Are britpart clutches any good?

Vincemcdonald · Jan 25, 2014

My D1 clutch pedal is on the floor. I'm 99% sure it's the clutch fork that has failed so it's a gearbox out job. I would be foolish not to get a new clutch fitted at the same time so I'm looking at prices. Britpart clutches are nice and cheap but are they any good? Or should I spend more and buy a different make?

Cheers, Vince.

Thor1950 · Jan 25, 2014

Brit part sell both cheap and good oem parts. You just got to ask. Don't say what is your best price as then you will get the cheap stuff

thebiglad · Jan 25, 2014

Bare in mind that Britpart is just a wholesaler, a warehouse if you like. They don't make anything themselves.

Pretty-much all the Britpart stuff I've bought worked fine for me - that's over a 12yr period.

Dave

DiscoPol · Jan 25, 2014

Mine has been in 3 years or so now and still going strong and by fook does it get abused. It was the Bp heavy duty clutch and bearing with a reinforced fork.

landowner · Jan 25, 2014

I got a used Valeo one, been in for less than a year, hardly touched, with heavy duty clutch fork
Its two part but got no thrust bearing with it.
Forty quid posted on Monday arrive Tuesday

Out at show all day tomorrow but will check puter Mon

YOREVOL · Jan 25, 2014

i put 2 britpart clutches in my disco 300tdi in 55000 miles. 1st when i replaced the gearbox and the 2nd when the clutch fork went 28000 miles later. the 1st clutch was hardly touched, but replaced as the box was out. i beefed up the reinforcing on the heavy duty fork by welding a plate on the back where the rod sits. did 23000 miles no bother. most of my driving was with a 3500gwt trailer attached, so not an easy life for a clutch.

Thor1950 · Jan 25, 2014

YOREVOL said:
i put 2 britpart clutches in my disco 300tdi in 55000 miles. 1st when i replaced the gearbox and the 2nd when the clutch fork went 28000 miles later. the 1st clutch was hardly touched, but replaced as the box was out. i beefed up the reinforcing on the heavy duty fork by welding a plate on the back where the rod sits. did 23000 miles no bother. most of my driving was with a 3500gwt trailer attached, so not an easy life for a clutch.

Think a TD5 clutch will work and needs no reinforcing

jamesmartin · Jan 25, 2014

Thor1950 said:
Think a TD5 clutch will work and needs no reinforcing

only on a td5

Thor1950 · Jan 25, 2014

jamesmartin said:
only on a td5

Thought I read there was a cast clutch fork that would work instead of having to weld a plate on the original

jamesmartin · Jan 25, 2014

Thor1950 said:
Thought I read there was a cast clutch fork that would work instead of having to weld a plate on the original

not that i know of v8s allways used cast fork then td5s did too

Are britpart clutches any good?

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