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Offline Deano2711

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Not having the best of days !!!!!!!
« on: 14 February 2012, 19:27 »
Well as some of you may know my Anni went in the garage for a new clutch last Wednesday......eventually picked it up late yesterday afternoon with a bill for 250 quid !!!!  So today I went to the local tyre and exhaust centre to get them to have a look at my exhaust which is quite loud. The chap tells me he does not want to mess with the car as it has a performance cat fitted and the entire exhaust has been fabricated to fit the car. So basically it means weld a new centre section in or change the entire exhaust or put up with it. So I decided to put up with it. So off I go back to work. Come out this afternoon and on the way I can smell burning clutch and the car starts juddering as I pull away in the traffic. Then it seems like the clutch is stuck on and I find it difficult to stop !!!!  Then the bloody clutch goes bang and now I have no pedal and cannot get into gear. I can't even get the bloody car up my drive now !!!!!  Getting fed up with the car now  :cry: :cry:
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Offline Wayne

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Re: Not having the best of days !!!!!!!
« Reply #1 on: 14 February 2012, 19:59 »
Does not sound good with the clutch  :cry: maybe the release arm has broken.
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Offline Shady Pioneer

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Re: Not having the best of days !!!!!!!
« Reply #2 on: 14 February 2012, 20:13 »
Deano, is the clutch all the way to the floor? Sounds like you're having a tough time, sorry to hear.
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Offline Deano2711

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Re: Not having the best of days !!!!!!!
« Reply #3 on: 14 February 2012, 21:18 »
As I was driving I could smell the clutch burning and as the traffic was moving mine was juddering as I pulled away. Over a length of half a mile max the car then felt like the clutch pedal was stuck down and I had trouble stopping. Then as I turned into my street I could not engage any gears and had to stall it. The pedal is now limp and stuck around the halfway mark. I can start the car but no gears. Done a grand total of approx 12 miles on this clutch and had enough of having my car off the road.
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Offline Khare

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Re: Not having the best of days !!!!!!!
« Reply #4 on: 14 February 2012, 21:32 »
Sounds like the garage has messed something up  :lipsrsealed:
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Offline tweed

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Re: Not having the best of days !!!!!!!
« Reply #5 on: 14 February 2012, 21:56 »
It's not your car mate. It's the garage. Tell them what's happened and politely tell them that they should put it right!
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Offline Deano2711

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Re: Not having the best of days !!!!!!!
« Reply #6 on: 14 February 2012, 22:06 »
Already planned to ring the garage up but could just do without losing the car for a few days again  :angry: :angry:  Now got to use the Missus's 206 again !!!!!!
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Offline Wayne

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« Reply #7 on: 14 February 2012, 23:53 »
Sounds like it is sticking, good luck with getting it sorted  :smiley:
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Offline Deano2711

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Re: Not having the best of days !!!!!!!
« Reply #8 on: 15 February 2012, 07:09 »
Quote from: Wayne on 14 February 2012, 23:53
Sounds like it is sticking, good luck with getting it sorted  :smiley:

What could cause it to stick Mate ??
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Offline Wayne

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Re: Not having the best of days !!!!!!!
« Reply #9 on: 15 February 2012, 08:21 »
Quote from: Deano2711 on 15 February 2012, 07:09
Quote from: Wayne on 14 February 2012, 23:53
Sounds like it is sticking, good luck with getting it sorted  :smiley:

What could cause it to stick Mate ??

Wrong assembly or the wrong clutch fitted and it is sticking on the splines.
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