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Post by studabear on Mar 13, 2021 0:19:01 GMT 1
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Post by rhyds on Mar 13, 2021 0:30:48 GMT 1
I don't think anyone's designed a more easily serviced FWD drivetrain than those old Vauxhall setups.
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Post by valhalla on Mar 13, 2021 1:19:39 GMT 1
I've never used one - the kit looks more complicated than the car & clutch put together?
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Post by remmington on Mar 13, 2021 8:07:41 GMT 1
I would think I still have one of these - my Father had one when he had a workshop. Dads was a simpler kit from SP - no plate. No idea what the plate did? (Lincspoacher may well know the answer to this?). Attachment DeletedYeah Vauxhall Cavalier clutch was a joy to do. ----------------------------- Never throw any tools away - I dug out and dedusted our Hydrolastic pump last summer and did a paying job on a MGF - thou I doubt I will ever see another Cavalier in my workshop ever again? |
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Post by studabear on Mar 13, 2021 8:39:05 GMT 1
The plate was for 5 speeds iirc, end plate off the gearbox. The 4 speed was just a big nut you removed off end of box and screwed the collar in.
I've not done one in prob 20 years now.
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Post by studabear on Mar 13, 2021 8:42:38 GMT 1
I've never used one - the kit looks more complicated than the car & clutch put together? Such a good design, plate comes off bell housing, wedge the clutch pedal down, fit 3 clips to the pressure plate. Undo end bung on gearbox or some the end plate is removed. Then remove a circlip and bolt, screw the tool in, pull the input shaft out. Undo clutch, out it drops. |
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Post by remmington on Mar 13, 2021 9:29:40 GMT 1
The plate was for 5 speeds iirc, end plate off the gearbox. The 4 speed was just a big nut you removed off end of box and screwed the collar in. I've not done one in prob 20 years now. I must have only done 4 speed ones - or my Father made a plate up to do the five speed ones (he is mean)  I doubt the tool I have here was new when Dad bought it. |
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Post by Roverman on Mar 13, 2021 10:19:58 GMT 1
happy memories, still have the kit & the clips, quickest clutch change ever still have the vauxhall kit for pressing down the valve spring to change the valve seals saved taking the head off, good old days when mechanics repaired things  |
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Post by rhyds on Mar 13, 2021 10:28:40 GMT 1
happy memories, still have the kit & the clips, quickest clutch change ever still have the vauxhall kit for pressing down the valve spring to change the valve seals saved taking the head off, good old days when mechanics repaired things I think I have the Ford CVH version somewhere as well. |
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Post by Joepublic on Mar 13, 2021 12:53:28 GMT 1
At the age of 54 having passed my test at 17 I can honestly say I've never done a clutch on my own cars ever (I've experience clutch slip on remapped cars tho), I did do one on my BiLs Yugo 513 at 20K miles - it also had an appetite for clutch cables too.
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Post by studabear on Mar 13, 2021 14:53:33 GMT 1
happy memories, still have the kit & the clips, quickest clutch change ever still have the vauxhall kit for pressing down the valve spring to change the valve seals saved taking the head off, good old days when mechanics repaired things I think I have the Ford CVH version somewhere as well. One sat in my tool box at work. |
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Post by trickydicky on Mar 13, 2021 15:03:02 GMT 1
Still got most of my Vauxhall tools from working at a dealership
Clutch tool kit
Rocker arm tool for the "family" engines
CV joint tools (10 minute job)
Pre EOBD scan tool (10 pin)
Valve shim tool (for the Izuzu Diesel)
Steering wheel puller
Tools for doing the tappets on the Chevette/Nova (engine
Running!!!)
Remote starter switch
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Post by trickydicky on Mar 13, 2021 15:12:30 GMT 1
I've never used one - the kit looks more complicated than the car & clutch put together? The u shape clips fit the pressure plate to releive the pressure (you fit them with clutch depressed) Then you removed a plug/cover on the end of the box Circlip out Bolt out Puller pulls the shaft out backwards to clear the driven plate Then you just removed the clutch bolts and dropped it out of the hole in the bellhousing (the hole had a tin plate cover bolted on) They were great cars to fix!!!! (Until the Vectra 🤢) |
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Post by rhyds on Mar 13, 2021 17:26:55 GMT 1
With the MK2 Cavalier Vauxhall wanted to take on Ford's dominance of the fleet market, and as part of this they wanted short book service times (to keep labour costs low), especially as they were swapping to FWD drivetrains and they had a reputation of being more fiddly/difficult to work on than a good old fashioned RWD Cortina.
Thing is, by doing such things as fitting hydraulic tappets and clutches you could swap in your lunch hour Vauxhall accidentally created the best pocket money bangers around.
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Post by trickydicky on Mar 13, 2021 17:38:44 GMT 1
With the MK2 Cavalier Vauxhall wanted to take on Ford's dominance of the fleet market, and as part of this they wanted short book service times (to keep labour costs low), especially as they were swapping to FWD drivetrains and they had a reputation of being more fiddly/difficult to work on than a good old fashioned RWD Cortina. Thing is, by doing such things as fitting hydraulic tappets and clutches you could swap in your lunch hour Vauxhall accidentally created the best pocket money bangers around. You could genuinely match the "book times" in the dealer network and even beat them with a bit of practice It was still a fun job in those days!!! |
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