Clutch Release Bearing gone
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Or at least I think/assume it is.
The car is stuck in gear and won't go into neutral.
It's been making faint squealing sounds for a while when depressing the clutch - but that stopped about a week ago. Then this morning, coming into work (fortunately just around the corner) it wouldn't go into neutral. So in 2nd gear I had to negotiate 4 sets of traffic lights, a roundabout and a tricky junction whilst running in 1st.
But I made it, with a skill of timing and dexterity (and peeing off the cars behind me), and just dumped it into the 1st parking spot at work (fortunately).
Time to call the AA!
Bugger.
K
The car is stuck in gear and won't go into neutral.
It's been making faint squealing sounds for a while when depressing the clutch - but that stopped about a week ago. Then this morning, coming into work (fortunately just around the corner) it wouldn't go into neutral. So in 2nd gear I had to negotiate 4 sets of traffic lights, a roundabout and a tricky junction whilst running in 1st.
But I made it, with a skill of timing and dexterity (and peeing off the cars behind me), and just dumped it into the 1st parking spot at work (fortunately).
Time to call the AA!
Bugger.
K
Crapper 
sorry to hear that mate , it is a consumable part though , autolink do a clutch kit for £85 and the spiggot bearing £6
http://www.boundville.co.uk/clutch-kit-mx-5-18-mk1...
http://www.boundville.co.uk/clutch-spiggot--pilot-...
At least you know once its done it will be ok for a long time
being RWD it wont be that hard a job to change either
sorry to hear that mate , it is a consumable part though , autolink do a clutch kit for £85 and the spiggot bearing £6http://www.boundville.co.uk/clutch-kit-mx-5-18-mk1...
http://www.boundville.co.uk/clutch-spiggot--pilot-...
At least you know once its done it will be ok for a long time
being RWD it wont be that hard a job to change either
I've spoken to the guy at the garage where I dumped it.
The clutch is (in his own words) by far one of the most shagged he's ever seen. Also the sprigot bearings are shagged too - which he was going to replace as a matter of course.
Everything else was fine and dandy - so I stand corrected.
I'll have it back Tuesday.
K
The clutch is (in his own words) by far one of the most shagged he's ever seen. Also the sprigot bearings are shagged too - which he was going to replace as a matter of course.
Everything else was fine and dandy - so I stand corrected.
I'll have it back Tuesday.
K
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