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Hey - on a meet note, it looks like my Citroen will be home (but not finished) this weekend. I'm planning to have a little not-so-grand unveiling thing at my place on Mar 30 from 2-4. PM me if you want to swing by for a glass of cheap French wine.
 
Met DEK2688 earlier. SWEET 780 Turbo with quite a few custom goodies. Went to the airport afterwards to drop some documents off for my Nexus pass, went back to the car and thought something was off, but didn't realize what exactly it was until I got home:

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Front plate, Euro plate and billet hardware ripped out. The mounting points are gone too. Police report filed, new plates acquires and SE bumper with front licence plate holder going on soon...
 
Hey locals,
My step-kid just bought his first car, an '89 M47 245. It's got a
slipping clutch, so a clutch job is happening shortly after my
next iPd delivery arrives.

The previous owner is a friend of mine from Hornby Island. He
tells me the clutch has been slipping for 5-6 months.

I know he's been babying it, and it does not see a lot of miles,
but anticipating that the flywheel might be badly burnt when it
comes apart, I thought I'd feel around a bit and see if anyone
local had a spare LH2.4 flywheel.

Tips on local pick-n-pull candidates are also welcome.

The car runs well, and passed aircare yesterday with no issues.
The front suspension is worn out, one of the strut inserts leaked
out all of its oil, and some stuff is loose, but I have some
perfectly good stuff I pulled from the Snot Rocket we can use to
replace the worn out stuff.

Thanks,
 
sim said:
Hey locals,
My step-kid just bought his first car, an '89 M47 245. It's got a
slipping clutch, so a clutch job is happening shortly after my
next iPd delivery arrives.

The previous owner is a friend of mine from Hornby Island. He
tells me the clutch has been slipping for 5-6 months.

I know he's been babying it, and it does not see a lot of miles,
but anticipating that the flywheel might be badly burnt when it
comes apart, I thought I'd feel around a bit and see if anyone
local had a spare LH2.4 flywheel.

Tips on local pick-n-pull candidates are also welcome.

The car runs well, and passed aircare yesterday with no issues.
The front suspension is worn out, one of the strut inserts leaked
out all of its oil, and some stuff is loose, but I have some
perfectly good stuff I pulled from the Snot Rocket we can use to
replace the worn out stuff.

Thanks,
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I have a dog dish LH2.4 pm me if your interested.
 
I knew someone would have one!

I thought all of the LH2.4 flywheels were stepped?

I have a new in box clutch kit for the older flat flywheels, so
it would be worth getting a flat flywheel without even looking at
the existing one, as it would save buying a new clutch. Assuming
the older style pressure plate bolts up to what you have. If you
can dig it up, I can bring the pressure plate along.

Failing that, it's an iPd order for a stepped clutch kit, and a
trip to Langley.

Thanks, both of you!

I plan to get a steel JVAB flywheel for my car sometime in the
future, when I get my hands on a T5z, but that will be an
expensive upgrade, and my M46 is in great shape.

Andrew really only needs stock stuff, he'll be working on stage
zero for a while. He drove it for the first time yesterday, never
having driven a manual car before. The slipping clutch is quite
forgiving, he only stalled it once, but not for lack of trying ;)
 
I am in the same boat as you, I bought a clutch sachs for a flat and have a dog dish that was going to put into my M47 I have. Now I am going to stick with the M46 unless I find a T5.... Mine won't work with that clutch for sure.
 
westcat said:
I am in the same boat as you, I bought a
clutch sachs for a flat and have a dog dish that was going to put
into my M47 I have. Now I am going to stick with the M46 unless I
find a T5.... Mine won't work with that clutch for sure.
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Yeah, the clutch I have won't work with the flywheel that is
right for the car.

Andrew let the rest of the smoke out of the clutch tonight, so
I'm guessing the flywheel is in fairly bad shape at this point.

I could smell it even before I opened the door of the truck
halfway up the hill it died on.


M46 is a bit stronger than M47. I want a T5z for the close ratios
mostly, enhanced tolerance for boost is also a good thing.
 
sim said:
I knew someone would have one!

I thought all of the LH2.4 flywheels were stepped?

I have a new in box clutch kit for the older flat flywheels, so
it would be worth getting a flat flywheel without even looking at
the existing one, as it would save buying a new clutch. Assuming
the older style pressure plate bolts up to what you have. If you
can dig it up, I can bring the pressure plate along.
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Well, that was a hilariously productive coincidence! Glad it worked out so well!
 
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