New clutch fitted.

Just got off the phone to my local friendly trusted mechanic. He's fitted my new clutch, changed the gearbox oil and diff oil, done some other bits and bobs. Then he tells me that when he went to re-fit the exhaust, he found a funny gasket with a smaller hole than the rest of the exhaust, I stopped him there and said, "you haven't left it out have you?" knowing that he's talking about the restrictor ring. He said he thought it was a bodge job so modified it by opening it up more.

I've put him on to Mr Whiffen to get me a new one

Hahaha that's funny.

Just got off the phone to my local friendly trusted mechanic. He's fitted my new clutch, changed the gearbox oil and diff oil, done some other bits and bobs. Then he tells me that when he went to re-fit the exhaust, he found a funny gasket with a smaller hole than the rest of the exhaust, I stopped him there and said, "you haven't left it out have you?" knowing that he's talking about the restrictor ring. He said he thought it was a bodge job so modified it by opening it up more.

 

I've put him on to Mr Whiffen to get me a new one

Oh dear....could have been interesting if he hadn't said anything[sHOCK][/sHOCK]

lol oh no....well the poor bloke was only trying to help, most would just bolt it all back together without a care in the world lol

He's a top bloke and can't recommend him enough.

Tech one toyota specialist in Sidcup.

02083020600

lol, so that will be down to him to buy you a new one then

Yeah, no argument at all, I gave him Pauls number and he's getting a new one.

I'll give you an example of how genuine he is, Supra Surj took his TT in there for some work, he accidently curbed one of his wheels. Instead of parking it up against a wall so the damage couldn't be seen like a lot of mechanics would have done. He contacted Surj straight away, told him what had happened, paid out for a brand new rim, and gave him the lightly damaged one as a spare.