Hello,
I have a problem with Toyota Corolla Verso - year 2008, 1.8 petrol, manual gearbox. After changing the clutch (with a set of "Luk") - a strange vibration have appeared when you press the clutch pedal. Before the change there was no vibration but the clutch needed to be replaced. After 2000 km the pedal vibration seems to be increasing. Also a strange noise have appeared - coming out from the lever that comes out of the gearbox which is shaking/vibrating as well (I don't know how this part is called). The noise stops when I press the lever with a finger but I can see and feel how is is shaking/vibrating. I am attaching video with the issue.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KbLQB88ILjgu6ggkgmyEqLd9-DpGGSwZ/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oDuXADGVlWaNZUSbN4HUDnMAc2Ywmjwh/view?usp=sharing
Do somebody knows what could be causing this problem? Thank you
Well I assume you used a luk kit with all new parts and if you did that would mean one of those parts wasn't made correctly it is an aftermarket company after all it's always wasn't there before it has to do with the parts you put in either being wrong or not installed correctly
Scotty, if the clutch kit has defect - what are some good brands clutches that you can recommend?
We will get the car to the mechanic tomorrow. I will update the story afterwards.
The pressure plate was not installed or torgued properly. Must re-do the job. Sorry.
I would like to thank you for replying me and give me feedback for this issue and give update to this story.
The "Luk" clutch had a defect and the clutch job was redone again - this time we put a "SACHS" brand clutch. The Sachs clutch immediately felt better than the LuK clutch that had a defect.
One year later and 7000 miles later - the Sachs clutch is okay - it has no problems and it is working still good and all the problems from my first comment disappeared and now the car is okay (knock on head, knock on wood, knock on everything).
When the mechanic disassembled the LuK clutch after 2000km it was like brand new and there were no obvious reasons why it was malfunctioning.
Of course there is a chance they could have done the job and not torqued properly the clutch in the first place - nobody knows but we wanted another brand so they ordered the Sachs clutch and unfortunately we had to pay them additional 30% more money than the negotiated price but at this point we didn't care much - we just wanted the car fixed...
This mechanic that did the job has a relative that lives in our block and he also has a car repair shop. He told us that in his shop he stopped putting LuK clutches as he had also had some defects with them in the past - maybe the batch is wrong, maybe they are made in Friday - who knows, but since the job and to redo the clutch job is complex and time consuming - they just don't want to risk with defective clutches and they put other brands.
Love your videos, Scotty! Keep on helping people around the world!
Thank you again for the support!