My kingdom for a cerbera clutch....

[AndyTather]

After being told at the Berkshire TVRCC meet, that Cebera 4.5 Clutches are like gold dust and that TVR don't have any. Guess what happens two days later, yep, clutch goes. Managed to nurse it to Steve Howards place.

Have TVR any ? In fact TVR rang round everyone asking to buy back clutch stock, so cerbie production didn't come to a halt.

The problem is I understand, is TVR not paying suppliers and them getting the hump and not releasing any more parts or TVR waiting until they get enough to put a huge order in.

The AP racing clutch on the cerbie is a licensed part only to TVR, that means we can't get the parts we need.

I hear one poor chap has been waiting for a clutch for over 3 months !!!!

Plan B is to get the plates relined, but if this doesn't work it looks like I'm going to miss the entire summer at this rate.

Shame I'm booked on a Goodwood trackday on Monday, with no TVR.

Anyone have any info on sourcing a cerbera clutch or upgrades etc if plan B doesn't work ?

Andy

[darreni]

Andy, i had my clutch replaced a couple of months ago (to the 4.5) & have a box in the garage with a complete 4.2 clutch (65%worn- according to peninsula) the flywheel & bellhousing etc, etc. Your welcome to it if its any help to you. I'm sure that jools mentioned that you can reface the plates for something like 400 quid.

[Buster4.2]

Andy,

Might be worth sending a private mail to nickpage in the thread below - mentions some clutch parts are the same as the Corvette.

www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?p=2&f=6&t=82595&h=0

[sportie]

Andy,

The clutch went in my 4.5 about six weeks ago, the dealer ordered all the parts from tvr (it needed the upgrade, flywheel clutch slave etc) all came in 2-3 days and I got the car back after 5 days.

I don't understand why people say they have been waiting 3 months!

[GCerbera]

sportie said:

I don't understand why people say they have been waiting 3 months!

Like wise.

My car needed a new clutch before I took delivery and that was dealt with
in two weeks by Joolz. That was only 8 weeks back.

I know of at least 3-4 other who've had a new clutch in the last 6 weeks and
turnaround was about 2 weeks?

[Jack_ratt]

Andy sorry to hear about your position...
My clutch was upgraded and included all associated parts, the only part which caused an inconvienece was the slave cylinder (no stock took 8 weeks). The clutch itself +flywheel and cover was supplied within a week.
Only through 'customer pressure' was the problem resolved. 3 weeks ago I was told Blackpool were short of clutch parts, surely this cannot still be true..
Martin

[sethlj]

Mine was in at Peninnsula 2 weeks ago for a service and the slave/master was leaking so they had to do the seals on them. Whilst they had the gearbox dropped they could see that the clutch was on its last legs and they pulled one 'off the shelf'. Might be worth giving them a call.

S.

PS Clutch now v. v. light and predictable unlike the on/off version I had in before!!

[AndyTather]

Thanks for all the leads, I've been away on biz so haven't been able to follow-up apart from Plan B is in progress so I will find out tomorrow whether everything is going okay.

Just found out EVO mag want to film the trackday along with a Mclaren F1 and Lord Marches porsche collection !!!

Worst case could be in EVO, in my Vauxhall Calibra 4x4 trying to catch an F1

Andy