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ChrisW:
Make sure you get a 'three piece clutch' i.e. pressure plate, fly wheel and release bearing - Valeo and Borg & Beck seem to be the names to trust.
Also make sure they replace the fork as this is prone to wearing through on the pivot point - if you're 'going in' to do any of these jobs it is far more cost effective to do all four at once.

I think somewhere in the region of 200-250 supplied and fitted is a reasonable price as long as it is a reputable installer.

jnoshea:

--- Quote from: "ChrisW70" ---Make sure you get a 'three piece clutch' i.e. pressure plate, fly wheel and release bearing - Valeo and Borg & Beck seem to be the names to trust.
Also make sure they replace the fork as this is prone to wearing through on the pivot point - if you're 'going in' to do any of these jobs it is far more cost effective to do all four at once.

I think somewhere in the region of 200-250 supplied and fitted is a reasonable price as long as it is a reputable installer.
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Thanks Chris, good point.  For that reason I've decided not to mess around and I've booked the car into Famous Four's workshop for Monday morning at a cost of around £330 to get it done.

Rangie3.0LtrDan:
Good man, Famous Fours mechanics are good, and if Jamie Beet is still there then say hello to him, he is one hell of an off roader and is generally a damned decent bloke!

Range Rover Blues:
The first few symptoms sound like a release bearing, have yo been wading at all?  The juddering is not necessarily the same thing, clutch slipping is another matter, is it slipping in high gears? try a rough gear change and see if it holds or slips.

jnoshea:

--- Quote from: "Range Rover Blues" ---The first few symptoms sound like a release bearing, have yo been wading at all?  The juddering is not necessarily the same thing, clutch slipping is another matter, is it slipping in high gears? try a rough gear change and see if it holds or slips.
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Not been wading. Juddering and slipping is only noticable in the low gears. Scraping noise happens on all gears if I give it a lot of throttle.  I'll try some rough gear changes in the morning and let you know, although if there is a problem with the release bearing that still means a clutch change doesn't it so if the clutch plate is also worn then that will get sorted at the same time? I guess the guys at famous four will test drive it before they start the job too.

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