Just bought a £10 clutch nut removal tool that fixes the inner and outer together while bolted with 1 bolt to the case. When trying to loosen nut i'm not happy about all the force on the 1 bolt and have "bottled" it in case I do any damage. Is this tool ok to use and do you really need to use a LOT of force to open? Will get the torque stuff out soon but anyone with proven experience good or bad or do I have to get the big £40 tool that is hand-held?
I tried one of these plastic tools, thinking it would be easier than the old-school tool but it broke before reaching the required torque. What a waste of time it was so I went back to the old faithful hand-held tool.
Used the plastic one once and it cracked so I bolted an old steel clutch plate to it and welded a short handle and I now have a very good cheap clutch holding tool. Steve
If you're local to birmingham you can pop round and/or borrow my clutch holding tool. I've learnt to buy the right tool first after years of doing the same as yourself and buying one or more piece of crap before spending on the tool i knew i should've bought in the first place.
Thanks for the replies and offer but down in South Wales so spending it is - it just doesn't feel right when using it and not worth the risk of persevering! When will I / we learn that if it looks too good to be true it probably is - will get advice like this from the forum before taking a punt next time - thanks again all.
I have the "plastic" tool bought from the US where I do find they do a bit of research before they produce an item for the market. Mine is held by two bolts and I have used it a number of times and it is still perfect. I agree it is quite worrying the amount of force you need to use to undo and particularly do up the main centre clutch nut. I always try and do both where the least pressure is on the tool just in case. I think it does depend on the quality of these "plastic" tools and the "plastic" they use because I cannot fault mine and it is very thick, so it's clearly had some thought put into it.
