Thread: Defender td5 130 clutch

you mentioned you found 1L of clutch fluid in the bell housing.....have you checked you slave cylinder as this is the only way clutch fluid can get into the bell housing. could it be that fluid is by-passing the seals but still giving you a pedal?

on my 300tdi i have had the push rod wear a hole in the fork.....twice, 4yrs between events. it still gave me a pedal but the cluch would not dis-engage......not sure if the td5 has the same fork as a 300ti.....

hth.......

i do agree with the others that your approach to freeing up the plate is a bit extreme.......box out i reckon so that you can have agood look

Thanks, yes that's how it all started ....

I bought this dog with a leaking slave cylinder. THe previous owner had just kept topping up the fluid ... filling up the bellhousing.....
Replaced both master and slave and then the clutch froze.
No more leaks.
The pedal is doing exactly as it should do as I have another 130 td5 to compare with.
As stated previously it froze once before and after driving it a little bit managed to get it working through heavy throttle and heavy brakes whilst clutch depressed.

I am running out of ideas and patience ... so gearbox will be coming out next Sunday if the penetrating oil does not do its work in the mean time.

Originally Posted by weeds

i do agree with the others that your approach to freeing up the plate is a bit extreme.......box out i reckon so that you can have agood look

This is a fairly common practice in the bush with tractors etc

either drive into a tree or pull a chain from the tree

Originally Posted by Daniel

This is a fairly common practice in the bush with tractors etc

either drive into a tree or pull a chain from the tree

i guess i have never had a clutch lock up so haven't really thought about options to free it.........

i had to drive my defer back from cooma to brisbane without a clutch. red lights were a pain......

[QUOTE=weeds;2035915]i guess i have never had a clutch lock up so haven't really thought about options to free it.........

i had to drive my defer back from cooma to brisbane without a clutch. red lights were a pain......[/QUOTE

Been there and done that plenty of times with various vehicles over my driving life ....

What was your def clutch problem???

[quote=Daniel;2035922]

Originally Posted by weeds

i guess i have never had a clutch lock up so haven't really thought about options to free it.........

i had to drive my defer back from cooma to brisbane without a clutch. red lights were a pain......[/QUOTE

Been there and done that plenty of times with various vehicles over my driving life ....

What was your def clutch problem???

clutch push rod puch a hole though the fork......didn't actually know the problems until the box was pulled out. i removed the slave three times to try and worko out the problem. it was at the 60th, had plenty of peple offer advice and parts but nobody could pin point the problem

Originally Posted by Daniel

1. clutch/brake shop - renowned business and well acquainted with rural vehicle problems - in business for 50 years and more.
2. tight .... - no not really, worked once also trying again.
3. I can do it myself and am doing so if you have not worked that out already - how thick are you.. really...

Daniel grow up.
You don't know me but have certainly decided I am thick.
Don't go calling people thick who offer you information you don't like.

You asked for advice here because you and your bumpkin brake and clutch experts couldn't find a bodgey fix to the problem without resorting brute force. The expert brake and clutch people and yourself who didnt even know the R380 had a spigot bush......and didnt/couldnt find the time or have the sense to findout.......That is thick.
Just because we used to blow stumps out of the ground with geli doesn't mean it was smart.

Just had an idea why don't you try that? sounds right up your alley.

Put on your blue striped apron, pick up your hammer and shifter and get to work if you can do it yourself, don't bother responding here because you are wasting everyones time with smart alec comments.

Just let us know when you've fixed it, don't bother responding with how you bodged it.
Unless the geli worked and then post pics.
Please also put up your vin number so some unsuspecting person can avoid buying your clunker when you've finished playing mechanic.

cheers

Originally Posted by strangy

Daniel grow up.
You don't know me but have certainly decided I am thick.
Don't go calling people thick who offer you information you don't like.

You asked for advice here because you and your bumpkin brake and clutch experts couldn't find a bodgey fix to the problem without resorting brute force. That is thick.
Just because we used to blow stumps out of the ground with geli doesn't mean it was smart.

Just had an idea why don't you try that? sounds right up your alley.

Put on your blue striped apron, pick up your hammer and shifter and get to work if you can do it yourself, don't bother responding here because you are wasting everyones time with smart alec comments.

Just let us know when you've fixed it, don't bother responding with how you bodged it.
Unless the geli worked and then post pics.
Please also put up your vin number so some unsuspecting person can avoid buying your clunker when you've finished playing mechanic.

cheers

perhaps you are not as thick as I first thought, despite all the symptoms that were there!

I have blown up at least 50 stumps with dynamite in my time so at least you are correct on that one.