Clutch

**Big Bug** · 14-11-2018, 08:16 AM

[QUOTE=REVHE4D;1280346]What was the damage?

$4,180

Bruce CQ

**Big Bug** · 14-11-2018, 08:33 AM

Originally Posted by jets

Same problem reversing a heavy trailer up a slope to his shed.
His solution was to sell his ute & buy an Isuzu with auto trans. So far it's all good.

If at all possible I’m going to try and hold onto my van. I have done the same thing and got myself an auto D-MAX and will only tow the trailer with the van when I know there will be no clutch slipping needed. Plus the Isuzu will do any 4WD trips. I tried to get Trakka to sell me the Seikel Torque and Trail gearing for the van but they refused so hence the D-MAX. Probably a more sensible solution in the long run anyway although I do love the T 5.

Bruce CQ

**Sunny43.5** · 14-11-2018, 10:26 AM

Isn,t it strange that the actual design of a cars drive train can lead to such an expensive repair , my T5 2005 model is a humble 2.0 litre manual petrol . Around 18 months after purchasing it I stopped on a moderate hill as I had driven past the house I was going to . I decided it was safer to reverse back around 20 metres as it was abusy road , now the van does not carry any real load as its mobile workshop so a small tool box small compressor and acouple of power tools . It was not possible to get the van to reverse smoothly and from that day to today it still shudders like hell on any reasonable incline in reverse . I did replace the actual clutch plate and throwout bearing but did not realise that the thing had a DMF . so 280 thousand kays later its still in there !! The old days of solid flywheels would mean you would slip the clutch a small amount and that would work , yes the clutch plate would get a bit more chewed off it but at least it could still go back wards for a long time after .