Xantia 1.9TD 1999
I am experiencing a violent juddering when changing down and releasing the clutch. This juddering seems at it's worse at speed, perhaps changing down from above 40mph. No problem when starting from rest! Any thoughts/comments would be appreciated.
Cheers Ian
Judder from clutch??
Moderator: RichardW
The more common causes would also be present when taking off from start ?
#1 suspect would be engine mounts rubber.
#2 suspect is an oil contaminated clutch
#3 suspect would be loose/missing gearbox to engine mounting bolts
As a guess I'd say a broken spring in the friction plate could give worse clutch symptoms at speed.
#1 suspect would be engine mounts rubber.
#2 suspect is an oil contaminated clutch
#3 suspect would be loose/missing gearbox to engine mounting bolts
As a guess I'd say a broken spring in the friction plate could give worse clutch symptoms at speed.
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by PeterMann</i>
Changing down to use engine braking makes sense in racing, where the brakes take a terrific beating, but for almost anything else it is preferable to use the brakes to increase deceleration. Less work, smoother deceleration, and replacing a clutch is about 10 times the cost of servicing the brakes.
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Except when you're going down a long decent especially when heavilly laden where the brakes will overheat, then engine braking is a necessity.
Changing down to use engine braking makes sense in racing, where the brakes take a terrific beating, but for almost anything else it is preferable to use the brakes to increase deceleration. Less work, smoother deceleration, and replacing a clutch is about 10 times the cost of servicing the brakes.
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Except when you're going down a long decent especially when heavilly laden where the brakes will overheat, then engine braking is a necessity.