Basingstoke Autocentre

If you have one or more of the following symptoms then a clutch replacement may be required:

Difficulty selecting gears.
Crunching into gear (usually reverse).
Clutch pedal very stiff to operate.
Clutch pedal/biting point very high.
Clutch pedal very low (close to floor).
Juddering/Shaking when pulling away.
Unexplained increase in engine speed when driving/accelerating.

Please call in for a free roadtest with one our technicians who will advise you further.

The clutches purpose is to transmit engine power through to the gearbox progressively for pulling away & changing gear. It is usually in 3 pieces, the bearing, the cover plate & the driven plate. Some cars are fitted with an internal gearbox slave cylinder, we recommend this is changed during replacement as they frequently leak after clutch replacement. This is all replaced at the same time as a kit, where possible the flywheel is cleaned up & re-used, replacing the clutch usually requires removal of either the engine or the gearbox although on some vehicles removal of both is required due to poor access.

On some newer vehicles the clutch fitted will be a dual mass type, this will include the flywheel as part of the clutch kit & is usually much more expensive.

Please ring us for a quote.