Clutch has gone... what do I need?

[snotrag]

Typical, one week back on the road and clutch has let go!

Just weighing up whether to do it myself or not, gonna get a labour quote tomorrow from my friendly local garage.

As for parts - I need clutch disc, cover plate, and release bearing, obviously. Anyone reccomend a particular kit? Not bothered about an 'upgrade'. Autolink have an unknown brand 3pc kit for £97. Any advances on that?

And - anything else worth changine while box and engine are apart?

Rough idea of how many hours labour I should expect? I would presume less than 4 it looks quite an easy one.

Thanks.

[Howard-]

snotrag said:

And - anything else worth changine while box and engine are apart?

Gearbox oil seals

[Munter]

If you want to take the fly wheel off you can change the rear main oil seal on the engine as well. Mine went at just over 100k miles.

More stuff to come off and more hours to do it though.

[Firefox1]

I had mine changed this time last year in an independant(not MX5 specialist)local garage, they did the work in 3 hrs cost about £150 + Vat.

[browno]

While the box is off (and especially if you're changing the rear main seal) it might be worth getting a new spigot bearing, as they can get a bit noisy. Only about £6 from mx5parts IIRC.

Oh, and when you fit the new clutch, make sure you check the pedal height/lash (it's described in Rod's manual - essentially adjusting the length of the pushrod that actuates the master cyl) - when I fitted my new clutch, it would still slip when hot, until (after replacing the slave and lots of attempts at bleeding) I adjusted mine, and suddenly all was well and the pedal felt much better!