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Vehicle & Technical => Defender => Topic started by: martha focker on October 24, 2007, 22:24:40

Title: im worried
Post by: martha focker on October 24, 2007, 22:24:40

my clutch has just seemed to completly change on me, it now bites as i lift the pedel off the floor and has nothing anywhere near the top, i have been told it could just be air in the pipe, and could just need bleeding but i really need to know, so i can fix the problem asap :?

cheers mf :wink:

Title: im worried
Post by: Sharpshooter on October 24, 2007, 22:31:44

It sounds more like the arm has given up to me. Its a common problem on the 200/300 tdi,s. Ive had it happen to me. And the same symptoms. Very little clutch. When i stripped mine i found the clutch was infact hardly worn. But the falcrum pin on the arm had worn through. I have also done a freinds disco recently, and his arm had split and splayed at the release bearing end.

So two different faults, both with the same symptoms.

By the way, the parts to fix are only £20 from a main dealer. But it means removing the gearbox, or engine, which ever way you prefer, and youd might aswell change the clutch at the same time.

But by all means try and bleed it first. :)

Title: im worried
Post by: L90OOK on October 24, 2007, 22:33:37

Could be air in the system...hows the fluid level?  A seal in the master or slave cylinder could have gone...usually the clutch pedal drips clutch fluid if the master cylinder has gone.
Very easy to bleed the clutch.  A garage should be able to do it in about 5mins...if it is just air in the system.

Title: im worried
Post by: martha focker on October 24, 2007, 22:36:31

a few months ago the arm went then so i replaced that and the clutch at the same time does that help :?

Title: im worried
Post by: Devon-Rover on October 24, 2007, 22:39:25

Pump it a few times and see if that affects where it bites. Any air would be compressed so changing the position.

Title: im worried
Post by: martha focker on October 24, 2007, 22:52:59

iv just pumped it and its still the same :cry:

Title: im worried
Post by: L90OOK on October 24, 2007, 22:57:07

Hows the fluid level?

Title: im worried
Post by: extreme90 on October 24, 2007, 23:00:21

gregg want me nip cross t morra night ?

Title: im worried
Post by: L90OOK on October 24, 2007, 23:03:08

Quote from: "Traybackdan"

gregg want me nip cross t morra night ?

Wondered when you'd pop up  :wink:  :lol:

Title: im worried
Post by: extreme90 on October 24, 2007, 23:05:40

roll in  :lol:

Title: im worried
Post by: martha focker on October 24, 2007, 23:06:55

Quote from: "Traybackdan"

gregg want me nip cross t morra night ?

ill give you a ring if i don't sort it chears dan :wink:

as for the fluid level, i can't tell its too dark :roll:

but thanks for all of ur help guys, ill post what it is when i find out :wink:

cheers MF :D

Title: im worried
Post by: extreme90 on October 24, 2007, 23:07:11

actualy
no
ive just landed  :wink:
its a suttle dig at gregg lmao
he will no what i mean  :wink:   :lol:
love ya relly gregg  :tongue:

Title: im worried
Post by: extreme90 on October 24, 2007, 23:13:36

sounds to me asif you've got air in the system, low biting point means somethings not well in the hydraulic system

or in some cases ive delt with, the release bearing has pushed itself back off its plastic carrier  :shock:

if the clutch fork has punched thorugh, its locks solid, its neither here nor there, it just goes
ive seen them go, replaced many, and also had mine go last thursday on my challenge truck  :evil:
dan

Title: im worried
Post by: extreme90 on October 24, 2007, 23:17:40

doh ....BREAK AND CLUTCH FLUID DOESNT GET ITS NAME FOR NOTHING !!

haha lmao gregg, your a star
dan  :lol:

Title: im worried
Post by: martha focker on October 24, 2007, 23:18:26

nice one dan ino what im doing now :lol:

Title: im worried
Post by: extreme90 on October 24, 2007, 23:33:52

hehe
how you manage i dont no  :lol:

Title: im worried
Post by: martha focker on October 24, 2007, 23:49:16

i have phone and internet, its no probs :lol:

Title: im worried
Post by: Lumbering Jack on October 25, 2007, 07:08:15

Mine did a very similar thing recently and was seals gone in slave cylinder - not big job and only cost around £12.

Title: im worried
Post by: martha focker on October 25, 2007, 10:34:25

thanks for your help people, erm i only needed to fill it up with fluid  :lol:


i am learning honest :lol:  :lol:

Title: im worried
Post by: GREENI on October 25, 2007, 11:42:53

Keep an eye on it fella, it could be your master cylinder leaking !!!

Title: im worried
Post by: martha focker on October 25, 2007, 18:07:02

yep will do mate :D

Title: im worried
Post by: TDi90 on October 25, 2007, 18:14:11

lol MF there is a word for that... hmm,... SPECIAL!!!

Title: im worried
Post by: martha focker on October 25, 2007, 18:33:19

i am but i didn't go to the school :lol: