Possibly joining the Defender club, Clutch issues

Hi Sam

Welcome aboard to the forum.

Try the cheapest fix first and make sure the adjustment is correct at the pedal box and changing the fluid like JC said is a good idea.

I had a problem like your Land Rover suddenly loosing it's adjustment and the most probable explanation was that my slave cylinder push rod wasn't seated properly into the throwout race lever and over corrugations it found it's way into place, upsetting the adjustment.

Thinking the worst, I pulled my gearbox out to find there wasn't a thing wrong with the clutch apart from some normal wear. :(

Since I had already brought a new heavy duty clutch and pressure plate kit, I fitted those new parts along with a strengthened lever back into my defender and used the best of the old parts in another rebuild ( 'Fred' ).

By the way, I didn't changed either the Defender's master cylinder nor the slave cylinder at the time and they are still working fine.
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Just picked up the deefer from Sovereign Auto Services this morning. All fixed! Apparently the master cylinder pushrod had damaged its threads and had put itself out so they took the pushrod out, fixed the threads and adjusted it all. Drives sweet again and only a couple of hundred bucks down! They were very helpful with everything.

Thought I'd give a bit of an update on things.

Since last post, have joined the defender owners club. Loving it. Have had about 7000kms of worry free cruising in the old girl.

However approximately 500 kms ago, the clutch issues started up again. Fired her up one morning and discovered half the clutch travel was free play. Stayed that way for a week or so and then slowly got worse.

Found a slow leak from the master cylinder down the back of the pedal. So anyway have booked it in back at Sovereign to get the master cylinder replaced.

I have been doing some reading and seen a few people say that you should do the slave at the same time and that you should get the cylinder sleeved also.

Can anyone give me the good oil on whether this is worth doing?

Thanks

Sam

Glad it's going well.
By "Defender Owner's Club"..do you mean the "club" we're all in by being owners, or is there an actual Defender Owners Club?
Cheers, Pickles.

Pickles.

Just the club that we all are (or should be) in mate.

Any advice re changing slave at same time as master?

Sam

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Originally Posted by SpammyG

Pickles.

Just the club that we all are (or should be) in mate.

Any advice re changing slave at same time as master?

Sam

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AAhh right, Well, I'll be in that Club when our "90" arrives from the UK in about 2 months!
Cheers, Pickles.

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Originally Posted by SpammyG

Pickles.

Just the club that we all are (or should be) in mate.

Any advice re changing slave at same time as master?

Sam

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Hi Sam , if the clutch master , and clutch slave are the same age , then change them both ! because if you don't now you will be replacing it in the not to distant future , they don't cost to many $$ you can then forget about them for quite a few years . cheers jimr1:)

I recomend changing the both at once.

keep the old ones have them sleeved and put a new kit in with plenty of rubber grease, bag them up and replace them again next time you blow out a clutch, or have to pull the donk or box for some other reason.

For the few dollars involved replace the flexible line between the bulkhead and the slave cylinder as well.


Martyn

Thanks for the advice guys, guess i'll have a chat with the mechanic when I drop it off and make a decision then.

The clutch almost went to the floor about a week ago, topped up the master cylinder reservoir with fluid and since then, its been pretty good, but still the slow leak.

Think i might get them to look at the wheel bearings as well as i've developed some pretty annoying squeaks.

Sam