Any car mechanics on here?

[Electro]

My donkey (03 mondeo est tdci 130 6 spd) has just lost its clutch. Stupid ford think the dual mass is a good thing!! Anyone know a cheapo place to source the parts required?

Cheers, Electro.

[Wideboy]

your local parts distributors would be your 1st port of call, not the big places the small ones that will supply to the local garages, they'll most likely be cheaper than most places plus willing to do a discount for cash. Check the parts before leaving though as there's a trend at the mo of garages buying parts only to take certain bits out teh box and send them back claiming they didn't need them so if its not sealed either ask for another or check it out

mate owns a parts place down by the docks he's got a big problem with garages doing that........... gets the money back on teh next order though :lol:

[cb1000rsteve]

Vauxhall would replace there crappy dual mass fly wheel for free under warranty. Might be worth checking it out. only down side is VX want you to buy a clutch to go with it that works out as £250. Most local garages would do it for £200 labour, fly wheel and clutch!!!

[Electro]

you cant buy the flywheel for £200 mate.

[cb1000rsteve]

Must be different to the VX one. Theres a few of these dual mass fly wheels and they cause nowt but bother

[cb1000rsteve]

Eurocarparts charge £288 for your fly wheel. and my neighbour informed me that it would £300 for him to do the job for me on my old veccy not £200. My bad

[Electro]

Cheapest I have found so far is £385 delivered for flywheel, clutch and slave cylinder then 6 hours of labour minimum, some say 8. For a garage to do it........not good.

[cb1000rsteve]

Probably cost somewhere in the region of £500. Might as well throw a clutch in aswell while its open which will put the bill up even more!!! Bad times

[Electro]

The £385 includes clutch so bit bite of the bullet time lol.

[svtomo]

think motaquip do solid flywheel alternatives, they definately used to but we never used any, i do remember they were massively cheaper though

[Viney]

Why do you have to replace the flywheel, me confused.

Have you just tried the lieks of Mr Clutch or similar?

[Electro]

Mr Clutch £810.

Dual mass flywheels disintergrate and if they break apart the gearbox gets smashed. Mine rattles and the slave cylinder has now died. There is a solid mass conversion that changes to a conventional flywheel and clutch to eliminate £800 every 60-100k in Mondeos

[svdemon]

Single mass flywheel all the way!!!!