Anyone able to find a part / trade discount?

kitchpoo

Our family Espace clutch is playing up, the local garage has been good and diagnosed it as being the clutch hydraulics - a sealed unit that cant be topped up like most cars - but has to be replaced!

The part number is 60253371586 and is RRP at £228.39 + the dreaded VAT

I should be competent enough to carry out the work, but I' rather save some money on the part in the first place. Any ideas anyone

(I've tried German,Swedish and French , and EuroCarParts so far with no luck)

ps - Its a Renault espace 2.0 16v 1999 Mk3

steveo3002

some dealers will give trade discount....phone up and say hello "whats the trade price on xxx" if they ask who's calling tell em "daves garage" or whatver they dont care if theyre making a sale

kitchpoo

No luck as yet - but now have the dilemma of getting the old part out!!

Anyone know what i need to do next....?

The Hydraulic clutch cable is a sealed unit and has lost its feel -it means the gear isnt engaging as the clutch plates are not parting enough.

Well - I've got to a certain point taking out the existing one as you can see - and yes - you do have to take the whole dash out to do it!

BUT - I've taken a picture of the 2 ends of the cable - and what is on the ends wont fit through the grommit from the inside to the enginebay. So - anyone know which end I need to take off and how?

I know I could just cut it but that would be pointless as I need to know how to fit the new one back in - and I cant cut a hydraulic pipe for the replacement.

Inside the car......


The rest of the inside - I think I know where everything goes - honest!


The engine bay end of the cable/pipe...

steveo3002

id suggest you try on https://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum you might get some help with a discount too

jonsey2

I did this job over christmas- aided by technical info from renault. The basic answere is easy, there is a connector in the pipe so that you can separate it into two halves. Its a self-sealing connector. No fluid loss. It's situated in the last 1/3 of the pipe, close do a disc shaped fluid damper. It can be released by pressing in a little plastic ring. Trick! There is a special tool for this & fairly detailed fitting instructions (except for dashboard reassembly!) with the NEW part. When you get the new part you'll find it's modified & includes a top-up resovoir. I did this repair myself over the christmas holls! Let me know how you got on Andy.

kitchpoo

hmm - are the instructions scannable!!

and any info for the special tool?

You have pm my DEAREST friend!