And one other thing, how long do you recon it will take me to fit the clutch and get it all back together, it has taken about 6hours in two sesions so far and I was not working fast at all.

Any other tips on refitting it all?

I think I do have the bits I was just surprised to se it come off.

Not prety is it! I hope it is enough room, I would have liked to have done this all with more space to see what is going on the first time round, but that is just the joys of car's! I have already bnought an alignment from Halford made by Laser, hope it is ok. I did also buy all the bits...

Well... I have managed to split the box from the engine, not too bad afterall but I sadley ran out of time today. I am not sure if I have enough room to do the work on the clutch, I have split it as far as it will go and I am running out of cable on one of the connections. I can also see why...

Thanks guys, lets see how I go tomorrow!

If you managed to take it off in those conditions then its not worth getting the garage to fix it, you have already done half the job.

I hope it goes ok, I have a covered work space now which helps, not warm but it is dry. Is there any other work that anyone recomends doing while i am at it?

I am going for it, I will order the parts tomorrow then hopefully start friday and carry on saturday. It already got worse today so I could not get it into first gear when running so I have stopped driving it.

Thanks guys, vivnap, Two days! I might put the kettle on first then!

Fair point

Great thanks guys. Gotoneatlast, why did you not use any sealer? did you just put it back together dry?

I have looked at that, if that is as far as it needs to go then that is great. What parts will I need, to replace the lot, I assume I will need the clutch release bearing and the release fork, any other bits? What is the sealent that I will need for the bell housing seal to the engin?

Ta, how far out will I need to get the gear box, out on a bench to work on or just out and under the car?

I hope so. I will let you know if I get stuck. Cheers for the offer

Great link, does make it sound a little easier to do. I like the strap idea of yours. The like was however for the 300tdi which has the R380 gearbox and mine is a 200tdi with the LT77, does this make much difference in fitting?

Thanks, looks like the hardest bit is getting it in and out because of the weight. Just reading Haynes manuel, they talk about using an engine hoist throught the tunnel and doing it that way. Did you do it just from underneath? How long shoud I expect it to take, I know it is a bit like how...

Thanks, the master cylinder is full and the level has not changed. Is changing the clutch not a gear box out job? How big a job is it?

I noticed to day that the clutch pedal feels different, like the biting point has move further down and I need to puch it to the floor to dusengage it properly. It has also been making a bit of noise recentley when I push the prdal at all. My question is, is my clutch on its way out and is...

Just phone them and give them a discription and let them work it out for you. Then if it is wrong its there fault!