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You're gonna love this clutch story
Digsit:
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--- Quote from: "Digsit" ---And those assurances were correct :D Been fine ever since :roll:
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You just know you are going to regret saying that, don't you.
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tick, tick, tick ... :wink: :lol:
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Dont you get that sound with EVERYTHING on a Land Rover :lol: :lol:
jnoshea:
Well, just finished the job...and nothing fell off \:D/
Hats off to Paddocks they worked a minor miracle and got the parts to me this morning when I only ordered yesterday afternoon =D>
I did however spend an hour scraping my arm to pieces trying to get the damn crevis pin back in the master cylinder pushrod. So in case anyone else is about to do this job and is as clueless as I was: PUT THE CREVIS PIN BACK IN BEFORE BOLTING DOWN THE MASTER CYLINDER :oops: otherwise the pushrod sits too far forward to line up with the clutch pedal in a position where the pin can be inserted.
Oh, and if you accidentally put steering pump fluid in your clutch system (for 'accidentally' read 'wife') then be prepared to change the cylinders 'cos they don't like it at all.
Bought far too much DOT3 so I guess I'll be changing the fluid in the braking system later in the week to try and use some of it up. Should be a piece of cake with that Gunson's thing I bought yesterday.
EvilEd:
Hmm, bit late now, but if the dextron is "lighter" than the dot 3 and sits on top, you could always make a reverse feed with an old plastic bottle, a pump of some form, a tyre valve to presurise the bottle and a pipe feed to go on the bleed nip.
Idea is that you fill the bottle with fluid, put presure above it. (Fit the tyre valve in the lid) and ot forces the fluid beck through the system to the reservoir.
Of course, having never put Dextron in my clutch :twisted:
Digsit:
Good news James =D>
But the big question is - has the 'juddering' stopped now :wink:
jnoshea:
--- Quote from: "Digsit" ---Good news James =D>
But the big question is - has the 'juddering' stopped now :wink:
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Mmm :-k Not entirely. I'm guessing that all new kit on the hydraulic side has helped in that the bite is nice and high on the pedal now and it's a lot easier to do engage it smoothly. But the car still *insert correct term for that oscillating you get when pulling away from a roundabout or something* so I suspect that the clutch is wearing and will soon need to be changed. Having said that, it ain't broke so I'm going to wait until it does given the cost of replacing the clutch itself. According to the factory workshop manual this symptom might not even be the clutch as it also lists worn engine mountings as being able to give the same response.
I had completely dismissed the idea of changing the clutch myself because the haynes manual tells us to remove either the engine or the gearbox. But I spoke to a retired mechanic friend of mine who said that they used to change Discovery clutches by removing the radiator and sliding the engine forward without disconnecting too much. This then gives enough of a gap to replace the clutch. Presumably a self-centering bearing is best in this case since space is limited. Anyone else tried this method?
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