Clutch! My Turn!

[clivvy]

just spoke to the garage, im missing the spiggot bearing!!

he's ordered a new one, but I wonder if that might explain any noises/vibrations i have been getting? At idle, theres a distinct vibration, so hopefully this is why....!!!

 

[briggie]

just spoke to the garage, im missing the spiggot bearing!!

he's ordered a new one, but I wonder if that might explain any noises/vibrations i have been getting? At idle, theres a distinct vibration, so hopefully this is why....!!!

if you need a lift while ya car is being fixed mate , gizza bell :thumb2

 

[clivvy]

if you need a lift while ya car is being fixed mate , gizza bell :thumb2

cheers Peter, I'll keep that in mind. I'm hoping it will be done tomorrow, and I can pick it up after work so I may end up begging for a lift!!:augie

 

[briggie]

cheers Peter, I'll keep that in mind. I'm hoping it will be done tomorrow, and I can pick it up after work so I may end up begging for a lift!!:augie

no worries mate , if ya need a lift to get ya truck , gizza bell , but will be busy untill lunchtime :thumb2

 

[christof30]

Hope you dont mind me asking but how did you fix your issues with the accelerator pedal, I was following the post and im not sure if missed how you finally solved it?

 

[clivvy]

Hope you dont mind me asking but how did you fix your issues with the accelerator pedal, I was following the post and im not sure if missed how you finally solved it?

sorry, yes, there may have been two posts on this subject due to other confusing issues.

The final fix was...drum roll......another flipping pedal!!! Me and RayF think that I was simply unlucky, and bought the first replacment pedal faulty. The third one I got was from MakeItFit. One thing to conisder though, is that I had previously checked and cleaned all ground points, as there are two for the pedals on the engine block (very small wires), doing this began to improve things but didnt cure it.
I had also previously checked most of my electrics, which all turned out to be fine, i'd used volt meter, test light etc and it just turned out to be as simple as the pedal itself. I think at the time i just found it hard to believe that I had bought yet another faulty pedal so spent a huge amount of time diagnosing (weeks). You can try cleaning the TPS and the AP switch with suitable contact cleaner, but that didnt work for me as the units are sealed....!
So, my symptoms were intermittent or just not working pedal, pushing it achieved nothing. Then maybe it would work for a day, then stop working for two days and so on.

If you have a similar problem, I suggest either borrowing someones pedal to test, or try get a working from from a known working breaker, like I did from MakeItFit. I think they are tremendously expensive from Nissan brand new, but there are a hell of a lot of breakers out there, and the accelerator pedals arent actually that common to be removed, so you will proably drop lucky. dont pay a fortune for it either.:thumb2

 

[christof30]

Cheers, glad you got it sorted I could tell you where getting a tad:augie annoyed with it.

 

[clivvy]

Cheers, glad you got it sorted I could tell you where getting a tad:augie annoyed with it.

youre not kidding, I was close to giving up but I REALLY didnt want to. For all the trouble I have had, I still love the car and everytime I got in it I just wanted to see it working properly again, nearly there now, just the clutch to do, then its summer projects-tidy up the front wings, fit electric folding mirrors and a wash.

 

[Timbo_1975]

So glad you finally got to the bottom of it !!

 

[clivvy]

ok chaps, just got back to work after picking car up. The clutch change has made a huge difference to the car, pretty much everything is better. Car drives better, idles better and im having to re learn how to drive it, such as now, I can drive up a long steep hill in fifth.

I did have chatter before at idle, this initially wasnt present as I drove home but re appeared the closer I got to work. The clatter is a bit different to before, and stops when I push the clutch down, so its not a new issue, it just sounds a touch different, so thats not a bother.

I need to clean or change the return spring on the clutch pedal, but other than those things, its just brilliant, im over the moon. It really is like driving a "new" car to me, so i am looking forward to the coming days to see how it settles in.

£160 for the labour including a new spigot bearing.:clap

 

[clivvy]

oh, also, when turning the engine off, it stops with much less judder, which is also nice.

 

[larson]

i new you would be happy, neils a good guy

 

[clivvy]

i new you would be happy, neils a good guy

never actually met Neil, is he the chap with the flappy hat?