I recently replaced my clutch - successfully. However, in the process I damaged the reverse light switch wiring. I have tested it with a test meter and it shows an open circuit when it's in gear or not. I've a replacement on the way. My question is: is it possible to replace either of the 2...

Opps you are correct ABS lamp not SRS. It could be that as I was working around those so I'll have a look. How do you know about that? I'd never have thought about that.

So after start up and a test drive I had the SRS lamp on. I thought I may have bumped the ABS sensor in my work getting the g'box / clutch work done. No problem, took the sensor our have it all a clean and refitted it. Now I have the 3 amigos :( Everything was tikity-boo prior to the clutch...

Well ... Finally back on the road. My first clutch replacement - done. Been on blocks since the end of August! What a phaff waiting for one part to come from old blighty! That O ring to connect the IRD to the G'box - ordered in early September and waited patiently.... then get an email on the...

Here's mine - works well, but it has to come off at oil change time.

You could try looking at the IAC valve [ Idle Air Control Valve]. It's beside he throttle body and has an 'J' shaped air pipe from it to just before the throttle body. Take the inlet pipe off and give a good squirt of carb'y cleaner.

Removing the mechanism isn't too bad a job from there on.

This is what it all looks like inside the tail gate - when you get it open! There are 4 screws under the lower edge on the handle side of the tailgate. You can get to them by lying on the 'boot' floor... You have to carefully pull the sides off then lift the card upwards.

Now at 330,000km - but HG has been done more than once. Have just replaced the clutch and I suspect it may have been the original one.

The vacab' of naughty words got a work-out today! Hooking up the slave cylinder to the release fork arm What a B___h:( I used a workshop grip clamp and an old round headed bolt to push the piston but as soon as I took the clamp off it would move right back to where it was. It took lots of...

Thank you gents - I'll give that a go! About how many mm should that clutch fork arm move?

:D Oh yeah - lots of naughty words!

Ha! yes I did that too - disconnected the wishbones & dropped he subframe, Removed the IRD bracket/s and moved that, drive shafts out & third out-of-the-way. G'box - out it came. That hefty bracket came off before the g'box was removed. All back together now. I've a new problem! Putting things...

OK - flywheel machined and fitted, Clutch and cover attached and release bearing installed and parts greased. But putting the g'box in is awkward! there's a hefty cast iron bracket that the IRD bolts to, and between that & the g'box is a pressed metal shield to keep debris out of the bell...

Hmm - that was nearly a good plan. OK the car flywheel is different - it's slightly smaller. I managed to get the cover plate to fit on but then the bolt holes are not lining up. Sigh. I'll have to see if the original flywheel can be machined and reused.

No hydraulic fluid leaked; that system was working without any problem. I purchased a replacement and will keep it just in case. It doesn't look too complicated to swap the old setup with a new one and certainly doesn't require the g'box off. :) Replacing that oil seal was very easy. I fitted...

I've had pretty good service from the parts supplier. Parts ordered last Thursday evening here [ your Thursday AM in the UK] and they arrived here [NZ] on Friday morning [ your Thursday night]. Not quite sure about the clutch hydraulic circuit. It looks like it has leaked a bit in the box. This...

Happily both lower wishbones are quite new so I didn't want to wreck them. I got the to part - eventually.

I started the work to replace the clutch in my '98 FL1 XEi [1.8 K series]. Was a bit concerned when I was draining the g'box & IRD oil. Both were quite dark and the IRD drain plug magnet had a coating of fuzz on it. Should I be concerned? It didn't feel gritty when I rubbed it between thumb and...

Thank you