Great job ! I'm sure Mr. Williams already knows it but if you guys want to remove your gearbox on a 500, take some extra time to remove (partially) the front bumper. This allows you to clear the lower chassis rail and completly remove the gearbox from the car.
A few days ago I did my first clutch on my sister's car a seicento... Mannnn, it took me three days... I could not get it back in, went back to your video, removed the transmission to body mount lifted it up from the ground up on my chest, up on to the flywheel. and bammm!! It fits... What a fight it was! Thanks for showing in detail how to do it... Ps: You must have very strong arms...
Good job. Yesterday I replaced the clutch in similar conditions in my Kia Soul 1.6mpi (5h fun) and I know how much effort it costs. One of your videos helped me prepare (Kia Soul diesel). I really admire you with your work.
Respect man, been watchin your vids and they're/you're awesome. Chapeau! I keep thinking you must have had some bad ones that go wrong, weather, wasted threads, broken studs, nightmare previous mechanics work, but it seems you've got the skills and attitude to get it done no matter what. Good viewing
Just wish I still had the strength in my arms to be able to do this. Nowadays, I’ll take the 4 poster and hydraulic gearbox lift. Great job Ninja man!!
as always kevin your a star I used to do those type of jobs on cars I owned and clutches were all the same but such a ball ache now when I worked in a garage we use to race to see how quick we could take a clutch out
Definitely a lot more involved. I have to keep updating a lot of my tools for the new ones. Especially Volvo they have a battery setup more complicated than space x rockets. Takes about an hour to get the battery out.
I have made an adaptor that allows me to use air hammer ball joint splitters with a cordless sds drill. No more swinging a lump hammer, couple of quick brapps and splitting done. Game changer.
Good evening Kevin That must of felt like a days holiday for you doing the little 500 , I had the abarth a few years ago, I loved it , as ever stay safe and have a productive and prosperous week
Thankyou 👍👍 I have already done a clutch before, but on a different car.. and now my fiat 500 clutch is slipping. I just bought one, and I'm fitting it tomorrow, My only suggestion is to also replace the driveshaft / gearbox oil seals, and the engine rear main oil seal whilst you are in there.. And, if you do the engine oil seal, make sure the flywheel is clean and in exactly the same place when it goes back on.. or it will wobble and you will feel it..
interesting they put a pinch bolt setup on the lower arm ball joint.. For using the chisel end to spread the bolt free, Is it steel or aluminum? Sometimes people spread to much and when they try to tighten or pinch the two parts together they end up breaking it.. I seen it happen on auid upper arms connecting to pinch bolt setup to steering knuckle, steel is fine aluminum setup usually takes bit more care and gentle finnessing.. Very nice approach and process, I ended up buying those foam pads very good idea, usually I'd work on my back with large cardboard pieces, they're cheap and offer nice padding for lying down on hard surfaces, they're also infinitely adjustable to size and shape.
Very true with the pinch bolts. Never spread the gap to wide. Otherwise it’ll strip the thread off the pinch bolt. Aluminium version of the arm shouldn’t be split but rather unwind the bolt all the way out. Then shock the ball joint a few times with a hammer seems to do the trick when pulling it down ….
Have you ever changed the input shaft bearings on these 500’s? I did the clutch on my nieces car but it makes a noise from the gearbox which sounds like the input shaft bearing. Quite common on fiat manual transmissions I’m told.
More than good he's a monster swapping out clutches on a driveway like it's an oil change. If I ever need clutch work, he's the man to call. Kev - do you do motorcycle clutches too or just cars?
This Fiat 500 looks same like mine Panda from bottom, I change last month front dampers and differential seals, I release oil from gearbox, but I forgot release from differential directly, luckily I prepare pot what if shit hit the fan :), I see on your videos usualy car have grease differentials. One question clutch replacing is people fault (heavy leg) or city drive mode?
Clean job ! How are your CR-V socket are doing ? Mine get pretty beat up/round up on the 1/2" square side after lot of use with impact edit : 20k miles, 2008 tho, already a new clutch, what happened ? :o or is it not the actual mileage
Great job mate! About to undertake this task but would you kindly share some information please. Ordered 2 clutch kits now that when iv sent the vin over the seller has responded with the kit won’t fit. Car I’m repairing is a 2008 fiat 500 1.2 so I’m confused as to why the listing of the kit is exactly what the car is that it comes back as a different part when reg/vin is provided. Struggling to source the LUK kit so any info on a part number for kits you use would be highly appreciated mate? Or info if there’s different variants on kits for the 1.2 2008? Kind regards, Ayd.
25:52 did you take her up on the offer of a drink? Thanks for an excellent video. I have my daughter’s 500 clutch to do and this has been an excellent find!
Thank you for this. Just changed my clutch after watching this video. However, should paid someone else to do it. I can only get 3rd and 4th gear nightmare.
hi Kevin. all that just for a small car, come back conventional drive . ie back back axle drive, back in the day i found cortinas and series land rovers easy to do.even trucks from the 60s and 70s were not that bad just a bit more heavy..do people ride their foot on the clutch pedal these days?
Hi Kevin is the Fiat 500 clutch similar to the stilo,,,,I noticed you removed both drive shafts when usually you just move them to one side,, please advise thanks
Excellent video, have you done the 0.9 twin air, if so was it a little easier for room ? I have to do my daughters the weekend and cant find any videos or info but hopefully this one is similar. Also any idea what gearbox oil I'd need and square key size to remove oil ? Oh and what ate you spraying on flywheel and bell housing ? Thanks
Hey Mark. I’m sure there’s a twin air in the channel. Subscribe and have a little browse. It’s actually easier as the box is smaller but exactly the same layout and set up as this one. You can get brake cleaner in a spray can. Cleans and evaporates with no mess. Unfortunately I can’t remember on top of my head the size of the key. Oil is 75w90 MTF fully synthetic. Hope that helps.
@@WMCS hi kevin thanks for the reply, some how i missed the notification the other day and didn't realise you replied. In the mean time ive stripped the car down and split the gearbox but i just cannot get the gearbox to fit into the wheel arch and rest on the metal support bar which is strange as you say it should be smaller but the area the drive shafts enter hits the support bar and if i twist it then the slave cylinder arm gets caught on the body at top of arch, really annoying. Ive tried to remove the support bar to completely remove the gearbox as ive wasted hours trying to wiggle it around and it just keeps getting dark too early. However the front 4 nuts that attach the support bar are rusted and rounded so im stuck now, ill have to try twisting the box again tomorrow i guess, thank god its not as heavy as the Peugeot 307 2.0 hdi 136 i did 😂 Great videos buddy, ive subscribed !
Hello Kevin. If you can help me out with this issue I would appreciate it greatly. I replaced the clutch in my Fiat 500 and when reassembled I no longer have reverse gear. I removed the shift linkage 13 mm nut instead of removing the ball socket like you did in the video. I wish I watched your video first. Can you advice what I should do? Thanks.
Brother, could you some day in future make playlist at your channel? I.e. group videos by car makes, like Audi, BMW ect. . It would make life much more subscriber friendly. Best wishes.
@@WMCS I can see one playlist of your favorites with some music videos like Damian Marley - Patience. I've had a look on UA-cam how other people do it. Here's one of them UA-camrs that can give you an idea how it's done. To save your precious time, the explanation begins at 4 minutes 23 seconds. Hope it helps. ua-cam.com/video/v8hG-yTWFdE/v-deo.html
Hey, love your video they super helpful. So unfortunately, I have to replace my clutch for my first 500 Abarth. What size are the tools 🛠 you using. So I know what to buy so I can do it myself. If you don’t mind n
The point is, you should have all sizes (a set of spanners, sockets, hex, "E", torx), and not ask lame questions. That's the unwritten rule (you don't ask, you collect tools). That's called common sense and self reliance.
Kev Nissan primstar semi automatic clutch slipping. I know your all ways bizy m8, but if u have 2 secs Spare any chance of few pointers m8 before I attempt to rip it out” does it need programming? Can it come out in one peace, any thing you can say would help this fat man out would be buzzin 🙏👍
I try and steer clear of the semi autos now. Not because of the work ., but for the sole reason of re sequencing the module and procedures. Sometimes you can get away with it. A bit of chancing really …
@Kevin-Albert Williams thank you for the advice Kev, I’m going try and chance it, I do have an old snap on ultra if it can help me in any way. if the crap it’s the fan I’ll try the chumps at Renault for a relurn” always a pleasure see you rip into them gearbox’s seen all your vids, stay safe bro j 👍
man, I have the same car except it's a 1.4 it should be the same, This has got to be the worst car to do a clutch job. I was thinking about doing it myself but now I have to rethink it again, I wish William lived closer to me I would defiantly hire him, I noticed you didn't replace the flywheel, That must of been a 4-hour job at least. I guess there was editing. I don't know, just my thought .
Take me back to the early 80's you could do a clutch on a MK2 Cavalier in under 30 minutes ! You Sir are a Machine 💪
Great job ! I'm sure Mr. Williams already knows it but if you guys want to remove your gearbox on a 500, take some extra time to remove (partially) the front bumper. This allows you to clear the lower chassis rail and completly remove the gearbox from the car.
A few days ago I did my first clutch on my sister's car a seicento... Mannnn, it took me three days... I could not get it back in, went back to your video, removed the transmission to body mount lifted it up from the ground up on my chest, up on to the flywheel. and bammm!! It fits... What a fight it was! Thanks for showing in detail how to do it...
Ps: You must have very strong arms...
You are one tough man changing clutches all day, every day, all year round..
Good job. Yesterday I replaced the clutch in similar conditions in my Kia Soul 1.6mpi (5h fun) and I know how much effort it costs. One of your videos helped me prepare (Kia Soul diesel). I really admire you with your work.
Brilliant performance again, professional to the bone, admiration
Respect man, been watchin your vids and they're/you're awesome. Chapeau! I keep thinking you must have had some bad ones that go wrong, weather, wasted threads, broken studs, nightmare previous mechanics work, but it seems you've got the skills and attitude to get it done no matter what. Good viewing
i picked up a 2011 ford Ka last week and think the clutch is a bit iffy...this upload has taught me loads as they look almost the same. many thanks 🙂
They are the same , just the body panels that are different, if you have the 1.2 KA it's identical to the 1.2 500
Just wish I still had the strength in my arms to be able to do this. Nowadays, I’ll take the 4 poster and hydraulic gearbox lift. Great job Ninja man!!
That 2008 Fiat 500 has done well for its age. Nice little car :) Car looks very clean under.
The best mechanic in UK !
Thanks for sharing !
Respect king Kevin !
as always kevin your a star I used to do those type of jobs on cars I owned and clutches were all the same but such a ball ache now
when I worked in a garage we use to race to see how quick we could take a clutch out
Definitely a lot more involved. I have to keep updating a lot of my tools for the new ones. Especially Volvo they have a battery setup more complicated than space x rockets. Takes about an hour to get the battery out.
sure was tight under there but still no problem, looking forward to see the twin turbo one👍
I have made an adaptor that allows me to use air hammer ball joint splitters with a cordless sds drill. No more swinging a lump hammer, couple of quick brapps and splitting done. Game changer.
Good evening Kevin
That must of felt like a days holiday for you doing the little 500 , I had the abarth a few years ago, I loved it , as ever stay safe and have a productive and prosperous week
Thankyou 👍👍
I have already done a clutch before, but on a different car.. and now my fiat 500 clutch is slipping.
I just bought one, and I'm fitting it tomorrow,
My only suggestion is to also replace the driveshaft / gearbox oil seals, and the engine rear main oil seal whilst you are in there..
And, if you do the engine oil seal, make sure the flywheel is clean and in exactly the same place when it goes back on.. or it will wobble and you will feel it..
Kevin "The Clutch" Williams. Dude is a beast. Great work. Not even a mechanic and I love watching your videos.
Amazing how owners will wash their cars but never get a pressure washer in underneath the arches etc
In deed! By the way, what type of product is used to clean the clutch ? Thx
Geez and I thought working on the minicooper was a nightmare awesome work as always though
A man who knows what he's doing. Did you have any left over parts when you were finished?
interesting they put a pinch bolt setup on the lower arm ball joint.. For using the chisel end to spread the bolt free, Is it steel or aluminum? Sometimes people spread to much and when they try to tighten or pinch the two parts together they end up breaking it.. I seen it happen on auid upper arms connecting to pinch bolt setup to steering knuckle, steel is fine aluminum setup usually takes bit more care and gentle finnessing.. Very nice approach and process, I ended up buying those foam pads very good idea, usually I'd work on my back with large cardboard pieces, they're cheap and offer nice padding for lying down on hard surfaces, they're also infinitely adjustable to size and shape.
Very true with the pinch bolts.
Never spread the gap to wide. Otherwise it’ll strip the thread off the pinch bolt.
Aluminium version of the arm shouldn’t be split but rather unwind the bolt all the way out. Then shock the ball joint a few times with a hammer seems to do the trick when pulling it down ….
Have you ever changed the input shaft bearings on these 500’s? I did the clutch on my nieces car but it makes a noise from the gearbox which sounds like the input shaft bearing. Quite common on fiat manual transmissions I’m told.
You are a machine, man. Quite impressive.
That was tricky one, still looks more easier than Mini.
Definitely nicer than a mini.
@@WMCS When Italians engineer car better than Germans 😬😄
Ouhhh. Be careful now 😆… we don’t want to upset the equilibrium 😁
Seams a lot of work in the little fiat 👍 great job fella 👍👍
Quite compact …
Your videos are superb! Thank you so much for posting. Would this procedure be similar to a 2014 500L?
This guy is good.
More than good he's a monster swapping out clutches on a driveway like it's an oil change. If I ever need clutch work, he's the man to call. Kev - do you do motorcycle clutches too or just cars?
Just cars mate … thanks for the feedback 🍻🍻
This Fiat 500 looks same like mine Panda from bottom, I change last month front dampers and differential seals, I release oil from gearbox, but I forgot release from differential directly, luckily I prepare pot what if shit hit the fan :), I see on your videos usualy car have grease differentials. One question clutch replacing is people fault (heavy leg) or city drive mode?
Clean job ! How are your CR-V socket are doing ? Mine get pretty beat up/round up on the 1/2" square side after lot of use with impact
edit : 20k miles, 2008 tho, already a new clutch, what happened ? :o or is it not the actual mileage
It’s been parked up. And these Fiat like the punto water seems to drip directly into the gearbox .. rusting the clutch system.
Perfect job! Thank you for your good videos. They are very instructive for me. Thank you!!! Alfasud from Germany
Are you also doing the cars that require subframes to be dropped?
Great job mate! About to undertake this task but would you kindly share some information please. Ordered 2 clutch kits now that when iv sent the vin over the seller has responded with the kit won’t fit. Car I’m repairing is a 2008 fiat 500 1.2 so I’m confused as to why the listing of the kit is exactly what the car is that it comes back as a different part when reg/vin is provided.
Struggling to source the LUK kit so any info on a part number for kits you use would be highly appreciated mate?
Or info if there’s different variants on kits for the 1.2 2008?
Kind regards, Ayd.
25:52 did you take her up on the offer of a drink? Thanks for an excellent video. I have my daughter’s 500 clutch to do and this has been an excellent find!
Thank you for this. Just changed my clutch after watching this video. However, should paid someone else to do it. I can only get 3rd and 4th gear nightmare.
Excellent video. What grease do you use on the fork? Thanks
That looks like a huge pain, really good video you get the camera right in there if you would narrate it, it would be a great video
hi Kevin. all that just for a small car, come back conventional drive . ie back back axle drive, back in the day i found cortinas and series land rovers easy to do.even trucks from the 60s and 70s were not that bad just a bit more heavy..do people ride their foot on the clutch pedal these days?
Hi Kevin is the Fiat 500 clutch similar to the stilo,,,,I noticed you removed both drive shafts when usually you just move them to one side,, please advise thanks
Cheers Kevin,,what you reckon regards the question ❓
Kevin, i looked up the part number on the new clutch box and it comes back as for a 1.3 diesel, are they the same for the 1.2 petrol?
Excellent video, have you done the 0.9 twin air, if so was it a little easier for room ?
I have to do my daughters the weekend and cant find any videos or info but hopefully this one is similar.
Also any idea what gearbox oil I'd need and square key size to remove oil ?
Oh and what ate you spraying on flywheel and bell housing ?
Thanks
Hey Mark. I’m sure there’s a twin air in the channel. Subscribe and have a little browse.
It’s actually easier as the box is smaller but exactly the same layout and set up as this one. You can get brake cleaner in a spray can. Cleans and evaporates with no mess.
Unfortunately I can’t remember on top of my head the size of the key.
Oil is 75w90 MTF fully synthetic.
Hope that helps.
@@WMCS hi kevin thanks for the reply, some how i missed the notification the other day and didn't realise you replied.
In the mean time ive stripped the car down and split the gearbox but i just cannot get the gearbox to fit into the wheel arch and rest on the metal support bar which is strange as you say it should be smaller but the area the drive shafts enter hits the support bar and if i twist it then the slave cylinder arm gets caught on the body at top of arch, really annoying.
Ive tried to remove the support bar to completely remove the gearbox as ive wasted hours trying to wiggle it around and it just keeps getting dark too early.
However the front 4 nuts that attach the support bar are rusted and rounded so im stuck now, ill have to try twisting the box again tomorrow i guess, thank god its not as heavy as the Peugeot 307 2.0 hdi 136 i did 😂
Great videos buddy, ive subscribed !
What do you use to film and edit with ninja ?
Hello Kevin. If you can help me out with this issue I would appreciate it greatly. I replaced the clutch in my Fiat 500 and when reassembled I no longer have reverse gear. I removed the shift linkage 13 mm nut instead of removing the ball socket like you did in the video. I wish I watched your video first. Can you advice what I should do? Thanks.
I know this is 10 months later :) but those cables can be adjusted for play, so i'd check that first.
Do you know if the engine flywheel is dual-mass or normal? very good video
They are solid flywheel
@@WMCS thank you
Is there any Clutch that the Clutch Ninja does not do. Fiat 500's are not the best to work on. Well done Kevin
They are quite tightly packed .. I’ve got an abarth twin turbo version in the next few weeks
Front bumper off for that one.
Woooow, you're brilliant, good job !
Excellent as always....
Brother, could you some day in future make playlist at your channel? I.e. group videos by car makes, like Audi, BMW ect. . It would make life much more subscriber friendly.
Best wishes.
Thanks for that. Not sure how to go about doing that.
Maybe put it in a message …
@@WMCS I can see one playlist of your favorites with some music videos like Damian Marley - Patience.
I've had a look on UA-cam how other people do it.
Here's one of them UA-camrs that can give you an idea how it's done.
To save your precious time, the explanation begins at 4 minutes 23 seconds.
Hope it helps.
ua-cam.com/video/v8hG-yTWFdE/v-deo.html
What do you do if you find out the part is wrong when you remove the gearbox ? We get that a lot but in the garage
I order parts myself to stop that from happening.
I wonder where he got his clutch alignment tool. I have not seen that kind here in the states?
You can get it off eBay.
Can u please drop link with one it is? I need to do that job on mine as I can't put gear on when engine is running😢
KEVINNN Tu déchires ❤️
in all on which car it was really boring?
I just replace the clutch on my fiat. But the car doesn’t have first gear and 5 gear; you have any idea what can be the problem?
Did you m remove the gear linkage lever .. if yes check it’s not 180 out.
Yes I removed it. How can pound the gear right again?
Got it; I remove the shift box and I pound everything on the right place. Now the car shift good
is there a MR2 clutch replacement on you-tube?
How much will it cost to do my clutch on the same car?
www.williamsmobileclutch.co.uk
Another great job Kevin 👌
why does the drive shaft come off that easy? mine is stuck like sht
You have to knock it out with a chisel.
Does anybody knows what's the size of the axle nut?
The best ! 🍻🍻
good evening please what is the brand of the shock wrench!?
It’s a Milwaukee
@@WMCS thanks ❤️
Wie immer Super Arbeit, nur manchmal etwas dunkel, mehr Licht dann TOP.
great work u'r rock very best...and very good equipment 😎
Thankyou.
do you put fresh gearbox oil in all the time
That’s it mate. I tend to use 75w90 Which is almost like melted grease it’s very thick.
What concoction is in the spray bottle
It’s only brake cleaner. If you have a little browse through the tool video I’ve shown it in more detail.
have you done this job on a kia forte koup?
Hey, love your video they super helpful. So unfortunately, I have to replace my clutch for my first 500 Abarth. What size are the tools 🛠 you using. So I know what to buy so I can do it myself. If you don’t mind n
The point is, you should have all sizes (a set of spanners, sockets, hex, "E", torx), and not ask lame questions. That's the unwritten rule (you don't ask, you collect tools). That's called common sense and self reliance.
Gute Arbeit 👍
this guy is fantastic the fiat was a pigto do
Great work 👌
that fiat 500 was more difficult than anything else you have posted
this little car has a lot of rust and a lot of work
Like a ninja
I’m speechless. I think you should change the name of your business to “Williams Mobile Clutch Service - Except Fiats”.
Incredible job Kevin.
Boa tarde muito top serviço carro amigo
Kev Nissan primstar semi automatic clutch slipping. I know your all ways bizy m8, but if u have 2 secs Spare any chance of few pointers m8 before I attempt to rip it out” does it need programming? Can it come out in one peace, any thing you can say would help this fat man out would be buzzin 🙏👍
I try and steer clear of the semi autos now. Not because of the work ., but for the sole reason of re sequencing the module and procedures. Sometimes you can get away with it. A bit of chancing really …
@Kevin-Albert Williams thank you for the advice Kev, I’m going try and chance it, I do have an old snap on ultra if it can help me in any way. if the crap it’s the fan I’ll try the chumps at Renault for a relurn” always a pleasure see you rip into them gearbox’s seen all your vids, stay safe bro j 👍
Did one following this video, easy job. Better if I had a gun to save time.
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man, I have the same car except it's a 1.4 it should be the same, This has got to be the worst car to do a clutch job. I was thinking about doing it myself but now I have to rethink it again, I wish William lived closer to me I would defiantly hire him, I noticed you didn't replace the flywheel, That must of been a 4-hour job at least. I guess there was editing. I don't know, just my thought .
No wonder they charge so much to change the clutch at the dealer it’s a pain in the ass to get to.
YOU van soon run out of mot,yourself will prepare the van for the test,for mot and how expensive it will be ,thanks,
Yes I will.
The driveshafts are like toothpicks
Quite small .. but they are solid rather than the hollow ones.
Getting the car ready for the next bank robbery
😁🤩
This car is not something to buy.poor engineering.
👍💪👏
Why the guy wear a mask?
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