TomH
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Morning all,
My MY03 XS has done 130k. It recently came to a standstill as the clutch thrust bearing failed. Got a new dakin speedy clutch installed and they also replaced the flywheel as apparently there has been many problems with the dual mass flywheels.
The new clutch is much lighter than the previous one - much easier to drive. The only problem is now I am getting more vibration at low revs and acceleration. Between 1200 and 1700 rpm with foot on the gas the whole car vibrates. You generally don't drive this low in rpm, it's only occasionally when you are in too high a gear you notice it. Took it back to the mechanic and they said it was normal for cars to shudder at too low revs when the engine is straining. Explained it didn't do this before and they responded that it is a different clutch/flywheel so will behave differently.
I'm not that happy with this vibration - I probably wouldn't buy a car with it. My mazda doesn't do it. Any advice - does anyone elses Forester have this after DMF replacement? It's different to the normal forester low rpm clutch shudder, it's like the car's natural resonance.
Cheers,
Tom
My MY03 XS has done 130k. It recently came to a standstill as the clutch thrust bearing failed. Got a new dakin speedy clutch installed and they also replaced the flywheel as apparently there has been many problems with the dual mass flywheels.
The new clutch is much lighter than the previous one - much easier to drive. The only problem is now I am getting more vibration at low revs and acceleration. Between 1200 and 1700 rpm with foot on the gas the whole car vibrates. You generally don't drive this low in rpm, it's only occasionally when you are in too high a gear you notice it. Took it back to the mechanic and they said it was normal for cars to shudder at too low revs when the engine is straining. Explained it didn't do this before and they responded that it is a different clutch/flywheel so will behave differently.
I'm not that happy with this vibration - I probably wouldn't buy a car with it. My mazda doesn't do it. Any advice - does anyone elses Forester have this after DMF replacement? It's different to the normal forester low rpm clutch shudder, it's like the car's natural resonance.
Cheers,
Tom