...LuK Clutch Academy Audi A3 1.6TDi REPXPERT's Alistair Mason replaced the clutch on a 2014 Audi A3 1.6TDI, using Schaeffler's LuK 2CT repair solution. This clutch replacement job can be completed in six-and-a-half hours. Following complaints that this Audi A3 1.6 TDi was juddering when pu...
...LuK Clutch Academy Audi A1 1.6TDi This month, REPXPERT Alistair Mason, replaces the clutch on a 2016 Audi A1, fitted with a 1.6 TDi. With a repair time of just five hours and a requirement for only minimal workshop equipment – a two-post lift, engine support, transmission jack, clutch a...
...LuK Clutch Academy 2WD Hyundai Tucson 2.0P Compact SUVS are quite a popular choice of vehicle and the chance of one arriving at your workshop is highly likely. The LuK technical team takes a look at a 2WD 2.0 petrol clutch replacement on the Hyundai Tucson. The vehicle is probably fi...
...LuK Clutch Academy2003 Mini One This month, REPXPERT Alistair Mason replaced the clutch on a 2003 Mini One, which had covered 103,000 miles. The customer reported that the clutch pedal was heavy when used. For this repair, a two-post vehicle lift, engine support, transmission jack and...
...Workshop equipment needed: Gearbox removal Open the bonnet and, for safety reasons, disconnect the negative battery lead and then remove the gear linkage cables from the gearbox. To remove the front sub-frame, raise the vehicle lift to waist height, remove both front wheels, disconnect...
...LuK Clutch Academy - VW Caddy 1.6 TDi This LuK Clutch Academy is for a 2011 Volkswagen Caddy fitted with a 1.6 TDi common rail CAYD engine. The Caddy, introduced to Europe in 1982, is currently in it's third generation. This model Caddy is based on a Volkswagen Touran with a Golf Mk 5 f...
...LuK Clutch AcademyvVolvo S40 clutch and DMF In this month’s Schaeffler LuK Clutch Academy, REPXPERT Bob Carter is replacing the clutch and dual mass flywheel (DMF) in a 2008 Volvo S40 1.8. With a little insight into this repair, an independent workshop will be able to confidently repl...
...LuK Clutch Academy Toyota RAV4 This Toyota Rav4, fitted with a 2.0 D4D, a Dual Mass Flywheel (DMF) and permanent four-wheel drive, had covered more than 130,000 miles. The customer reported that the clutch was slipping under full load, which was confirmed by a road test. Scheaffler's Ma...
...See this and 1,000s more Tech Tips on TechTips.ie 48 August/September 2020 AUTOBIZ See this and 1,000s more Tech Tips on TechTips.ie Gearbox removal With the vehicle positioned on a vehicle lift – either a two-post or wheel-free is ideal – open the bonnet, disconnect the ai...
...Workshop equipment required: Gearbox removal With the vehicle at ground level placed on the lift, slacken both front wheels and the hub nuts, open the bonnet and remove the battery and battery tray (Fig. 1). This provides access to the top of the gearbox, where the gear cables can be d...