Clutch info needed asap + automatic?

[Ducati750cc]

Originally Posted by hogweed

Hope you don't mind me butting in, but having had my slave cylinder replaced 3 times (latest one seems to be holding up after 2-3 years), I have wondered idly about having an auto box stuck on the car if it happens again - is this possible?


It would be our local MGR guy doing it if it ever came to it, so he knows what he's doing, but would it be practical? Gearbox/ECM swap... anything else?


Thanks

It would be cheaper, if it went again, to find out why the replacement slaves have lasted such a short time, bearing in mind that many go to 150,000 and more without failing.



Poor quality items, poor fitting and the favourite often mentioned on here is failure to replace the slave guide at the same time.

[hogweed]

Originally Posted by Ducati750cc

It would be cheaper, if it went again, to find out why the replacement slaves have lasted such a short time, bearing in mind that many go to 150,000 and more without failing.

Yeah... first time it failed was after I drove down a very long, steep, windy road to find it blocked at the bottom by the Council, who helpfully had only posted a sign at that end. Took me about ¾ of an hour reversing up in little stages, trying not to scratch the car on the dry stone walls, tight on each side - endless clutch slipping. Don't know for sure that caused it, but everything was overheating badly - the car stank for weeks, and it went a few months after that.


That time it was replaced at enormous cost by a local garage who turned out to be cowboys, but lasted for 5 or 6 years, then the telltale thrust bearing (or whatever it's called nowadays) noise began - I gambled with it for several months, then got it replaced. The metal (TAZU?) replacement lasted only a few thousand miles.


Our MGR man got the kit replaced for free, though out of warranty, and split the labour costs with me. Think it's LuK or similar now, and has lasted 2 years so far.

[roverbeast75]

Originally Posted by hogweed

Yeah... first time it failed was after I drove down a very long, steep, windy road to find it blocked at the bottom by the Council, who helpfully had only posted a sign at that end. Took me about ¾ of an hour reversing up in little stages, trying not to scratch the car on the dry stone walls, tight on each side - endless clutch slipping. Don't know for sure that caused it, but everything was overheating badly - the car stank for weeks, and it went a few months after that.


That time it was replaced at enormous cost by a local garage who turned out to be cowboys, but lasted for 5 or 6 years, then the telltale thrust bearing (or whatever it's called nowadays) noise began - I gambled with it for several months, then got it replaced. The metal (TAZU?) replacement lasted only a few thousand miles.


Our MGR man got the kit replaced for free, though out of warranty, and split the labour costs with me. Think it's LuK or similar now, and has lasted 2 years so far.

Can u explain the “telltale thrust bearing noise” more in detail please?

[hogweed]

Originally Posted by roverbeast75

Can u explain the “telltale thrust bearing noise” more in detail please?

Kind of a long "wheeee..." noise as you depress the pedal