Mk6 problem, two garages different opinions

[design4production]

The van is a MK6 2.0 FWD SWB LOW ROOF.

A few months ago I fitted 16 inch wheels with the biggest tyres you could fit ( stupid I know ), Last year I fitted solid flywheel after dual mass blew the clutch plate to bits, new clutch flywheel and csc was fitted.

In the last week when setting off in first gear when the vehicle is under load ( up hill, it never carries weight ) I am finding heavy shuddering / spinning / slipping ( not sure which ) coming from the O/S front, unless I feather the clutch and accelerator.

One garage has told me that the clutch is going and another garage has told me that the clutch is fine, ( neither took it for a drive to see what it was like setting off in first up hill ), checked bearing and drive shaft for play but both fine.

I am confused as to what this problem could be, dont want to pay for a new clutch and find out it is something else.

Any help would be greatly appreciated or anyone local to Leeds that I could come and show the problem.

Thanks.

[reevco62]

Simple way to test it...

Put her in 2nd or maybe 3rd put handbrake hard on and give it some revs letting clutch slowly out passed the bitting point.

If she stalls then clutch should be okay.
If engine runs and the van doesn't pull then clutch knackered.

Just be careful the last thing you want is the timing to jump a tooth as it could if the engine gets a sudden shock like with bump starting but that normally happens because there's no oil pressure built up to tension the timing chain.

[design4production]

I will give that a try tomoz pal and get back to you

[design4production]

Well today it appears I found the potential problem.

When driving I heard a noise then battery light came on, pulled over and saw the alternator belt had snapped, managed to get it home, luckily this happened a few streets away.

So I opened the bonnet to asses the alternator belt issue and noticed the bolts had snapped for the engine mount to the gearbox bracket.

Tomorrow's plan is to get a new gear box bracket that bolts to the engine mount swap them then swap the alternator belt and see how it runs from there.

Might I add neither of the garages had a look under the bonnet, one tried to sell me a clutch and the other tried to charge me £65 to change a drive shaft seal as it leaking a little.

Opinions anyone?

Will update after swapping parts tomorrow.

[EeEk]

which mount...the one on the gearbox....so who ever fitted the clutch didn't tighten the bolts up correctly