bulkhead split !!!
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bulkhead split !!!
hi everyone
my bulkhead has split and bloke at the garage said i needed to buy a plate to fix it. does any1 no what he means or were i can buy 1 ?? clutch still works at the moment but would really like to fix before it comes through completly.
thanks
my bulkhead has split and bloke at the garage said i needed to buy a plate to fix it. does any1 no what he means or were i can buy 1 ?? clutch still works at the moment but would really like to fix before it comes through completly.
thanks
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Old Timer
clutch cable repair peices are on ebay mate
about ?20 i think
about ?20 i think
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hi thanks sorry if i seem a bit thick but do i just under clutch cable repair pieces on ebay because ive been looking on there an cant seem to find the bit i need
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:cheer: thankyou :cheer:
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Local Hero
ring GSF car parts. they were cheaper than that last time i looked. but i could be wrong.
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They're about a tenner from GSF.
'81 1.8T
BMW R1200GSA
Caddy 2k 1.8T
BMW R1200GSA
Caddy 2k 1.8T
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hey
how do these fit?>
are they welde in etc?>
thanks
how do these fit?>
are they welde in etc?>
thanks
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Old Timer
they're supposed to be weld in yes, but that being said i did have a scirocco that had just had the cable threaded through and a bit of body bonder fitted to stop it sliding…
Not the prettiest fix but it did work surprisingly well.
Jon.
Not the prettiest fix but it did work surprisingly well.
Jon.
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hey i bought 1 of these off ebay
it has a sticky pad on one side and is easy to fit!
Works a treat!!!!
it has a sticky pad on one side and is easy to fit!
Works a treat!!!!
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Old Timer
yup, but gluing it on doesn't solve the real problem which is corrosion causing the bulkhead to split. which no amount of sticky pads is going to prevent from getting worse…
worth doing properly me thinks.
Jon.
worth doing properly me thinks.
Jon.
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Local Hero
99% of the time its not corrosion that casues the failure. On LHD drive cars the clutch cable as a short straight run from gearbox to pedal.
On RHD cars its a long twisted route that puts pressure on the un-reinforced bulkhead that eventually fractures the metal.
When the cable is setup up right it holds the reapir plate in place so it only needs the sticky pad to aid fitting. In the past I've used a couple of self tappers as a belt and braces approach.
On RHD cars its a long twisted route that puts pressure on the un-reinforced bulkhead that eventually fractures the metal.
When the cable is setup up right it holds the reapir plate in place so it only needs the sticky pad to aid fitting. In the past I've used a couple of self tappers as a belt and braces approach.
1983 Mars Red 1.8 Golf GTI
1987 Alpine White 1.8 Clipper Cabriolet
The trouble with doing nothing is that you never know when you are finished.
1987 Alpine White 1.8 Clipper Cabriolet
The trouble with doing nothing is that you never know when you are finished.
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Old Timer
ah yeah thats true
not a pretty fix though is it? I'd prefer to seem weld it if possible.
Suppose it depends on the owner in that case!!!
Jon.
not a pretty fix though is it? I'd prefer to seem weld it if possible.
Suppose it depends on the owner in that case!!!
Jon.
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My old rocco pulled the cable and the repair plate through the bulkhead 8O
Ended up CNC machining a hench slab of ally with all the necessary holes in it and just lobbing it over everything. Did the job : :mrgreen:
Ended up CNC machining a hench slab of ally with all the necessary holes in it and just lobbing it over everything. Did the job : :mrgreen:
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