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[JamesV6CDX]

Personal opinion but, unless it was silly low miles, I wouldn't be fitting a used clutch once gone to trouble to take g/box off, especially in a  wrong wheel drive car... 

[Elite Pete]

Cheers Buddy.

Did you get your DTI going?

I've just ordered injector seals, bleed off pipe and a new filter and seal, should be here Thursday

[Elite Pete]

These are good clutches and not too expensive
http://www.buypartsby.co.uk/clutch-parts-buy.php

[Andy B]

Personal opinion but, unless it was silly low miles, I wouldn't be fitting a used clutch once gone to trouble to take g/box off, especially in a  wrong wheel drive car... 

Whose car are you refering to James? My Astra?  :-/
Boilerman is talking about his Omega, I'm saying that I should have looked before I forked £100 uneccessarily on a clutch that turned out to be not needed!
The kit from the local motor factor didn't come with a slave/thrust just the flex/spring plate & friction plate.

[JamesV6CDX]

Whose car are you refering to James? My Astra?  :-/

No mate, just general car's I've owned

[Andy B]

These are good clutches and not too expensive

http://www.buypartsby.co.uk/clutch-parts-buy.php

It was a LUK that went into the shed! 

[Andy B]

Whose car are you refering to James? My Astra?  :-/

No mate, just general car's I've owned

I agree in principle - you don't really want to change an Astra G's clutch, you've to remove the front subframe  :-? - but I could have spent the £100 on me!       

[Boiler Man]

I'm a bit confused now guys :-/

Anyway, just going back to the Clutch/Brake Res'
I take it, that although they are combined they split inside the res'.
i.e. I couldnt be loosing the fluid on a brake pipe?

It does seem strange that the levels inside the res' are different. The centre circular plastic section seems higher than the surrounding level. :-/

[Andy B]

I'm a bit confused now guys :-/

Anyway, just going back to the Clutch/Brake Res'
I take it, that although they are combined they split inside the res'.
i.e. I couldnt be loosing the fluid on a brake pipe?

It does seem strange that the levels inside the res' are different. The centre circular plastic section seems higher than the surrounding level. :-/

Yes! There's a 'wall' in the middle. You should be able to see through the reservoir enough to see which side you're loosing fluid from. I'm sure you said before it was the clutch side ie where the hose comes from the side. You've got brake fluid dripping down from the bell housing .... it'll be your slave cylinder.   

[JamesV6CDX]

Whose car are you refering to James? My Astra?  :-/

No mate, just general car's I've owned

I agree in principle - you don't really want to change an Astra G's clutch, you've to remove the front subframe  :-? - but I could have spent the £100 on me!       

Crikey, is that still the case if you lift the engine out?

[Boiler Man]

I'm a bit confused now guys :-/

Anyway, just going back to the Clutch/Brake Res'
I take it, that although they are combined they split inside the res'.
i.e. I couldnt be loosing the fluid on a brake pipe?

It does seem strange that the levels inside the res' are different. The centre circular plastic section seems higher than the surrounding level. :-/

Yes! There's a 'wall' in the middle. You should be able to see through the reservoir enough to see which side you're loosing fluid from. I'm sure you said before it was the clutch side ie where the hose comes from the side. You've got brake fluid dripping down from the bell housing .... it'll be your slave cylinder.   

I know your proberbly right . Just trying to convince myself it could be something simple. It never is though.

Thanks for all your help Andy B.

By the way you were a big help last year. When I was looking at fitting a tow bar. For my estate, don't know if you remember. That one went well. 

Pity I haven't got a clutch to tow with now

If you have any boiler problems, let me know. I'm often in Bury

[Andy B]

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By the way you were a big help last year. When I was looking at fitting a tow bar. For my estate, don't know if you remember. That one went well.    ....

Thanks! 

If you have any boiler problems, let me know. I'm often in Bury

That's worth remembering ..... mine's an old Glow worm indisguise, I intend it to run till it breaks dies now! 

[Andy B]

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Crikey, is that still the case if you lift the engine out?

If the engine's out you can split the engine from the gearbox. But I think you probably find it's easier to remove it all in a downward direction anyway. If you do, don't think you can ignore the clamp at the bottom of the steering column ... like me!  IIRC it's only 4 (maybe 6) bloody big bolts up into the chassis to remove it all. 

[Boiler Man]

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By the way you were a big help last year. When I was looking at fitting a tow bar. For my estate, don't know if you remember. That one went well.    ....

Thanks! 

If you have any boiler problems, let me know. I'm often in Bury

That's worth remembering ..... mine's an old Glow worm indisguise, I intend it to run till it breaks dies now! 

Bulletproof. Just keep a spare thermocouple

[Andy B]

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Bulletproof. Just keep a spare thermocouple

I'll get one to keep my crank sensor company!