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Clutch

Post by chrisj410 » Wed Oct 26, 2011 12:02 pm

I've well n truly raped my clutch
Any brands people would recommend?
Or any set ups that have fixed the dreaded clutch problem on an sj?
This is my daily drive so I wasn't gonna go for a competition one
Many thanks Chris

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Re: Clutch

Post by twiss » Wed Oct 26, 2011 1:38 pm

What dreaded clutch problem? My samurai have been fine!

I put a cheapy £60 ebay clutch (3 piece kit) in mine when I swapped the 1.6 engine into it. That was 4 years ago, never had any problems with the clutch.
(Apart from when I got it full of mud and had to wash it out)

If it's your daily drive I would agree about not getting a comp clutch as they are very on/off. A nightmare in stop start traffic!
They're dead easy to replace as well
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Re: Clutch

Post by bigben » Wed Oct 26, 2011 1:53 pm

i went for a valeo 3 peice at £69 and touch wood all is good

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Re: Clutch

Post by chrisj410 » Wed Oct 26, 2011 1:58 pm

This is my first clutch in 4years, so I can't really complain, I've just been told by many current n old sj drivers that it's a problem area
Yeah I've had that problem of it slipping in deep mud and properly deep snow
But was just wondering if there was any way to make them a bit more resilient

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Re: Clutch

Post by turbo-tom » Wed Oct 26, 2011 2:02 pm

ive got a a paddle racing clutch in mine , trouble is the biting point is right at the top of it , as twiss says i dont think it would be recomended for road use :lol:
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Re: Clutch

Post by twiss » Wed Oct 26, 2011 2:24 pm

Make sure the mud guard is installed properly on the front of the gearbox :)

I give it a wash through with a hose after off road days
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Re: Clutch

Post by turbo-tom » Wed Oct 26, 2011 2:31 pm

twiss wrote:Make sure the mud guard is installed properly on the front of the gearbox :)

I give it a wash through with a hose after off road days
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cant you just shove some clutch cleaner up in there though > :tongue: :lol:
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Re: Clutch

Post by twiss » Wed Oct 26, 2011 2:57 pm

I take the timing cover off the gearbox, and hold a hosepipe pointing into it with the engine running

It's amazing the amount of mud/crap that will come out from under the mud guard!!!
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