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Car Forum / Alfa Romeo Cars / July 2005Alfa 147 clutch failure
Hi, Just want to run this by you all I had a clutch failure at 70,000 mls on my Alfa 147JTD The friction plates are still ok but the pressure bearing failed. I know the early JTD's had a problem and Alfa replaced it under warranty up until 35,000 mls The failure of the bearing took out my plates as well and I ended up with a costly repair. About 800 Euros :( Just like to get some advise before taking Alfa to the small claims court ( or the Dutch equivalent of it) If anyone is interested I can mail the pics I took of the failing part Any advice is welcome.. VMax1000 > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Any advice is welcome.. Sounds like the sort of failure caused by poor driving technique. People who hold the clutch pedal down while stationary instead of putting it in neutral tend to wear out their clutch bearings and pressure plate prematurely. I'm not saying this is the cause here, necessarily. 70k miles is not unreasonable for a clutch in a car driven in heavy traffic a lot of the time. Mark >> Hi, >> [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > Mark Normally I agree with you, but since keeping the clutch engaged shuts down the cruise control I never do. Put it in neutral waiting for red light and even in traffic jams try to crawl forward idling in 1st gear, using the clutch as less as I can. Thanks for the input anyway..... VMax1000 > > Sounds like the sort of failure caused by poor driving technique. People > > who [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > crawl forward idling in 1st gear, using the clutch > as less as I can. Thanks for the input anyway..... Have you been the only driver of the car since new? Mark >> > Sounds like the sort of failure caused by poor driving technique. >> > People [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Mark Yes, owned it since new and been the only driver. Started as a company car and took it with me as I left.... Since it started as a company car it always had the scheduled maintenance and check-ups Still......mechanical things can fail I guess..... VMax How old is the car? Chip tuned? > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > VMax1000 > How old is the car? > Chip tuned? [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >> >> VMax1000 The car is 30 months old. And yes, it's slightly modified. (150 BHP and 365 Nm) Still I can understand friction plates not being too happy with extra torque Brakes wearing off faster, drive shafts failing etc....etc.. My point is that the bearing doesn't transmit any power other then that applied on it by the spring in the clutch (diafragma veer in Dutch) when pressing the clutch pedal. And since my friction plates were still in very good condition it strikes me as a bit odd. Alfa dealer even confirmed this, but says "it can happen" On the early models there were issues about the center part of the clutch breaking out completely....... Just wonder if the clutch set up is the same on the 150 BHP 147 JTD16V I'm going to send the pictures I took to Alfa Romeo Netherlands anyway and see what they say about it. Got my dealers support on it so......I guess it's expecting the worst and hope for the best VMax1000 |
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