New Clutch - Retro-Renault

Sic PuPPy · 12th February 2007, 08:35 AM

Hiya,
My clutch has started to slip big time so I think it's about time to get it changed. Only thing is I've heard it's a 9 hour job and costs about Â£400 to do. Is this true?

**MicKPM** · 12th February 2007, 08:42 AM

Yeah it is.... if you take it to Renault! I don't know how much Chris charges but I usually say £100-150 plus parts for a clutch change depending on how well I know the person. It's not a hard job at all but I personally like to get the front end up on some ramps and drop the engine rather than struggle with doing it in the bay. Each to their own though.

TBH if you've got a "book of lies" aka a "Haynes Manual" you should be able to do it yourself over a weekend.

**Neal** · 12th February 2007, 02:13 PM

Need to do my chammy's clutch soon too

alansr1916v · 12th February 2007, 04:25 PM

i bought the clutch seperately for mine at a cost of £53 then rang around garages until i found someone that would fit it for me! found a place called *star transmissions* an he fitted it for me for £110 gave it to him on a thursday an got it back the next day!

**Neal** · 12th February 2007, 04:36 PM

That's a pretty good price tbh

Pete · 12th February 2007, 08:06 PM

Im awaiting my bill, clutch cost me just over Â£50 and it was in the garage 2 days. I hope they were not working on it all 2 days, they reckoned 9hr job and it took the awhile because of rounded bolts and nuts.

**MicKPM** · 12th February 2007, 08:48 PM

Rounded by who though? TBH, I find it hard to believe that the gearbox retaining bolts were rounded cos they're pretty hefty buggers so either they're making up excuses to try and charge you more or some muppet has been let loose with some spanners.

Pete · 12th February 2007, 08:54 PM

Mechanic asked me if anyone had been at it before, while ive had it nobody has tried it. Chap who owned it before me was cheif technician on Jaguars at RAF Coltishall so cant quite see him fecking it over. I was quite worried though when the mechanic ran off a list of other problems like the starter only being held in with 1 bolt, wrong pinchbolts on the ball joints, engine mount with nut missing.

**MicKPM** · 12th February 2007, 08:58 PM

Sounds like it's not been looked after very well to me.

Pete · 12th February 2007, 09:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MicKPM

Sounds like it's not been looked after very well to me.

Indeed, I dont wish to unearth any more nasty secrets the car might be hiding. I would say im supprised Renault didnt pick-up any of the faults when they had it in after I broke down in there car park, was starting problems yet they never noticed they problem with the starter just broke my window. One of the previous owners was a member of RSC or so it would seem, came with a free window banner on it

**MicKPM** · 12th February 2007, 09:31 PM

Any pics of the car?

**Chris H** · 13th February 2007, 01:12 AM

often I take boxes off and find chewed clutch cover bolts and the cars on the original clutch.

There is the 6mm allen key bolts and the 1.4's use 11mm bolts, sometimes I have found a mix of both on the same engine. ALso see some that have been chiseled ON, not off.

**bidderman1969** · 13th February 2007, 01:16 AM

Pete · 13th February 2007, 04:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MicKPM

Any pics of the car?

Ive got afew, only 1 decent-ish one online though:

Sic PuPPy · 15th February 2007, 01:47 PM

Well this is a do or sell for the car really. I'm reluctant to sell her, but it's a lot of dough to get it changed. May have to opt for the give it a go yourself

Sic PuPPy · 15th February 2007, 02:49 PM

Just been out to go get my new side light bulb and took it for a rag and now it ain't slipping. Thing seems to come and go

Speedy · 15th February 2007, 03:04 PM

Mine does that too - has done for ages. I can't work out if it's worn plates or something else. Sometimes it won't slip for a month or so and then it's all the time.

12th February 2007, 08:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
Sic PuPPy Membre Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Aylesbury Posts: 38	New Clutch Hiya, My clutch has started to slip big time so I think it's about time to get it changed. Only thing is I've heard it's a 9 hour job and costs about Â£400 to do. Is this true?

12th February 2007, 04:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
alansr1916v Membre Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: chatham,kent,uk Posts: 362	i bought the clutch seperately for mine at a cost of £53 then rang around garages until i found someone that would fit it for me! found a place called star transmissions an he fitted it for me for £110 gave it to him on a thursday an got it back the next day!

15th February 2007, 01:47 PM	#15 (permalink)
Sic PuPPy Membre Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Aylesbury Posts: 38	Well this is a do or sell for the car really. I'm reluctant to sell her, but it's a lot of dough to get it changed. May have to opt for the give it a go yourself

15th February 2007, 02:49 PM	#16 (permalink)
Sic PuPPy Membre Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Aylesbury Posts: 38	Just been out to go get my new side light bulb and took it for a rag and now it ain't slipping. Thing seems to come and go

15th February 2007, 03:04 PM	#17 (permalink)
Speedy Membre de bÃ©bÃ© Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ayrshire Posts: 17	Mine does that too - has done for ages. I can't work out if it's worn plates or something else. Sometimes it won't slip for a month or so and then it's all the time.