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mickyboy63 · Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 21:29 Post subject: CORSA CLUTCH PROBLEM

Corsa 1400 8valve 1994

Just sorted one corsa now it's my other daughter's car. Crying or Very sad

From what she tells me the thrust bearing has been realy noisy for about a week.

Today she can't get any gears with engine running.So i've drove it home by putting it
in third gear and starting it on the starter motor,it drove home fine but if you put your
foot on clutch pedal it go's to the floor and there is a squealing noise.

I asume this is the thrust bearing or preasure plate collapsed,a'm I on the right track here.

If so is it a big job. Thanks for looking Mick Confused

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eithan h · Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 21:38 Post subject:

sounds like the bearing has collapsed or pushed through the pressure plate

markymoan · Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 22:09 Post subject:

I may be wrong but you used to be able to change a clutch on them without taking the gearbox out, 15mins of a job.
you used to take a plate off the bottom to get to it and the spiggot shaft could be slid back from the end of the box.
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rallymarshall · Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 22:17 Post subject:

me old astra was like that, undo the big nut on the end of the gearbox and pull the shaft out then undo the big plate underneath, did a cavalier that way as well,
one of vauxhalls better ideas, unlike the vectra Laughing

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mickyboy63 · Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 22:21 Post subject:

rallymarshall · Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 22:25 Post subject:

if i remember right you need some horseshoe shaped clips to hold the clutch plate to the pressure plate or something (was 14 years ago when i did it Laughing

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markymoan · Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 22:33 Post subject:

If it is that type the new clutch comes with the clips I think, (Its been a while) Embarassed

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mickyboy63 · Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 22:41 Post subject:

First job look for plate that comes off

Got a spare gearbox from a corsa i'll have a look at that first asuming it's the same. Confused

Thanks
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gary820 · Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 23:19 Post subject:

You might be lucky and it'll have the plate, also depends on the the type of flywheel it has as to wether you could do clutch through bottom. Otherwise corsa gearboxes are very easy to get out Wink

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eithan h · Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 0:56 Post subject:

just remembered i done an astra like that once excellent idea from vauxhall Laughing

gary820 · Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 22:08 Post subject:

They stopped doing it though!! was only really the early corsa's that had the plate, like i said they also changed the fly wheels which meant you had a plate but still had to take the box out! even if thats the case, box out, new clutch box back in 2 hours at most Wink

8 valves were easy as plenty space!
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mickyboy63 · Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 19:49 Post subject: a bit more help

eithan h · Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 21:46 Post subject:

i don't know i'm afraid i wouldn't of thought so the alt doesn't normally cause rough running

mickyboy63 · Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 21:37 Post subject: