I got a new MGP clutch assembly installed at a independent garage & after the install, I found there is a noticeable vibration
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My Maruti 800’s clutch was slipping in every gear and the car would struggle to climb inclines . On open roads the engine would rev up but the car won’t go beyond 40 kmph . The present clutch assembly served the car for approx 54,000 kms and it was quiet evident a replacement was needed.
I got a new MGP clutch assembly installed at a independent garage ( There is bad blood between the nearby two M.A.S.S. and I avoid them like the plague ) . The job was completed in around 4 hours and when I fired up the engine after the install , I found there is a noticeable vibration . The vibrations are not intense enough to rattle the whole car , but intense enough to get on my nerves within a few kilometres of driving . Even the front seat passengers are also feeling those vibrations .
When I pointed it out to the mechanic, his theory is that vibrations are present with every new clutch install , but I was assured that they would go away with time ( kilometres to be precise ) . In other words there is a break-in period of the clutch .
In my case, the vibrations are present when the engine is idling and and transmission is in neutral . The vibrations increase when I rev the engine with the transmission in neutral . And the vibrations are present while driving in every gear . In other words, if the engine is running the vibrations are present and they increase with the revs of the engine.
It seems like the clutch plate is somehow, co-axially misaligned with the transmission’s. Is that possible?
Here’s what BHPian –gKrish– had to say on the matter:
I’d take the “new clutch vibration” theory of your mechanic with a pinch of salt. Clutch plate and flywheel might take a few days of usage to settle in, but till then it should not be causing any noticeable vibration.
Was the flywheel replaced or was it resurfaced when the clutch kit was replaced? The symptoms you mentioned sounds like an imbalance or incorrect assembly.
Also, does the car still vibrate when the clutch pedal is fully depressed?
Here’s what BHPian dhanushs had to say on the matter:
Possible if you have an inferior quality product and is not balanced. Looks like that is the case.
Here’s what BHPian Jeroen had to say on the matter:
Sorry. No, it won’t get better, it will get only worse and it will ultimately start damaging a lot of other parts. As pointed out already, something went wrong with this repair. It needs to be redone and investigated properly and sorted.
BHPian SB08129180 had the following update to share:
This Sunday took the car to another garage .
I briefed the mechanic on the work done and the problems there after . While checking the car, all of a sudden the mechanic asks, if the gear box mount was changed ? I confirmed it was . He replies that it’s the gear box mount that’s causing the problems . According to him, the gear box mount is not installed correctly .
He did the reinstallation , and that took away most of the vibrations . He also mentioned that the engine mounts ( the front and the rear ) are not in a good shape and they need to be replaced . Then the rest of the vibrations would be gone .
The theory sounds promising, at least to me . Of course, time will tell .
Anyway, as of now the car is not driving me nuts, while I am driving it .
Thanks and Regards
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