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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: marmite monster on November 17, 2008, 01:04:52
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thought id test out my new wheel bearings with some light fording! :lol:
(http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r132/marmitemonsters/n1603717210_30034956_5295.jpg)
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??
thanks
si!
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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.
Les.
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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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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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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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ooohh ok!
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ooohh ok!
No panic ;) just need checking to make sure ;)
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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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(http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r132/marmitemonsters/n1603717210_30034956_5295.jpg)
Great photo :dance:
Glad it's not my car :twisted:
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did you get your feet wet ???????????????????? ;)
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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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Quality pic :clap:
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yes wet feet and bum good if your a duck but not good if your driving a car!! lol :D
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i need i snorkel now please santa :lol:
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I drive that ford quite often its awesome for cleaning after pay and play.
Great pic :clap: :clap:
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yeah cleans the carpits and seats quite well dont it ha ha :lol:
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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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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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great pic mr Marmite
thats a long ford that one isnt it - not for the feint hearted.
well done