On your back, in the rain, on a construction site - it doesn’t get more hardcore than that! - And yet you carry out a quality job and even find time to film it all in HD - well done YOU - subscribed 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
RumpleXstillXskin thanks for the feedback. It’s always great to hear from someone with a strong mechanic background. .... I take it that’s your brad and butter. ...
What a guy. Been a while since I've done anything like this, but got asked if I'd do a clutch on this exact same car. Turned out to be the gearbox in the end but I followed this to a tee and it's miles better. Brilliant video.
I am very happy because in this last video you show the moment when you remove and replace the clutch on the flywheel. You show also the work inside the gearbox. That a great job. Thank you a lot and may God help you on your projects. Sorry for my bad english
Abis Ismael your reviews are always welcomed. And thank you for visiting the channel. I will detail more on the actual fitting of the parts in upcoming videos.
Just swaped a mini quad bike for an 08 plate onr of these lol clutch is high but still drives good your videos gave mr confidence i jeed to tackle it in he drive way so thank you
william walker hope you’ve had a great new year as well... thanks for the good words. ... We hope the same for you as well. I’m up working in Birmingham edgbaston tomorrow... maybe one day I can stop and say hi... thanks for keeping in touch.
Great job man. I'm gonna try and replace my clutch using your video as a guide. This will be the first time I try anything like this. I can do the basic stuff like oil change and spark plugs. Just waiting to get enough money to buy a clutch set.
im gonna do it as well. i can do a fair bit on cars but never done clutch on my focus but it looks piss easy really. just time consuming. how many days did it take you? i reckon 2 days is enough
@@louisronan5903 it took me like 5 days. It shouldn't take that long honestly. I was just starting out working on cars so I didn't know much then. Hardest part is getting the transmission back in place.
I’ve fitted a lot of clutches in my 40 years of being in the motor trade and to this day the best engineered and quickest way of replacement was the well thought of Vauxhall’s cavalier half an hour was the quickest I could do one in no gearbox removal required just pull out the motion shaft clutch in job done . Actually that wasn’t Vauxhall’s idea it was Datsun who engineered that in the early seventies. Don’t know if you new that Kevin probably before your time . Anyway another nice video well done.
Richard Zurowski you’re absolutely correct. I’ve done one or two on the earlier vauxhall Astra. I suppose it was an easy way to lose money in the trade as clutch replacement are the most expensive service.
@@WMCS all done. Took about 9 hours. Think it needs to be bled abit better though. Thanks so much for your guide. Would never of been able to do it without it. Top man 👍
I write to you from Spain, I don't know much English but I defend a little. I love your channel, you don't say anything but it doesn't matter, you do a good job and I like that, so I subscribe to your channel, congratulations
Thanks for this superb video, gave me the confidence that the job wasn't too big for me with the tools I have and on a driveway. I successfully replaced the clutch in my 2006 focus. You must be as strong as hell to get the box back up and on. I used blocks of wood and a trolley jack to lift it and it was still a bit of a faff. I didn't need a clutch aligning tool in the end (no point me buying one as I reckon this will be the last clutch I ever change), instead just loosely bolted to the flywheel then rotated and checked that the edge of the plate that's just visible was even. Thanks again
I've just done this, I spent an afternoon trying to get the gearbox on with blocks of wood and jacks to no avail so I bit the bullet and did it this way lifting it by hand, it took 5 minutes
great video, never done a clutch where the gears were cable operated before and now i see how easy they are to remove, It was always link bars on the escorts/ fiestas i done when doing clutches, What was the whole timescale from start to finish ? Worst part of the job is heaving the box back up and praying the splines go into the clutch plate, lol. Few times i had to rest between attempts then on the point of giving up the thing goes on, Keep up the good work and i have subscribed to keep up to date with your work
Sweet work boyo. My customer's diff on his 1.8 Mk2 Focus looks like its shat itself. So I thought I'd visit Kev on RU-vid before the job comes in. Diolch yn fawr.
Good video bud. I know you did this a few years ago but you look like you’ve done a few. I’ve got a question. The brother elbow coming out of the top of the gearbox has a pipe and valve or something at the end. Where does this clip on? Is it up under the better tray?
Hi Kevin brilliant work as always, going to tackle this job the weekend on a fiesta is it worth doing the driveshaft oil seals or just leave old ones in as they have never leaked before, thanks
do the driveshaft oil seals (Febest £5 each Meyle HD £9) at 88k rubber is brittle compared to new but remove with a U shaped tool carefully to avoid aluminium scratches (but can fix with JB high strength weld) and seat new seals with a press (very tight; need to go in parallel). aftermarket driveshafts often missing harmonic balancer- use the old one.
Another nice video ,i like your impact sockets in the tray and the impact wobby ,i have similar and i think is a 1/2 to 3/8 extension ,i was going to ask about rubber grease ,but got the answer below I have the same hammer as you good tools
Alans Autos they are a god sent the changeable extensions and not forgetting the wobbly...thanks for visiting the channel... what areas do you cover ...
Unbelievable. Proper hard work charging a clutch, let alone on a driveway. Worth every penny you get paid. Also no fucking about, no extra costs for breaking bits on the way by a wank mechanic, no car being in the garage for an extra two weeks, just the job done.
hi I was wondering, do you get the odd seized bolt now and then or even broken stud/bolt? and if you come accross split CV gaiters I assume you have to change those to?
Hey Roy.,, I do get a lot of seized up bolts. But I don’t snap them. Plenty of WD40 then slowly slowly catchy monkey 🐒 I don’t do anything else but clutch. No CV gaiter. No tyres. No brake pads. You can imagine me leaving the job and driving around for extra parts. While I’ve got a clutch to do. You see the logic in that don’t you.
Bout to tackle this job but I’m hearing the bolt you unscrewed to get oil out if removed can mess with the gears some how ? have ever had any problems like that with this gearbox? Thanks in advance and as always soo informational! 💪🏽💜
So changed a pals clutch it had a STIFF pedal hard to hold at biting point too much resistance making it a PAIN to drive put a luk clutch in the clutch was buttery smooth for a week and now it’s nearly as stiff as was in the first place! Other focuses pedals are as soft as it was before went hard again?… any ideas please please before dropping the box again to lubricate again as everything been replaced 🤷♂️
what can be the reason for that after clutch replacement, driveshaft is making quiet noise during acceleration like "rubbing"??? looking forward to reply thx
How do I proceed to do a clutch bleeding process? I've done all as the above already just need to refill oil for gearbox then bleed it however that is?
Good vid! Did this have a leaking main seal on the crank? How come you use rubber grease, not the usual choice so would be interested to hear the advantages etc. Cheers.
offbeatwarble the rear main seal was ok. It was the CSC that failed causing all the mess in the gearbox... Rubber grease is far superior in my opinion especially on the spline because it doesn’t break down with moisture it doesn’t get affected by the dry rust build up from the spline to the clutch plate due to it’s anti oxidising properties. And most importantly it doesn’t stick so it’ll always release the clutch and prevent binding which can cause the clutch friction plate to wear prematurely . Are you a mechanic yourself ..
@@WMCS That explains it then wondered what all the mess was from. Cheers that's worth knowing, I was but just do DIY now, can't manage it day in day out anymore! Hats off to you doing this all on the ground. What happened to your quick jack or do you only use it in certain jobs, looked like a great bit of kit?
offbeatwarble well the quick jack was nice. But it doesn’t go high enough so I’m quite restricted underneath it. The other off Putting part was it wobbled. I feel a lot safer with the back wheels firmly on the ground. I suppose it’s good for tyre changes or brakes. Even small things like service. ...
Massimiliano Vitrone thankyou for your great feedback. Glad to hear you’ve got an interest in mechanic... I do engine rebuild sometimes. But clutches are how I earn my daily bread ...Are you a mechanic yourself.
@@WMCS mine has started to make a noise and smell 1.6 I'm getting a full clutch set and costing 350 total seems reasonable as it's only for 97k and runs fine still
Aye Kevin Just changed the clutch kit with a gsf kit cost £130 on sale everything went straight forward followed your video to the T and also torqued all bolts back up car drives perfect engages and disengages perfect just get a grumbling/chatter noise at idle once car is warm only with clutch pedal released.. I press the clutch the noise goes away noise can only be heard when music off so it’s a little noise and can only be heard at low revs soon as I Rev noise fully gone.. any ideas?? Cheap clutch kit from gsf? Clutch disk springs ? Changed the concentric for a sachs as thought maybe that but noise still persists?… Thanks for help!! You the man!
@@WMCS thanks for quick reply bro no1 clutch man on RU-vid that actually gives help and support! Never stop man! And thanks have reassured me it’s the bearing and to just let it run untill gearbox goes bang then £150 I’ll Chuck another in hopefully get 20k out the gearbox and I’ll be more then happy thanks again Kevin bout to do an i10 in the morning wish us luck! And once again you the man!
Quick one fella we changed a pals gearbox on the same car Ford Focus facelift and now he’s got a hard clutch pedal with a lot of pressure when releasing the pedal (like the pressure plate springs are extra extra hard!) any ideas or clues what could of gone wrong? He had whole clutch kit changed 5 months ago the gearbox codes matched apart from last digit but I doubt that is causing a harder pedal? Clutch works as should no slilping or nothing any ideas? Master and slave also been changed ?….
Hi I just changed clutch thanks to your video,,but I seem to ran into a problem,,when car started I can't get into gear,,I bleed the system and seems to fly out so I close up but still won't go into gear,,any suggestions really appreciate it
Niall Fagan pretty much the same thing. I don’t think there’s any difference on the gearbox itself. Just the top mounting and the lower gearbox mounting attachments.
Good job FairPlay , I've got a fiesta mk6 1.25 petrol with a broken diff , and my mate has a whole focus 1.6 petrol for sale for £150 , will the focus running gear fit directly into my fiesta ? I believe they're the same engine the fiesta and focus 1.6 , I need a bigger engine anyway so
The earlier ones were a straight swap .,, but the later ones the bell housing is about an inch deeper .,, eventho they fit but will fail the csc as it doesn’t compress the clutch.
@@WMCS hi mate , thanks for the reply , it the mk2 focus 1.6 petrol , I'm thinking of putting the focus engine with the gearbox into my fiesta then clocks , ecu , locks ... In , I could do with a 1.6 any way , not enough torque in the 1.2 lol , you recon it will fit as the engines are pretty simmilar , I'd use the fiesta shafts and engine/gearbox mounts but will be going polybushes soon anyway
Ever changed clutch/gearbox and got a much more firmer clutch pedal with a lot more resistance on the way back up? Soo much it’s hard to hold biting point after a few minute drive??
Only for performance clutch as the pressure plate are firmer to hold the extra torque from bhp.. but that’s how they work performance clutch. Otherwise it may be the wrong pressure plate the way you’re describing
@@WMCS the crazy thing is it’s the same clutch… he thought gears was bad from clutch.. changed gearbox and now the pedal is FIRM! But it’s the same pressure plate with few thousand miles on it but a cheap one not luk or nothing he said oedal was always firm but not this firm.. even with air in the lines FIRM… changed master nothing… checked all lines everything looks good everything besides how hard the pedal is perfect just pedal hurts your foot after a few minutes and your leg!?!
I checked mine and another focus and it is MUCH softer to the point it feels like mines got air in the system compared To his… I guess question I’m asking is do you think the pressure plate failing or being crap could give these symptoms in your experience if not what has in the past? Thanks again for quick reply!
Shane Brookes we cover quite a wide radius. If you send me your registration and postcode on 07376369067 I’ll get a price together for you. Quite reasonable.
Shane Brookes for a 3 piece clutch kit. Gearbox oil. Clutch fluid and fitting cost that’ll come to £340. Rotherham is cool I’m up in Derbyshire every other week rock climbing... to be fair I did notice a patch of bright warm yellow light in the far distance which did not move for the whole day.... So it must have been sunny 😎 Rotherham I was seeing... 🤩
