thrust washers

[smearsvtr]

wot sort of a job is it to replace thust washers on 2000 plate vtr

[williamsvts]

not sure. aint that bad replacing the thrust bearing though :P

[smearsvtr]

well it makes the noise and it dissapears when clutch is dipped i am mechanic so i will change it but not done much work on saxos

[williamsvts]

just take the box off and its will pull off, refit and whack box back on.

[smearsvtr]

should that stop the noise

[williamsvts]

yeah, btw, its a bearing not a washer. easy to swop the part. taking teh box on adn off is the longest part of the job.

[smearsvtr]

well i got a box out of a volvo v50 20.d last week in jus under 2 hours so should not take 2 long lol

[smearsvtr]

cheers m8 should nto take 2 long i doing it on sat i think think i am going to put a techniclutch race clutch in 2. I got a box out a volvo v50 2.0d last week in jus under 2 hours

[williamsvts]

you shouldnt even need to completely remove the box. just pull it away from the block enough to move the clutch arm and slide the bearing off the shaft.

[smearsvtr]

okay m8 cheers 4 the advice it is much appricated thanks alot. My vtr is lowered 60 mm and has full exhaust and decat with k,n wot do u reckon it would be running power wise

[williamsvts]

probably about 100 - 105???

[smearsvtr]

well i gave a standard gti a chase up the by pass other nite and i was not 2 far b hind

[stevenet15]

cheers m8 should nto take 2 long i doing it on sat i think think i am going to put a techniclutch race clutch in 2. I got a box out a volvo v50 2.0d last week in jus under 2 hours

stay away from techniclutch, very bad quality and not very reliable, do a search and u will see people have no end of problems with them

[smearsvtr]

wot clutch would u recommend m8

[tweeqd]

by thrust washer do you mean the ''thrust washer'' on the crank in the engine to set the endfloat?

[smearsvtr]

yeah but he noise dispears after bit

[tweeqd]

most probably be the clutch release bearing (i think thats what williams was thinking it was), not seen a problem with the thrust washers on the TU but the release bearing is a pain in the arse and even genuine pug/cit one dont last that long.
if your changing the clutch stay away from techniclutch and Helix, ive used both in many different cars and had nothing but trouble from both, the standard Valeo or LUK are the best unless your running boost

[smearsvtr]

wicked m8 cheers for advice and i really like your ax a few of ma m8s have had probs wit bearings 2. that would make clutch feel bit heavy would it

[tweeqd]

yes they sqeak cos the bearing is running dry, this in turn would make the clutch heavy as it wont be spinning with the engine as it should.
box out job is pritty easy, i can have in and out in about an hour and half but ive done a few lol
if you know your way around tools then it will only take a few hours

[smearsvtr]

wicked should get it done on satday then m8 cheers