Clutch options

[billybradshaw]

Morning all,

I've decided to bite the bullet and change my clutch.

Any recommendations as to which one I should go for, AP, Helix?

Also, I've read this guide

http://www.thetvrsite.com/cerbera/how-to-replace-t...

and it all seems straightforward enough but any other hints and tips would be welcomed.

Regards and thanks

Ian

[Jhonno]

Either or imo..

Helix have sorted the liner thickness issue as far as I am aware, so it has the advantage of being re-buildable.

[ukkid35]

billybradshaw said:

http://www.thetvrsite.com/cerbera/how-to-replace-t...

We are indebted to James for all the info he has posted on his site.

However, he has missed a critical step in the clutch job - you absolutely have to replace the pilot bearing (or Spigot bearing as TVR call it)

The bearing costs just £5, but my failure to replace it cost me about £2k, and that is DIY rates not paying someone else to recover the car and fix things.

Edited by ukkid35 on Saturday 14th October 09:18

[billybradshaw]

ukkid35 said:

We are indebted to Peter for all the info he has posted on his site.

However, he has missed a critical step in the clutch job - you absolutely have to replace the pilot bearing (or Spigot bearing as TVR call it)

The bearing costs just £5, but my failure to replace it cost me about £2k, and that is DIY rates not paying someone else to recover the car and fix things.

Wow, that would be a fiver well spent then.

Thanks for that.

[Juddder]

ukkid35 said:

We are indebted to Peter for all the info he has posted on his site.

Intrigued I was just reading the above and noticed the images aren't clickable, but actually are slightly higher resolution that the article shows them which might help

















You get the idea...

[billybradshaw]

Thank you for that.

I've got a Raceproved Slave to fit too and I've read a few posts about Slaves in general being assembled incorrectly so any pointers about this would be great too.


Ta

Ian

[gruffalo]

In the various parts of the slave there are holes to allow the fluid into each part. They must be assembled so that these holes do not pass a seal otherwise you will get a premature failure.

The must also be arranged so the air can get out so the clutch can be bled properly.

[AnotherGuy]

Just to add some more info (and a question) to this :

My clutch is currently being changed and TVR Parts have no AP Racing plates available and apparently no more are due to be manufactured by AP. They are owned by Brembo and the Italian HQ have removed the tooling from AP (according to TVR Parts).

Only Helix available from TVR Parts - unless anyone knows of a current stockist?

[DCerebrate]

News from AP is disappointing.
Helix experience is variable - would recommend reading the relevant thread on 1st page of Tamora, T350 and Sagaris page.
Other options include rebuild of AP clutch by CG motorsport, mainly for replacement clutch plates, but they could advise if yours can be done fom photos you send in. And someone on the thread above mentioned a Mcleod dual plate clutch from the US.
Good luck!

[ukkid35]

Virtually every car built by TVR after the mid-nineties uses the AP clutch, so I'm sure some other options will become available in time.

[Jhonno]

ukkid35 said:

Virtually every car built by TVR after the mid-nineties uses the AP clutch, so I'm sure some other options will become available in time.

Helix is already available.. They have sorted their bad batch, so going forward there isn't an issue. Plus it is fully re-buildable!

[aide]

When I got my Cerbera 7years ago an AP clutch was £450.

[steve320ise]

I priced up the for the Helix clutch and its very close to a new clutch. Im going down the refurb path had good results at a fraction of the cost of a new one

[billybradshaw]

steve320ise said:

I priced up the for the Helix clutch and its very close to a new clutch. Im going down the refurb path had good results at a fraction of the cost of a new one

Presumably you have an AP clutch at present, this being the case who will you be entrusting to rebuild it if indeed they can be rebuilt?

Ta

Ian

[PuffsBack]

RIP Mad Mark - Cerbera Legend - still have great photos of his black Cerbera with my Griff 500

Good to see his clutch replacement guide still getting good use

Edited by PuffsBack on Saturday 21st October 00:53

[Juddder]

Does anyone have a local copy of the TVR site images that they can share as the TVRSite URL seems to be down now?

http://www.thetvrsite.com/cerbera/how-to-replace-t...

BTW if you want the instructions in French I noticed that my good friend 'lefrog' had translated it over here

[Byker28i]

Check the internet archive?

[Juddder]

Byker28i said:

Check the internet archive?

Yes did that - no images unluckily

https://web.archive.org/web/20110314011829/http://...

[Byker28i]

Its back!

http://www.thetvrsite.com/cerbera/how-to-replace-t...