Annihilated My Clutch

[SES88]

Went laning on Sunday, all good in the hood, til i hit Rutland Rigg (and hit it I did), clutch had been suspect since earlier in the day, finished it off on the Rigg, ended the day in the middle of North Yorkshire in the pitch black waiting for a man in an orange van...who wanted to charge me £239 for a ride home. Got home eventually at 00:35am, 7 hours after i set off on what should have been a 90min drive.

Car is getting done at a specialists who just happened to be 3 miles from where my car died, complete carbon kevlar clutch kit with single mass flywheel and all hydraulics, will be like a new car, hopefully, presuming they find nothing else.

Flywheel had been on the way out for a while, had been getting a knocking and vibration when pulling away for 2-3 months, think I just gave it the heave ho to die!

Besides all that, had a good day, interesting to see what the car can do, and what it really can't do!

 

[Spacemonkey...]

Unlucky... so how did the tyres get on?

 

[Skynet]

You went laning alone???

 

[SES88]

Tyres were spot on, even coped with deep mud which I was impressed with! They only struggled for grip on steep rock climbs, but thats probably to do with my lack of weight (the car, not me). If i'd weighed anything close to the Defenders or Disco's i'd have got more purchase on them to grip instead of just pulling back and lifting off them

 

[SES88]

You went laning alone???

No no, went with a group of 5 other vehicles, not that daft

 

[Skynet]

Just wondered why you had to wait for an orange van then....

 

[SES88]

We split into 2 groups near the end of the day, as some were heading elsewhere. Rest of us stopped at a pub for a pint of soft drink, we all thought that my clutch had just overheated, so after half an hour or so the rest left and I just sat and waited for a bit longer. Turned out I had no drive at all, made it about 2 miles before I lost drive completely.

 

[blue beasty]

Sounds like poor form to leave you stranded

 

[SES88]

Must admit it wasn't ideal to be stuck for 4 hours by myself in the pitch black off the side of an unlit road in the middle of nowhere! But hey ho, lucky I had plenty of diesel to keep the car warm and my phone charged

 

[Brack]

Must admit it wasn't ideal to be stuck for 4 hours by myself in the pitch black off the side of an unlit road in the middle of nowhere! But hey ho, lucky I had plenty of diesel to keep the car warm and my phone charged

Could have come over with a flask of coffee and cake If Id have known - more safety in 2 waiting

 

[SES88]

Could have come over with a flask of coffee and cake If Id have known - more safety in 2 waiting

You were about 30 miles from me, would've been nice to have had some company like, gets lonely lol

 

[Brack]

Rudland Rigg ...Just near Rosedale isnt it

 

[SES88]

Yeah, but I ended up down in Kirkbymoorside, got a tow from a Defender for about 5 miles, then managed to get it into the town.

 

[blue beasty]

Yeah, but I ended up down in Kirkbymoorside, got a tow from a Defender for about 5 miles, then managed to get it into the town.

Who were you out with?

 

[Brack]

Yeah, but I ended up down in Kirkbymoorside, got a tow from a Defender for about 5 miles, then managed to get it into the town.

 

[SES88]

Who were you out with?

Russell Dykes and some of his other customers, was my first time out with them.

 

[blue beasty]

Russell Dykes and some of his other customers, was my first time out with them.

Not nice to be left stranded, if it was a group from here I think someone would be having a quiet word

 

[blue beasty]

Lzir is always worth a shout.....isn't just for tratters

 

[SES88]

Lzir is always worth a shout.....isn't just for tratters

Never even thought about posting! D'Oh! Theres always next time

 

[Brack]

Did the RAC tell you ETA of 4 hours ? - if your alone then deffo shout up.