New clutch fitted only - £275 + VAT (non ford OEM spec)
Which would PH go with/is Ford likely to offer any goodwill/be competitive?
Money is very tight - moving into first (rented) place in 6 weeks!!!!
Get a Borg&Beck clutch, about the best you can find for OEM, buy it and give it to the garage to fit would be cheapest
I would have thought.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BORG-AND-BECK-CLUTCH-KIT...
I would have thought.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BORG-AND-BECK-CLUTCH-KIT...
Willhook said:
Get a Borg&Beck clutch, about the best you can find for OEM, buy it and give it to the garage to fit would be cheapest
I would have thought.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BORG-AND-BECK-CLUTCH-KIT...
If you supply your own clutch I doubt the garage will be willing to provide any warranty on the job.I would have thought.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BORG-AND-BECK-CLUTCH-KIT...
kiethton said:
Quote 1:
New clutch kit inc. slave, Gearbox oil, labour and VAT - £540 (genuine ford parts)
Quote 2:
New clutch fitted only - £275 + VAT (non ford OEM spec)
On a lot of Fords the slave is inside the bellhousing so you have to take the gearbox off to change it, which is a real pain and they're not that expensive so it's worth changing 'while you're in there' so to speak. Gearbox oil, will most likely come out when they remove the driveshafts so will either have to be caught in a nearby bucket and put back in or replaced with fresh.New clutch kit inc. slave, Gearbox oil, labour and VAT - £540 (genuine ford parts)
Quote 2:
New clutch fitted only - £275 + VAT (non ford OEM spec)
So depends whether you're going to be keeping the car I guess? I've you've not been happy with the clutch so far it seems a shame to bang another cheapie in there but it's your money and everyone has their priorities
It's the girlfriend's car, just trying to help her out really...
The car is a keeper, likely another few years at least. I did ask the other garages re. Supplying parts/choosing clutch supplier the cheaper option said it was that or nothing and the more expensive, more trusted garage said no to fitting customer supplied parts for the warranty issue above.
Having further thoughts how easy would it be to do the job DIY? Any special tools needed? - having not had any issues with my 924 (barring a fiddly sunroof mechanism that's currently broken and I keep on putting off) I need to learn spannering some how...
The car is a keeper, likely another few years at least. I did ask the other garages re. Supplying parts/choosing clutch supplier the cheaper option said it was that or nothing and the more expensive, more trusted garage said no to fitting customer supplied parts for the warranty issue above.
Having further thoughts how easy would it be to do the job DIY? Any special tools needed? - having not had any issues with my 924 (barring a fiddly sunroof mechanism that's currently broken and I keep on putting off) I need to learn spannering some how...
kiethton said:
It looks like the clutch on my girlfriends 32.5k mile fiesta has gone: Slipping in gear getting progressively worse and it failed the 4th gear stall test....
The thing that grates is the car is only 3 years and a couple of months old and has suffered from an IMO poorly fitted clutch, more noticeable in the past 18 months - chirps on most changes and bite point is wildly different to other fiesta's. Well it was never taken in to be adjusted within its warranty period and the above, coupled with mainly town driving has meant it has gone (anything above 1/3 throttle causes slipping).
I have managed to get a few quotes, both from local garages to change it, but is it worth going to Ford to see if I can get some form of goodwill?
Quote 1:
New clutch kit inc. slave, Gearbox oil, labour and VAT - £540 (genuine ford parts)
Quote 2:
New clutch fitted only - £275 + VAT (non ford OEM spec)
Which would PH go with/is Ford likely to offer any goodwill/be competitive?
Money is very tight - moving into first (rented) place in 6 weeks!!!!
There is no point what-so-ever is asking for some good will, especially on a clutch. It is more likely down to driver 'abuse' then a manufactuer fault.The thing that grates is the car is only 3 years and a couple of months old and has suffered from an IMO poorly fitted clutch, more noticeable in the past 18 months - chirps on most changes and bite point is wildly different to other fiesta's. Well it was never taken in to be adjusted within its warranty period and the above, coupled with mainly town driving has meant it has gone (anything above 1/3 throttle causes slipping).
I have managed to get a few quotes, both from local garages to change it, but is it worth going to Ford to see if I can get some form of goodwill?
Quote 1:
New clutch kit inc. slave, Gearbox oil, labour and VAT - £540 (genuine ford parts)
Quote 2:
New clutch fitted only - £275 + VAT (non ford OEM spec)
Which would PH go with/is Ford likely to offer any goodwill/be competitive?
Money is very tight - moving into first (rented) place in 6 weeks!!!!
t at driving?Astra Dan said:
I like to squeeze my wife's thigh to hint that she should take her foot off the clutch pedal. Well, it's a pretty good excuse....
That, and it'll be me that has to get under the car and fix it. Deffo a plus point of late '80s/ early '90s Vauxhalls!
try a 4x4 and transfer box! needless to say she can wreck her own clutch! somehow though, its done 10 years and 90,000That, and it'll be me that has to get under the car and fix it. Deffo a plus point of late '80s/ early '90s Vauxhalls!
I've personally not covered more than about 40k in a car so I can't gauge. I did rip the middle out of the Mk4's clutch at 120k, but it had been Granny ridden from new to 85k.
I put a new clutch in the 1.3 Mk2 at about 114k and the wife had utterly destroyed it by 177k. It was getting stiff, and on removal it was blue, cracked and turning to dust! Still worked though. Can be changed in under an hour, too.
I put a new clutch in the 1.3 Mk2 at about 114k and the wife had utterly destroyed it by 177k. It was getting stiff, and on removal it was blue, cracked and turning to dust! Still worked though.
Can be changed in under an hour, too. An ex of mine used to sit with her left foot on the clutch pedal. Not actually doing anythingother than light pressure, but still on it nonetheless. Used to drive me insane, ratehr than squeeze her thigh I offered to punch her in the tits to see if I could get a Newtons Cradle effect going
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