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What year does the clutch/flywheel problem affect?
Hi all, I am looking to buy a 59 plate Jag X type with 60k miles. I have read online that lots of X types suffer with clutch/flywheel issues, so I asked the seller if this has been replaced on his model.
He said that it hadn't, but that the later models were not affected by this issue.
Can anyone confirm if this is the case or whether the 59 plate is still susceptible to this issue.
Not sure what you have been reading, but clutch or flywheel issues rarely come up on here. My X was a manual and had over 160K miles on the original clutch when I sold it and was still grabbed very solidly. Actually, it seems like the manual transmission cars seem to be less problematic overall.
Are you sure you aren't talking about the transfer case?
Not sure what you have been reading, but clutch or flywheel issues rarely come up on here. My X was a manual and had over 160K miles on the original clutch when I sold it and was still grabbed very solidly. Actually, it seems like the manual transmission cars seem to be less problematic overall.
Are you sure you aren't talking about the transfer case?
No, the clutch mechanism on the F-Type has proven to be problematic. Keep in mind that the manual drivetrain for the X-Type was designed by Ford for the Mondeo. Ford knows how to build drivelines. The F-Type is the first MT car designed by Jaguar since the E-Type. They clearly forgot how to do it after half a century.
The new clutch/flywheel assembly has arrived. I am disappointed as the weight came in at only 1 lb less than the OEM assembly. However, this is an ongoing design/development process and SPEC chose not to reduce the weight at this time for fear that the reduced weight and inertial mass would cause excessive gear chatter at idle and under lugging conditions (though I never allow the latter). However, as a stepwise approach, the design places the mass much closer to the center bore, significantly reducing the moment of inertia. If the gear chatter remains within acceptable levels, then version 2 will incorporate less steel into the design allowing a 10 lb weight savings. The flywheel was indeed lightened significantly, but the clutch looks to be twice as substantial as the OEM clutch. The assembly is truly a piece of art:
No, the clutch mechanism on the F-Type has proven to be problematic. Keep in mind that the manual drivetrain for the X-Type was designed by Ford for the Mondeo. Ford knows how to build drivelines. The F-Type is the first MT car designed by Jaguar since the E-Type. They clearly forgot how to do it after half a century.
What does the F-Type have to do with the X-Type? Two totally different cars and this thread is two years old with the original poster only posting once. This IS the X-Type forum. Did you maybe post in the wrong forum?
What year does the clutch/flywheel problem affect?
