...Ford Escort / Fiesta / Orion / Courier with aluminium BC type gearbox RELEASE BEARING GUIDE TUBE MODIFICATION Concerns; The above vehicles are fitted with a type ‘BC’ aluminium gearbox which features an integral release bearing guide tube. This tube is prone to wear which can result...
...The vehicles listed above were originally fitted with a Concentric Slave Cylinder (CSC) incorporating a screw fit hose connection (1). From 1999 the original fitment CSC design was modified to include a push-on(quick-fit) hose connection (2). Consequently, any replacement CSC will be of t...
...Ford / Jaguar / Seat / VW Cougar, Galaxy, Mondeo, X-Type, Alhambra, Sharan MODIFICATION TO FORD CSC BCS119 Concerns The vehicles listed above were originally fitted with a Concentric Slave Cylinder (CSC) designed and manufactured by FTE (1) and incorporating a male push type hose conne...
...Ford / Mazda Fiesta, Focus, KA, Puma, Mazda 121 CSC Design Change Concerns; The original FORD and MAZDA OE component (equivalent to First Line ref. BCS126) is of a cast metal construction. Later vehicles are now fitted with a moulded plastic unit (equivalent to First Line ref. BCS162)....
...PSA & Toyota C1, 107, Aygo 1.0 Borg & Beck Introduce Improved Clutch To Increase Service Life Concerns; Reported short clutch life of OE 180 mm dia clutch kit HK2154 Method; Due to the reported OE short clutch life we have introduced clutch kit HK2327 which is a 190mm dia. This is direc...
...The Use of Clutch Assembly Grease Concerns; Borg&Beck are receiving warranties for various faults caused by the use of excess clutch grease and/or the use of an incorrect grease type (eg;copper based and LM grease’s) during clutch installation. One example of the problems we have seen i...