cooch t31
X-TRAIL HOLIC
Date Registered: 06-2008
Location: Blue Mountains, NSW
TOTAL POSTS: 5966
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Re: Clutch issues and potential upgrades
Glenn,
That doesn't sound good, Victoria Pass is steep but you can get a speed of around 60 - 80kms/h up it.
It sounds that its the same smell I was getting, especially when prked in the garage of a night.
My flywheel had turned blue due to excessive heat and it had to be replaced.
There are also no aftermarket clutch/flywheel kits available, trust me, I've been everywhere. Its because of the hydraulic slave cylinder ('Concentric Slave Cylinder') the X trail has taken from a Renault.
My advice would be if it continues to smell, is to take it to Nissan and report it. Unfortunately the only way they can check if it is the clutch is to take the gearbox out.
To give you an idea of what I was charged, and you better be sitting down.
Flywheel -$2077.19
Clutch - $135.96
Presure plate - $ 155.54
Flywheel Bolts - $53.70
Slave Cylinder - $130.09
Clutch fluid - $6.62 +GST
Labour $640.00 ( which I thought was reasonable for pulling a gearbox out)
Oh and GST - $299.69
Grand total of $3296.60
These prices were charged to me at a fleet rate, probably cause I wouldn't give in.
I would hate to think what the retail price would have been.
I hope that you don't have to go through the s#*t I had to with Nissan and the dealer and that your Xy will be Ok.
Hopefully it was just a truck ahead of you that filled your Xy with brake burning smell.
Keep in touch and let us know what happens.
Tony
--- Tony X-891c
HERE is my D22 Navara
HERE is my old 2008 T31, ST Series1
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26/Mar/2010, 6:48 pm
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cooch t31
X-TRAIL HOLIC
Date Registered: 06-2008
Location: Blue Mountains, NSW
TOTAL POSTS: 5966
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Re: Clutch issues and potential upgrades
Glenn,
All the clutch specialists I went to said that usually it takes 5 years for an aftermarket clutch kit product to appear. This is due to the manufacturer (Nissan), having an agreement with the manufacturer.
I could have got a flywheel made somewhere in Quensland but that would have cost about the same as the genuine one. Being the guinea pig for it, I decided to go with genuine.
I always have the clutch saga in my head every time I get in the car, and always 'smell' the garage when I walk into it. It dampens my love for the Xy from time to time and I hope it doesn't happen again.
Cheers.
--- Tony X-891c
HERE is my D22 Navara
HERE is my old 2008 T31, ST Series1
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27/Mar/2010, 5:08 am
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cooch t31
X-TRAIL HOLIC
Date Registered: 06-2008
Location: Blue Mountains, NSW
TOTAL POSTS: 5966
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Re: Clutch issues and potential upgrades
Hi Dan,
Yes you are going to be up for a couple of grand worth of work.
If you buy an aftermarket clutch, you will end up paying quite a bit less.
I suggest go to a specialist brake and clutch shop. Here in NSW they are everywhere, I am assuming the same in Victoria.
For a T30, you will end up paying around $1000 in labour and around $1200 - $1600 in the clutch itself, depending on whether you stick to the original flywheel or choose a soild flywheel.
If I were you Dan, shop around, and get the best price you can. Even ask a clutch shop about recomending a mechanic themselves.
Most brake and clutch shops can do the install anyway.
Hope this helps.
Tony
--- Tony X-891c
HERE is my D22 Navara
HERE is my old 2008 T31, ST Series1
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8/Jun/2010, 5:32 am
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jalalski
Date Registered: 02-2004
Location: SUTHERLAND, SYDNEY
TOTAL POSTS: 29100
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Re: Clutch issues and potential upgrades
Hi Dennis,
Keep it mate and get an aftermarket clutch kit. You will be shocked by the trade value for your ST as was I for my chrome beast. You will get $8K max for yours trade-in which is not worth it for a car you already know. That of course depends on your budget for buying a new car.
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28/Jun/2010, 8:22 pm
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Re: Clutch issues and potential upgrades
