madmezza
Ex. Club Member
Hi All
Just took my CVT electromagnetic clutch brushes out this morning to check out the wear, and I took a few pics with my phone (couldn't find my DSLR camera!!).
The first one (Brushes.jpg) shows the brushes removed from the gearbox - you can just see the wear lines towards the top end (the holder end) of the brushes - in this instance, the wear is no where near the mark.
The second one (Brush Hole.jpg) shows the hole that they came out of (The Haynes Manual just says "remove the brushes" but doesn't tell you where they are - they're on the top of the gearbox, to the left of the battery base. It's a little difficult to see, but it's about in the middle of the picture. I took it a bit of a distance away so the fuse holders serve as a reference point. Note that it's a bit awkward to get the brushes in and out, and they are quite fragile, so be careful.
The third one (Clutch Contact Wheel.jpg) shows the innerds of the hole that the brushes came out of. A guy at Nissan told me that if it's all black in this hole then there's been lots of arcing and the electromagnetic clutch most likely needs replacing. The part alone is £900+VAT, so it's most likely that this will be the end of the car!! This is what I was worried about - as you can see from the picture, the two clutch contact wheels are nice and shiny (boy, was I relieved!!!)
Hope this may help anyone who wants to play with this part. If I replace any more bits, I'll try and take some better pics and post them on here. If you want to check anything, feel free to contact me (PM/email, or just post).
Rich
Just took my CVT electromagnetic clutch brushes out this morning to check out the wear, and I took a few pics with my phone (couldn't find my DSLR camera!!).
The first one (Brushes.jpg) shows the brushes removed from the gearbox - you can just see the wear lines towards the top end (the holder end) of the brushes - in this instance, the wear is no where near the mark.
The second one (Brush Hole.jpg) shows the hole that they came out of (The Haynes Manual just says "remove the brushes" but doesn't tell you where they are - they're on the top of the gearbox, to the left of the battery base. It's a little difficult to see, but it's about in the middle of the picture. I took it a bit of a distance away so the fuse holders serve as a reference point. Note that it's a bit awkward to get the brushes in and out, and they are quite fragile, so be careful.
The third one (Clutch Contact Wheel.jpg) shows the innerds of the hole that the brushes came out of. A guy at Nissan told me that if it's all black in this hole then there's been lots of arcing and the electromagnetic clutch most likely needs replacing. The part alone is £900+VAT, so it's most likely that this will be the end of the car!! This is what I was worried about - as you can see from the picture, the two clutch contact wheels are nice and shiny (boy, was I relieved!!!)
Hope this may help anyone who wants to play with this part. If I replace any more bits, I'll try and take some better pics and post them on here. If you want to check anything, feel free to contact me (PM/email, or just post).
Rich