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Vehicle & Technical => Defender => Topic started by: Mark_Solesbury on August 14, 2008, 22:46:39

Title: Clutch Judder
Post by: Mark_Solesbury on August 14, 2008, 22:46:39

the clutch in my 90 is starting to judder sometimes upon take up...

Its never slipped during drive, and is biting right at the top.

Time to start saving?

Title: Re: Clutch Judder
Post by: Range Rover Blues on August 15, 2008, 02:33:02

Time to check the engine/gearbox mounts and the axle bushes too.

Title: Re: Clutch Judder
Post by: Les Henson on August 16, 2008, 07:51:40

If it turns out to be a clutch imbalance, then expect to have to get the flywheel refaced as well.


Les.

Title: Re: Clutch Judder
Post by: Mark_Solesbury on August 16, 2008, 08:55:22

Dont think its an imbalance

It only does it once a week or so.

Ive looked at the gearbox bushes, and they are soft. I can move the box by hand from underneath.

Anyone got a guide to changing them?

Title: Re: Clutch Judder
Post by: Range Rover Blues on August 16, 2008, 15:35:18

IIRC they are mounted to brackets bolted to the chassis, the easiest way will be to do one at a time, removing the brackets.
Youmight get away with removing one bracket and doing the other side by lifting the gearbox on a jack, there is more room to one side than the other.
You should also change the engine mounts, I chnage mine by lifting the nose of the engine and shoving it sideways, but it's a just-and-only.  Once I had to remove the engine mount bracket too.