Just had another quote from someone sati grey can recover the car and replace te clutch for £650. I asked him about the clutch and he said it was an LUK Clutch. Any reviews on them? Are they cheap and nasty or good quality clutches ?
i just bought a LUK DMF and 3 piece clutch for circa £340, fitting it myself though
also, there s decent thread on vortex that they change a clutch on a haldex 02m gearbox car without touching the subframe - and that was on axle stands no less, i plan to try that route first but do have my own ramp. You need to remove the transfer box from the gearbox - for that you need a very long 6mm allen bit that goes through the OSF driveshaft cup.
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long enough too I've checked already
thanks, I actually meant the thread in vortex, my bad
when whine of gearbox > whine of 'er indoors to decorate, I shall swap the box's