Did your DIY clutch compress tool work ? How did you centre the friction plate when assembling the pressure plate to the flywheel whilst the tool is bolted to the pressure plate ?
The tool worked fine, I was intending to video the installation but I was tight for space and time and I didnt manage to get the camera under the car with me to video replacing the clutch. 20,000 miles now covered on that clutch and its absolutely fine. The clutch plate was centered by the tried and tested "masking tape around a socket extension" method. The clutch assembly can be held with finger-tight bolts allowing the clutch plate to be centered before you finally tighten everything down with the tool
The tool worked fine, I was intending to video the installation but I was tight for space and time and I didnt manage to get the camera under the car with me to video replacing the clutch. 20,000 miles now covered on that clutch and its absolutely fine.
The clutch plate was centered by the tried and tested "masking tape around a socket extension" method. The clutch assembly can be held with finger-tight bolts allowing the clutch plate to be centered before you finally tighten everything down with the tool.
Unfortunately it remains unclear in this video (as well as in others I have just seen on the same topic) what a self adjustment clutch actually is and hence what the purpose of this special tool is.
It does take some finding, but from what I found, the self adjusting clutch maintains constant pressure on the clutch plate and the pedal throughout the serviceable life by automatically adjusting for clutch wear. You need the special tool because generally the self adjusting mechanism is one way only, and if you accidentally "adjust it" whilst fitting it, there may not be a way to un-adjust it.
Great idea - will need to do my clutch soon on a corsa d and I need a reason to buy an arc welder, angle grinder, vice and maybe a drill press too. I assume you removed the heads on those three bolts before you used it. Also I was about to ask how you centred the clutch disc, but I reckon you used a universal alignment tool that references with a cone to the fingers on the pressure plate. This video here has the original tool: th-cam.com/video/Tp5KeAQntGM/w-d-xo.html
The three bolts were just cut from a long length of threaded bar, but cutting the heads of bolts will work just as well. The clutch plate was centered by the tried and tested "masking tape around a socket extension" method. Good luck with yours.
Good fix, just had the same issue, however i managed to get 3 legged gear puller on mine so was an easy fix for me.
Did your DIY clutch compress tool work ?
How did you centre the friction plate when assembling the pressure plate to the flywheel whilst the tool is bolted to the pressure plate ?
The tool worked fine, I was intending to video the installation but I was tight for space and time and I didnt manage to get the camera under the car with me to video replacing the clutch. 20,000 miles now covered on that clutch and its absolutely fine.
The clutch plate was centered by the tried and tested "masking tape around a socket extension" method. The clutch assembly can be held with finger-tight bolts allowing the clutch plate to be centered before you finally tighten everything down with the tool
Did this work out okay ?
The tool worked fine, I was intending to video the installation but I was tight for space and time and I didnt manage to get the camera under the car with me to video replacing the clutch. 20,000 miles now covered on that clutch and its absolutely fine.
Nice video :) how have you centered the clutch, because with you homemade tool, is there not missing space in the middle for centering ??
Henrik
The clutch plate was centered by the tried and tested "masking tape around a socket extension" method. The clutch assembly can be held with finger-tight bolts allowing the clutch plate to be centered before you finally tighten everything down with the tool.
Unfortunately it remains unclear in this video (as well as in others I have just seen on the same topic) what a self adjustment clutch actually is and hence what the purpose of this special tool is.
It does take some finding, but from what I found, the self adjusting clutch maintains constant pressure on the clutch plate and the pedal throughout the serviceable life by automatically adjusting for clutch wear. You need the special tool because generally the self adjusting mechanism is one way only, and if you accidentally "adjust it" whilst fitting it, there may not be a way to un-adjust it.
Great idea - will need to do my clutch soon on a corsa d and I need a reason to buy an arc welder, angle grinder, vice and maybe a drill press too.
I assume you removed the heads on those three bolts before you used it. Also I was about to ask how you centred the clutch disc, but I reckon you used a universal alignment tool that references with a cone to the fingers on the pressure plate.
This video here has the original tool: th-cam.com/video/Tp5KeAQntGM/w-d-xo.html
The three bolts were just cut from a long length of threaded bar, but cutting the heads of bolts will work just as well. The clutch plate was centered by the tried and tested "masking tape around a socket extension" method. Good luck with yours.