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Vehicle & Technical => Defender => Topic started by: land-def-90 on March 29, 2008, 19:46:24

Title: yet more transmition probs
Post by: land-def-90 on March 29, 2008, 19:46:24

just thought i had my 200tdi defender sorted now a new prob has developed, I seems to run fine will cruise at 60 mph with no probs but when coming to a stop when you dip the clutch a horrible clunking noise comes from (i think) the front axle and it shudders to a halt, sounds realy bad, makes no diference if you knock it out of gear, have eliminated prop shaft probs, any advice would be appreciated [-o< ragards Iain

Title: Re: yet more transmition probs
Post by: Range Rover Blues on March 29, 2008, 20:05:55

CV joint about to pop?

Title: Re: yet more transmition probs
Post by: Tommo on March 29, 2008, 20:14:35

could well be the handbrake

Title: Re: yet more transmition probs
Post by: Tommo on March 30, 2008, 09:11:08

when you are pulling up just apply the handbrake slightly and see if the noise goes.

Title: Re: yet more transmition probs
Post by: land-def-90 on March 30, 2008, 18:35:57

thanks for the advice, i can see where you are coming from with the cv joint and the hand brake, but why would hand brake start applying itself like that :-kalthough i must say that is wat it feels like, will try applying hand brake tomoro and see how i get on [-o< thanks again chaps Iain

Title: Re: yet more transmition probs
Post by: Range Rover Blues on March 31, 2008, 01:44:20

The release mech might be stuck so that the hand brake is just catching the drum.  They have a habbit of being slightly off-centre hence the lurching.

Title: Re: yet more transmition probs
Post by: land-def-90 on April 03, 2008, 19:55:42

well done tommo and range rover blues you were bang on, it was the hand brake, and it wasnt releasing properly. its fixed now and shes goin like a good un  :D so thanks chaps :clap:

Title: Re: yet more transmition probs
Post by: age on April 08, 2008, 10:59:32

Only just seen this - had exactly the same on mine till new clutch last week,  Juddering when coming to halt was truly awful and getting worse.  Turns out the clutch actually had loads of wear left (original at 133000m) - but the garage left a brass bush type thing (1" diameter 1" long tube for want of better description) for me to see - fatiague fracture had 'removed' about a quarter of it entirely down one side and another chunk being chewed out about 30 deg further round.  Serious damage.

New clutch and 'drive spiggot' (apparently) and this bush thing and all is quiet again.  Oh and £500+ ..........

Hope someone on here can identify the bit and maybe it is worth just replacing that? Good luck, A.

Title: Re: yet more transmition probs
Post by: age on April 08, 2008, 11:01:09

Or not - only just got the up-date saying you found it and fixed it!!!  Sorry - and good news too,  cheers, A.

Title: Re: yet more transmition probs
Post by: Range Rover Blues on April 09, 2008, 01:50:55

Age, sounds like the pilot or spigot bearing that holds the gearbox input shaft central where it meets the flywheel, keeps the whole clutch plate central in the clutch cover, an important part.

trouble is to chang eit you have to take the clutch off, he labour makes it a sensible precaution to fit a clutch whilst it's in pieces ubnless the old one is new, in which case you slap the guy who just fitted it for not checking the spigot pilot bearing :doh:

Title: Re: yet more transmition probs
Post by: age on April 09, 2008, 10:30:59

Thanks RRB - at least I feel the money was well spent.  From your description of what it does I'm amazed it was even driveable!  The clutch and spigot were original ex-factory 133k ago, so can't slap anyone else!  Cheers, A