Unglazing a clutch?

May 12, 2006 14 Replies

Is there a bodge method of unglazing a clutch? My mum's got an old 1043cc Polo, which is used for taking stuff to the dump. She rides the clutch, and there's naff all in the way of middle ground between cluch in and out, so you either wheelspin or stall at traffic lights.



I know the correct fix is to put a new clutch in, but the car's worth naff all and I'll only be borrowing it for a week or two whilst I work on my car. So, is there a way of sorting the clutch to have something like a vaguely sane bite?


F*ck. A couple of weeks of wheelspins and clutchless gearchanges then.

How does your mum cope with it?

cheers, clive

I have no bloody idea. She employs the usual old git method of 5000 revs whenever she's maneuvring it, which might help.

at that rate you'll be lucky to have any clutch lining left :)

What'd happen if you took it off and sandpapered it?

Ian Stirling ( snipped-for-privacy@mauve.demon.co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :

If you "took it off", you might as well sling it and chuck a new one in.

What is "riding" it? Failing to take your foot off the pedal and keeping it slightly depressed?

Aye. Using the clutch as a footrest. Plus 4000 rpm maneuvring

When in Rome (polo).......

£60 for a clutch kit. The car's worth f*ck all...

The clutch is probably worn out anyway. Not all clutches obviously slip when they're down to the rivets, especially on small cars, they just get juddery and difficult to hold on the grab point. DIY and just changing the lining to keep costs down would keep it going for a couple of years.

Just change the friction plate.

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