Thread: Defender Over Boosting / Over Revving

Originally Posted by occybruce

All Fixed, Workshop claimed that the clutch needed adjusting as it was slipping.

Now onto the other list of bits and bobs fix up with the defender

Thanks Everyone for the helpful feed back

How much slipping had it done before 'being fixed'?

Two things come to mind. Firstly the people that installed it had no idea what they were doing and secondly you may have been fed a crock... There are published tolerances and adjustments for the clutch pedal travel. Whenever a clutch is changed, the pedal should be checked for adjustment. Alternatively they introduced air into the hydraulic system and had to re-bleed it.

Either way, Im glad they've fixed it but I would be concerned about the residual glazing on the clutch plate. If there was anything other than the minutest amount of slip for a minuscule amount of time I would be insisting that the fit you a new clutch plate, otherwise you may have premature wear and no easy course of recompense.

I'd be naming and shaming too for this kind of shoddy workmanship.


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Cheers for that info, firstly i tried to promote to the mechanic that i was interested in them doing most of the works on the vehical other then what i could do myself ( oil change, brakes & bearings) and it seemed as i was a bother to them... so i had planned to wash them and move to another workshop! but i was caught short with the master/slave they also did the clutch as mentioned but this has finally sealed to deal no more ..

i will contact them and ask those very questions and see what response follows

If they did a master it could very well be a case of the push rod length in correctly set