Difference between diesel clutches?
Difference between diesel clutches?
It looks as though I'll be needing a clutch for my '85 TRD soon as it's starting to show the signs.
The parts service that I use here in Germany specifies two different clutches : one for up to 1989 and one for after that. Can anyone say what the difference is? Are they the same diameter and is it only the release mechanism that is different?
I ask this question as there's a few available on Ebay for considerably less than the €120 the parts service charges but they only specify 'BX diesel' and I don't want to make a mistake.
Thankyou
The parts service that I use here in Germany specifies two different clutches : one for up to 1989 and one for after that. Can anyone say what the difference is? Are they the same diameter and is it only the release mechanism that is different?
I ask this question as there's a few available on Ebay for considerably less than the €120 the parts service charges but they only specify 'BX diesel' and I don't want to make a mistake.
Thankyou
Todd
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BE1 and BE3 boxes use different clutches IIRC, and obviously the TD uses the same one as a valver.
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there is also an early thrust bearing which hooks over the fork and has a metal backing, and the later one which has a plastic backing which clips onto the fork,
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Thankyou for replies. My own investigations seem to reveal that the clutch unit itself is the same but just the bearing is different.
Is it possible to buy only the bearing then? This could save me a few €€€s as the clutches featuring the later bearings are available cheaper. And I suppose it wouldn't be advised to change the clutch and re-use the bearing? ( false economy!)
Is it possible to buy only the bearing then? This could save me a few €€€s as the clutches featuring the later bearings are available cheaper. And I suppose it wouldn't be advised to change the clutch and re-use the bearing? ( false economy!)
Todd
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do you know the make of the clutch you have seen for sale cheap,
as i personaly will only fit OE, VALEO and posibly LUK,
you aslo have to be carefull its not a re/manufacturerd unit,
i fitted a clutch kit to a customers BX years ago, he supplied it and it was labled "INTERNATIONAL"
once fitted i have to adjust it right to the end of the adjustment to get a clutch
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as i personaly will only fit OE, VALEO and posibly LUK,
you aslo have to be carefull its not a re/manufacturerd unit,
i fitted a clutch kit to a customers BX years ago, he supplied it and it was labled "INTERNATIONAL"
once fitted i have to adjust it right to the end of the adjustment to get a clutch
regards malcolm
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K reg BX 17TD TZD est
also own
K reg D special
no longer have
H reg CX saffari 2.5 TRI (now gone to Malaysia)
R reg xantia 1.9TD est (gone to meet its maker)
Yes Malcolm, that's a good point. Perhaps it is better going for the Valeo unit ( I fitted one of these to the yellow RD last year) rather than one of dubious origin . Especially all those hours one has to put in.
It does seem that LUK aren't available anymore here new. Citroen themselves used to supply Valeo and LUK for the BX and now it's only Valeo they have available. My TRD has still got the original one fitted in '85 I think and though it's covered only 50,000 miles I suspect it was used for towing in its early days as the car has a tow bar and twin fans.
What's the maximum life expectancy of a clutch anyway?
It does seem that LUK aren't available anymore here new. Citroen themselves used to supply Valeo and LUK for the BX and now it's only Valeo they have available. My TRD has still got the original one fitted in '85 I think and though it's covered only 50,000 miles I suspect it was used for towing in its early days as the car has a tow bar and twin fans.
What's the maximum life expectancy of a clutch anyway?
Todd
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All depends on the driver and what kind of motoring its used for, ive heard of clutches lasting over 200000 miles on company hacks that go up and down the Motorway all day and on the other end of the scale and old dear burnt out a clutch in a micra in 5000!toddao wrote: What's the maximum life expectancy of a clutch anyway?
If the TRDs been used to lugging a caravan around most weekends 50k miles isnt bad at all.
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I always reckon a clutch under normal use should last 150,000 miles, a theory backed up with the purchase of my ZX needing a new clutch, mileage at purchase read 149,788 and it was slipping
Back on topic, like has been said above, only go the valeo route, it may be more expensive but you get peace of mind. I once fitted a recon clutch to a diesel BX and 9 months later had to do it again
NEVER re-use an old thrust bearing, but yes you could buy the bearing on it's own, last I bought was about £10.
Back on topic, like has been said above, only go the valeo route, it may be more expensive but you get peace of mind. I once fitted a recon clutch to a diesel BX and 9 months later had to do it again
NEVER re-use an old thrust bearing, but yes you could buy the bearing on it's own, last I bought was about £10.
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Todd,you will have the early clutch,not the late one.They changed around 1990/91,although I have changed even later ones with an early clutch.If the adjuster is on the front of the box with a small rod and screw,then it is early.The late type are adjusted on the end of the cable,ala TZD/16v.I wouldn't advise changing the bearing only,as the fingers on the pressure plate wear too,and it wouldn't last very long with a new one. Also,ONLY fit a Valeo clutch.From experience,all others are usually crap,and don't last long,usually about 1/2 the life of a genuine one.I have fitted LUK,QH and Borg and Beck,and they never lasted as long as a Valeo.Malclom Lockwood does a Valeo one for around £60,maybe even cheaper now.If you want his details,PM me.
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