dual mass flywheel

[nowuckinfurries]

Smax clutch release bearing/dual mass flywheel knackered...ouch...thats a big bill. new car time.

 

[Ferret]

How old the car and what is it ?

 

[nowuckinfurries]

11 year old Ford Smax with 141k on clock.

 

[Ferret]

I can see your point then between 700-900 to swap the clutch and flywheel out.

 

[nowuckinfurries]

yep...2 garages that I have used for years have quoted 8-900. False economy on a car that's worth around the 2k mark at a push.

 

[wiz569]

Its not false economy if everything else on the car is fine and it suits your driving/family situation,

You could go out a buy another car for more then the flywheel repair and it could sit down on you the week after

 

[nowuckinfurries]

Agree to a degree Dave but after 11 years and 225km in your money I can only envisage further big spends.

 

[wiz569]

Agree to a degree Dave but after 11 years and 225km in your money I can only envisage further big spends.

True and if you in the mood for a change now is as good a time as any

 

[trevortron]

I had a not very old Tucson and the clutch/box was making some rattly sounds, along with heavy clutch pedal. I'd read about dual-mass flywheels in these things and found you can convert it (quite cheaply) to an ordinary flywheel. Once it was in bits it was discovered mine already had a normal flywheel, it was still an expensive clutch though!
But if you like the car it might be worth investigating.

 

[Gregor24]

2006 VW Transporter 174 hp AXE with 31000 km. DMF starts making noise. Repair is expensive...