Noobie in Distress!!

[sgtbilko]

Hi guys, I'm new to the forum and will apologise for my 1st post being a techical one!!!  :oops: I have a 1995 V8 disco, which has had a 300 TDi engine put into it, retaining the V8 box. The problem I have is with the clutch, it was slipping in 4th and 5th so I decided to slip a new one in. So far so good... Until I put the clutch in for the 1st time to try it, pedal hit the floor and stayed down, I pulled it up and tried again, pedal was pretty hard and this time it made an odd noise, hit the floor and stuck again. Took out the slave and put it back and bled the system. This time it moved a little bit then stopped.

The problem now is that I can select all gears with the clutch in or out and I have no drive! I am in dire straits here as it's left me bewildered!

Clutch kit was for a 300 tdi and went on the shaft perfectly, fork was a 300tdi one and fitted fine!!

It's like the clutch has stuck and will not release, although it makes a slightly different noise when I press the pedal down. Could I have damaged the release bearing with brute force when I pushed the pedal in?

Please please please help a noobie in distress!!!!

[Range Rover Blues]

Firstly how on earth does a 300TDi fit a V8 box :shock:

The input shafts are different, as is 1st gear, which might explain the demise of your clutch in the first place.


Anyhoo, I'd suggest you remove the lower bellhousing cover and try using a mirror to look at the clutch pressure plate, see if it is indeed stuck in somehow.

[boss]

 i can tell you now that a v8 box does fit the 300 engine! I had the same problem but the imput shaft stripped the splines out of the clutch plate. Cost me lots of money and made me very angry