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up to the door handles! think i may have water in the clutch now?
« on: November 17, 2008, 01:04:52 »
thought id test out my new wheel bearings with some light fording! :lol:

packington quite deep!
anyway right after doing this puddle on the way home i noticed a bit of clutch slip/judder think i may have got water in the clutch?
didnt put any wading plugs in oops my question is can you drain the water out? also what else may i have totaly ruined??

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si!
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Re: up to the door handles! think i may have water in the clutch now?
« Reply #1 on: November 17, 2008, 05:34:36 »
The water will drain back out of the wading plug hole and friction heat generated by the clutch should dry it out quite quickly. Muddy water is quite abrasive, so a jet of water aimed inside the wading plug hole while the engine is ticking over should flush it all out. If you still suffer fron clutch judder after a few days, then you have a problem.


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Re: up to the door handles! think i may have water in the clutch now?
« Reply #2 on: November 17, 2008, 08:17:47 »
Areal stunning photo mate but when i did that it washed all the grease out of my swivel housings and the bearings were lubricated with ford water,with that said i spent a good 5 hours going back and forth and the rubber seal that goes round them was shot.Its great when you go swimming aint it :D
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Re: up to the door handles! think i may have water in the clutch now?
« Reply #3 on: November 17, 2008, 11:35:09 »
oh so ts not as bad as i thought then! i always thought the wading plug holes were at the top of the box and stuff?
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Re: up to the door handles! think i may have water in the clutch now?
« Reply #4 on: November 17, 2008, 12:12:01 »
Quote from: marmite monster on November 17, 2008, 11:35:09
oh so ts not as bad as i thought then! i always thought the wading plug holes were at the top of the box and stuff?

No, thats the breathers you thinking of(??), if not extended it would be wise to check your oils (g/box, t/box, diffs) are not full of water.
The holes are to let any oil leaks (failed seals etc) out so they are at the bottom.

If you look underneath the engine one is in the bellhousing directly under the flywheel/clutch. You might find the wading plug in its storage space, identified by the square top for a bolt head.  ;)
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Re: up to the door handles! think i may have water in the clutch now?
« Reply #5 on: November 17, 2008, 12:20:09 »
ooohh ok!
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Re: up to the door handles! think i may have water in the clutch now?
« Reply #6 on: November 17, 2008, 12:25:03 »
Quote from: marmite monster on November 17, 2008, 12:20:09
ooohh ok!

No panic  ;) just need checking to make sure  ;)
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Re: up to the door handles! think i may have water in the clutch now?
« Reply #7 on: November 17, 2008, 19:05:10 »
sure that wasnt the canal  you were driving down .great pic.  like already said iff you havent extended the breathers i'd check all the axles and box's for water .. the other thing is there is a wading hole under the timing cover and the breather for the deisel tank is surprisingly low . alan...
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Re: up to the door handles! think i may have water in the clutch now?
« Reply #8 on: November 17, 2008, 19:08:45 »
Quote from: marmite monster on November 17, 2008, 01:04:52


Great photo :dance:
Glad it's not my car :twisted:
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Re: up to the door handles! think i may have water in the clutch now?
« Reply #9 on: November 17, 2008, 20:13:09 »
did you get your feet wet ???????????????????? ;)
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Re: up to the door handles! think i may have water in the clutch now?
« Reply #10 on: November 17, 2008, 20:47:55 »
wot  a hoot, i think you got water in your crotch aswell, ha ha, where next? dover to calais? if theres no smoke it aint broke,,, i know someone who will sort ya clutch out!!!!
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Re: up to the door handles! think i may have water in the clutch now?
« Reply #11 on: November 17, 2008, 21:59:23 »
Quality pic  :clap:
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Re: up to the door handles! think i may have water in the clutch now?
« Reply #12 on: November 17, 2008, 22:49:18 »
yes wet feet and bum good if your a duck but not good if your driving a car!! lol :D
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Re: up to the door handles! think i may have water in the clutch now?
« Reply #13 on: November 18, 2008, 16:07:26 »
i need i snorkel now please santa  :lol:
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Re: up to the door handles! think i may have water in the clutch now?
« Reply #14 on: November 18, 2008, 18:20:57 »
I drive that ford quite often its awesome for cleaning after pay and play.
Great pic  :clap: :clap:
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Re: up to the door handles! think i may have water in the clutch now?
« Reply #15 on: November 18, 2008, 22:52:23 »
yeah cleans the carpits and seats quite well dont it ha ha :lol:
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Re: up to the door handles! think i may have water in the clutch now?
« Reply #16 on: November 19, 2008, 18:56:05 »
Your carpets will start to stink soon I recon (talking from experience!) I ripped all my carpets and sound deadening out. Didn't make to much difference to the noise, and I could weld up the front of my footwells where water had been trapped.
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Re: up to the door handles! think i may have water in the clutch now?
« Reply #17 on: November 21, 2008, 22:49:17 »
Quote from: TDi.Si on November 19, 2008, 18:56:05
Your carpets will start to stink soon I recon (talking from experience!) I ripped all my carpets and sound deadening out. Didn't make to much difference to the noise, and I could weld up the front of my footwells where water had been trapped.

Done the same in my 1997 300Tdi too.
Used a stanley knife to carefully cut out all the sound proofing and carpets - threw them away and just got rubber mats on metal now. Much easier to clean too - you can get the hosepipe inside to wash the motor out (just like my 90  :twisted:)
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Re: up to the door handles! think i may have water in the clutch now?
« Reply #18 on: November 22, 2008, 13:39:58 »
great pic mr Marmite

thats a long ford that one isnt it - not for the feint hearted.

well done

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