xantia clutch change advice

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basil
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xantia clutch change advice

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Xantia 19td 95n 139000 mls.
The clutch has been slipping for a while but tonight it gave up completly :cry:
I got towed home by the power of a 800 cc matiz :shock:
My question is how difficult is it to do a clutch change with jacks/ramps (in the cold :cry: )?
I have tried searching for a" how to do" but no success,keep getting sidetracked by other posts.
Last year I did the head gasket over three weekends (with help from various posts :wink: )So how would a clutch change compare ?
Garage quotes range from ?275 (a fast fit place) to ?400+at local garage,but now I have the problem of getting the Xan to the garage.
Thanks
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Post by dnsey »

You can't do it with just ramps. You'll need axle stands as a minimum, and a good jack to get the car well off the deck and to manoevre the engine and gearbox (unless you have a hoist).
Depends how much similar work you've done before - not too bad, but I wouldn't recommend it as a first 'major' job.
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Post by citronut »

you will need both front wheels off the ground as you need to drop both of the driveshafts out,so axle stands are required,also if its a pull clutch you will need to remove the clutch lever from the fork spindle to allow the fork to rotate out and back into the thrust bearing
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Post by AndersDK »

have a peep here :
http://www.frenchcarforum.co.uk/forum/v ... hp?t=18353

The "spanner rating" (difficulty) of a clutch job pretty much compares to the HG job you've already tried.

The quotes you've got on the job are not too bad considered its a major job.
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Basil,

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