...VW Mark 4 Golf 1.6P LuK Clutch Academy Malcolm Short, Schaeffler The Mark 4 Golf was introduced in 1997 and continued in production until mid-2005. With many of these vehicles on the road, the clutch replacement is well into the independent garage business. LuK offers a clutch rep...
...VW Crafter CR 35TDi LuK Clutch Academy The Volkswagen Crafter, launched in 2006, is becoming a popular commercial vehicle on Irish roads and is available in many model ranges. LuK takes a look at the CR35TDi LWB in this handy guide on clutch replacement. The Crafter is a re-badged...
...LuK Clutch Academy Volvo V50 This month, REPXPERT's Alistair Mason replaced the clutch on a 2010 Volvo V50, fitted with a 1.6TDi. The car had covered slightly less than 160,000 miles and reportedly suffered from the clutch 'slipping'. This engine is common between Volvo, Ford, Mini, Mazda...
...LuK Clutch Academy Vivaro 2.0CDTi The Vivaro, launched in 2001, is an excellent example of shared ventures between vehicle manufacturers. The Trafic and Primastar are quite similar applications. With many Vivaro 2.0CDTi FH07MYJs on the road today, this handy article from LuK should pro...
...LuK Clutch Academy Toyota Yaris 1.3 This month, REPXPERT's Alistair Mason replaced the clutch on a 2014 Toyota Yaris, which was fitted with a 1.3 petrol engine. It had covered just over 80,000 miles and reportedly suffered from clutch 'slipping'. A short road test later confirmed that t...
...LuK Clutch AcademySuzuki Alto 1.0 K10B The owner of a 2010 Suzuki Alto, fitted with a 1.0-litre, three-cylinder K10B engine that had covered more than 70,000 miles, had reported clutch slip. The slip was confirmed by a short road test and clutch replacement was advised. The Suzuki Alto...
...Luk Clutch Academy Renault Modus 1.4P This month, REPXPERT's Alistair Mason replaces the clutch on a 2005 Renault Modus, which was fitted with a 1.4 (K4J770) petrol engine, had covered more than 60,000 miles and suffered from clutch judder. For this type of repair, a two-post ramp, engi...
...LuK Clutch Academy Picanto 1.1 Petrol G4HG This month, REPXPERT's Alistair Mason replaces the clutch on a 2006 Kia Picanto, fitted with a 1.1 G4HG engine. For this type of repair, a two-post ramp, transmission jack and an engine support that locates on the front sub frame are required....
...LuK Clutch Academy REPXPERT's Alistair Mason replaced the clutch and dual mass flywheel in a Peugeot 508 SW fitted with a 1.6 HDi engine, which had covered more than 170,000 miles. On initial inspection, the gearbox looked difficult to access and even harder to remove; however, by detach...
...LuK Clutch Academy Peugeot 5008 1.6HDi This month, REPXPERT's Alistair Mason replaced the clutch in a Peugeot 5008 Semi-Automatic 1.6 HDi. The semi-automatic gearbox in the 2012 model is actually a manual gearbox with an automatic shift and clutch actuation. While it is a significant jo...