If your clutch is slipping or catching high in Southall traffic, our family-run Hayes garage will find out why, explain the fault plainly and give you a clear estimate before any work starts.
Driving around Southall means a lot of crawling along the Broadway, waiting at junctions and pulling away again and again. That is hard on any clutch, and it is often the first place a worn one shows itself. The car revs but does not pull, or the pedal starts to feel different under your foot.
MTS Garage Services is a family-run independent garage on Chesterfield Way in Hayes, working on cars and vans of all makes and models. We check the fault first, tell you what we found, and give you a clear estimate for clutch replacement before repairs begin, so nothing is a surprise.
A clutch rarely fails without warning. The classic sign is slipping: the engine speed climbs when you accelerate, especially uphill or with a load, but the car does not gain speed to match. A high biting point, where the pedal has to come almost fully up before the car moves, points the same way. Juddering as you pull away, a pedal that feels heavy or spongy, trouble getting into first or reverse, and whining, rattling or grinding noises when you press the pedal are all worth checking. If you recognise any of these, a slipping clutch repair visit at our garage lets us confirm the cause before you spend anything on parts.
Most clutch jobs mean removing the gearbox, which is why the labour is the bulk of the work. While it is out, the friction plate, the pressure plate and the release bearing are normally replaced together as a clutch kit. They wear as a set, and refitting one new part against two tired ones tends to bring you straight back to the garage. On many modern cars there is also a dual mass flywheel, and when it is worn, noisy or shows heat damage it often needs replacing at the same time. We will tell you what we find and why.
Not every clutch complaint is a worn plate. Many cars use a hydraulic system, with a master cylinder at the pedal and a slave cylinder at the gearbox, joined by a pipe of fluid. If a seal leaks, the pedal can sink to the floor, stay down, feel soft or fail to release the clutch properly, and the gears become hard to select even though the friction parts are fine. Clutch hydraulic repairs, such as a new master cylinder or slave cylinder, are often a smaller job than a full clutch. We test the system first so you are not paying for the wrong repair.
Southall sits just east of Hayes, so for many drivers we are the nearest independent garage to take a worrying clutch to. It is a town of terraces and inter-war streets where plenty of cars live on the road, and a clutch that starts slipping tends to show up on the school run or the trip down the Broadway. If the car is still driveable, bring it to Chesterfield Way and we will look at it. We also see drivers from Hanwell, Greenford, Northolt and Hounslow. If you are unsure whether it is safe to drive, call us and describe the symptoms first.
We also help drivers with clutch replacement from nearby Hanwell, Greenford, Northolt, Hounslow, and the garage in Hayes is the base for all of it.
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“My request and my car looked at and reported to me, as to my next move, honest response from the staff.”
“Have received amazing customer service, always up to date with my repair and their diagnostic was on point. Very good experience overall would definitely recommend.”
“Thank you MTS you have ensured you fixed my car straight away. Diagnosed the problem straight away, fixed efficiently. Friendly staff. I highly recommend MTS.”
Intermittent slipping usually gets worse, and a slipping clutch can leave you stuck without warning, often at the worst moment in traffic. It also wears the friction surfaces faster. Book it in for a check soon, and avoid heavy loads or towing until we have looked at it.
Yes. We diagnose the fault, explain what needs replacing and why, and give you a clear estimate before any repair begins. If we find something extra once the gearbox is out, we stop and talk to you before going further.
Yes. We work on cars and vans of all makes and models. Vans that do a lot of loaded stop-start driving are common clutch jobs, so tell us how the vehicle is used and we will take that into account when we advise you.
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Prefer to talk? Call 0208 843 9091. Opening hours: Monday to Friday 8:30AM - 5:30PM, Saturday 9:00AM - 1:00PM, Sunday closed.
MTS Garage Services, 5 Chesterfield Way, Hayes, Middlesex, UB3 3NW