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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: muddysteve on January 07, 2006, 16:32:54

Title: loosing clutch fluid
Post by: muddysteve on January 07, 2006, 16:32:54

just browsing under the bonnet today ive noticed i've lost quite a bit of clutch fluid. the area around the slave cylinder seems damp however it doesnt look like a rangie set up more like a disco with the starter motor etc being on the opposite side. it appears to be leaking from a round disc shaped thing bolted to the plate that the slave is attached. the flexi seems to go into this and the back out the same side in solid pipe into the slave cylinder.  

the question is have i got a damper thing like the tdi disco has and is it this leaking?

Thanks in advance


Steve

Title: loosing clutch fluid
Post by: Wanderer on January 07, 2006, 16:35:12

If it's a diesel then it will have a damper. The petrols don't need them.

Title: loosing clutch fluid
Post by: muddysteve on January 07, 2006, 16:38:44

What does it look like and is it the thing down near the slave cyl?

Sorry for all the questions but never looked at a landy clutch


Steve

Title: loosing clutch fluid
Post by: Wanderer on January 07, 2006, 16:43:16

Well it's round and as you described it'll have a fixed metal pipe to the slave cylinder. Along with another pipe that will have a flexi portion of it up to the master cylinder. Goldy colour under the mud :)

Title: loosing clutch fluid
Post by: muddysteve on January 07, 2006, 16:54:14

thats the one  :D

looks like a job for me next week then  :x


Steve

Title: loosing clutch fluid
Post by: ChrisW on January 07, 2006, 19:25:21

Took mine off when we did the clutch about 14 months ago... must get round to putting it back on one day  :wink:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

Title: loosing clutch fluid
Post by: Hissy on January 08, 2006, 00:25:29

Mines leaking from the back of the slave cylinder.
It looks like the fluid is leaking from the pipe fitting on the slave cylinder.
When i tried to get the pipe from a local "4x4 SPECIALIST" i was told.
"Nah mate main dealer only" :shock:  :shock:  :shock:  :shock:

Title: loosing clutch fluid
Post by: muddysteve on January 08, 2006, 18:16:15

If its the pipe i'll just make one myself, looks like the same size as a brake pipe to me  :wink:


Steve

Title: loosing clutch fluid
Post by: Wanderer on January 08, 2006, 18:22:54

The slave cylinder pipe connector size changed around 1990 ish.
The later slave cylinder has a larger bore pipe.

So it may or may not work on a 1990 vehicle.

Title: loosing clutch fluid
Post by: Xtremeteam on January 08, 2006, 22:09:17

Quote from: "Hissy"

Mines leaking from the back of the slave cylinder.
It looks like the fluid is leaking from the pipe fitting on the slave cylinder.
When i tried to get the pipe from a local "4x4 SPECIALIST" i was told.
"Nah mate main dealer only" :shock:  :shock:  :shock:  :shock:

get them to order it in from the main dealer  :shock:  

where i work main dealer is in regularly getting bits from US & also work gets stuff almost daily from dealers

Title: loosing clutch fluid
Post by: beast5680 on January 08, 2006, 22:12:26

I say my good man you appear to be in the wrong section  :lol:  :lol:

Title: loosing clutch fluid
Post by: muddysteve on January 08, 2006, 22:16:09

Quote from: "beast5680"

I say my good man you appear to be in the wrong section  :lol:  :lol:

dont start  :roll:


Steve

Title: loosing clutch fluid
Post by: beast5680 on January 08, 2006, 22:18:08

thought you,d like that  :lol:  :lol: