Clutch Packed up today!

[Mitsubishi-Mental]

Well lads

I left the convoy near Gort yesterday and headed back to the miss's house, got up this morning, gave the car a wash and wax, started her up to drive her out the shed and the clutch packed in, or at least i think its the clutch

She wont go into gear, unless forced and when she does it makes a sceeching/scrapping sound. so i pushed her in the shed until i can get a tow back to Wicklow.

I dont know what caused it, but i think it was caused by the hard driving she got yesterday

Anyway lads I wanted to get an Exceedy Clutch or something that can take a little more abuse than a standard one?

Does anyone one know if Exceedy do a paddle clutch for the GS FTO, I've only seen aftermarket clutches for the DE3A FTO's

Does anyone know where i can get one reasonably priced,

Cheers in advance lads

[Uncle B]

Have you checked fluid levels?

Its a closed system but you may have a small leak.

You could try use a bit of motor oil (gear oil is pretty expensive) and pump the clutch pedal a few times just in case.

[Mitsubishi-Mental]

Have you checked fluid levels?

Its a closed system but you may have a small leak.

You could try use a bit of motor oil (gear oil is pretty expensive) and pump the clutch pedal a few times just in case.

No haven't checked i had to leave the car in Galway, but i'll get it checked

After thinking back i hit a nasty pothole on the way home, could of it slipped a disc perhaps?

I'll give that a go, never had this sort of issue before, cheers for the reply dude

[Sgt_Major]

Could be the cable bracket broken mate....

MUCH MUCH cheaper fix.

[Mitsubishi-Mental]

Could be the cable bracket broken mate....

MUCH MUCH cheaper fix.

Fingers crossed mate

i'll give all this info to the mechanic, I managed to get a transporter for the weekend

So i'll be shifting her from Galway to Blessington on Saturday

Ah the joys of motoring

[Muad_dib77]

Blessington near Drogheda?

[Mitsubishi-Mental]

Blessington near Drogheda?

No Blessington in Wicklow near Naas mate about 10 mins from City West in Dublin

[Sgt_Major]

Could be the cable bracket broken mate....

MUCH MUCH cheaper fix.

Fingers crossed mate

i'll give all this info to the mechanic, I managed to get a transporter for the weekend

So i'll be shifting her from Galway to Blessington on Saturday

Ah the joys of motoring

If it is the cable bracket, it's an easy fix mate, could do it yourself in a couple hours! Save yourself a few quid.

[Mitsubishi-Mental]

I was talking to the mechanic there and he said it sounds like gear linkage after hitting the pothole, maybe one of them is bent or something, but i dont know until i get it on the ramps, hopefully its nothing too serious anyway, i'll keep ye posted

[mivecmad27]

There no gear linkage on an fto just selector cables.So I doubt the pothole had very much to do with it. I'd tend to agree that it's prob the cable bracket on top of the box. I've been told they're a common fault on the fto

[Mitsubishi-Mental]

There no gear linkage on an fto just selector cables.So I doubt the pothole had very much to do with it. I'd tend to agree that it's prob the cable bracket on top of the box. I've been told they're a common fault on the fto

That clears up the linkage theory so ha ha

Is this cable bracket hard to find a replacement for?
Cheers

[Sgt_Major]

http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php? ... b0s12p5732

I put one on my motor about a month ago....

[Mitsubishi-Mental]

http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m3b0s12p5732

I put one on my motor about a month ago....

Cheers buddy, thats really helpful


going to collect the FTO this evening i should have the verdict over the weekend

[Sgt_Major]

Hopefully it's the bracket.

If ya need any help on getting it fixed, gimme a shout, I can detail what I did to do the job.

[Mitsubishi-Mental]

Hopefully it's the bracket.

If ya need any help on getting it fixed, gimme a shout, I can detail what I did to do the job.

Thanks mate, just managed to get it back from Galway there on Saturday, still haven't determined the problem it looks like its the clutch though.
The car is going into gear when switched off

[richardc9052]

if the clutch was gone it would go into gear when the car was running without even pressing the clutch pedal as the clutch plate should be too worn for there to be friction between it and the pressure plate.. if it doesnt go into gear then it is probably the bracket as mentioned above
I know this from experience of burning out clutches when i was a kid with field cars :L

[Mitsubishi-Mental]

if the clutch was gone it would go into gear when the car was running without even pressing the clutch pedal as the clutch plate should be too worn for there to be friction between it and the pressure plate.. if it doesnt go into gear then it is probably the bracket as mentioned above
I know this from experience of burning out clutches when i was a kid with field cars :L

hope so man, i hope so!