it hasnt been doing it long, it was doing it a tiny bit a while back and today it was diong it... so should it be ok? as i cant afford a new clutch and i dont want to have to get rid of the car only just having bought it!!

A new clutch isn't a fortune, and it's very easy to change (2 hours?) If the car's still going well otherwise, then I'd ignore it (assuming you can't adjust it out) and make sure I drove round it slipping. Then, when it's payday, slap a clutch in it. As Luke says, very easy to do, and will help you get to know the car better!

Where abouts are you in the world?

also looking on ecas, there is two clutch kits (my car is an 88)

which one is the correct one?


i supose your right its not a fortune, and chichester (near portsmouth)

how do i go about adjusting the clutch then?

Will you be around on Sunday? I can show you. My missus lives just up the road, I'll be out all day saturday, but should be around sunday afternoon.

To adjust the clutch, crack off the 16/19mm nuts on the cable, and wind the larger one (the one that's against the bulkhead) in/out until there's just under an inch of freeplay at the pedal.

sunday evening like after 5 (im working) do you know of any local repairers/ specalists in the chichester area to do the clutch as i dont have the space to take the engine out where i am...

I can certainly reccomend some people in the area to speak to, yes.

In fact, better still, George? Sam? You live there more than I do....

well i may get my friend to help me as hes a genius when hes near an engine and he used to work for toyota on cars and he also said hell look at it tomrow to see if the cable wants a tweak.... he seemed confident when i said engine out job, he said i know yep !!

also, didnt really mention the car has only done 37,000 miles!

russell also looking at clutches....

http://www.ecas2cvparts.co.uk/clutch-2c ... -1379.html

or

http://www.ecas2cvparts.co.uk/clutch-ma ... -1392.html

dont know the difference, and do i need any clutch alignment tools either??

Part Number: 003436 is the one you want, assuming your car's still got all the same bits it had in 1988. There's an alignment tool in the box usually.