The clutch on this 2009 Citroen Berlingo III 1.6 HDi was making a slight noise, but the owner decided that this could wait a couple of weeks before it would need attending to. The next day, the scraping sound had now become far worse, so he brought the car in.

The job to replace the clutch on this van is given as 6.1 hours book time. With the Citroen in the workshop and the gearbox removed, I saw the expected sight of a collapsed release bearing and damage to the guide tube it runs on.

Thankfully for the owner, there was no other damage. Once the new clutch, release bearing and guide tube were replaced, the Citroen was back on the road with a quiet and efficient clutch.

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