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  1. 31st May 2014, 05:09 PM #1
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    Defender thrust bearing noise when released


    Hi brains trust

    My defender 300tdi 110 has a noisy (presumably) thust bearing. But..it onlymakes noise when pedal is out ie it goes quite when clutch pedal depressed. Itmake a kind of whirring noise which if I press the pedal down and then releaseeither goes away or changes pitch or quietens down.

    Now I removed the clutch slave cylinder and squirted some lanolin in thegeneral direction of the thrust bearing, refitted the slave.....and the noise disappearedand the clutch pedal became lighter under foot! About a week has passed now andthe noise has started to become audible once again.

    What the dickens is going on? And moreimportantly is something about to let go? I am off to the Simpson Desert at the end of June so need reliability but.........will get clubbed with the frying pan if I say I need 1K for a new clutch.

    Any thoughts?

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  2. 31st May 2014, 05:18 PM #2
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    My 90 300tdi has a nosy thrust washer.

    More rattling sound when the clutch pedal is not pressed down and the car is in neutral on tick over. Pressing the pedal again with normally get rid of the noise.

    Been like this for 6 years. :-)
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    When you say thrust washer - where is this located?
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    Does this help ?
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  5. 1st June 2014, 04:36 PM #5
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    To get rid of annoying or worrying sounds I use ear muffs
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  6. 2nd June 2014, 04:22 PM #6
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    Ahh thanks Didge, top tip Nn one has provided any doom and gloom replys so I'll take it that all will be fine and it'l get me to the desrt an back....
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  7. 2nd June 2014, 05:09 PM #7
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    It will cost you more than a K for a tow out there, maybe a lot more.
    It will also cost more than a K to pay some one to R+R the gear box and fit a new clutch kit so, toss a coin, and carry spare water and food , she'll be right.
    How would you feel if something went wrong out there knowing you had a potential problem before you left.
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  8. 2nd June 2014, 06:56 PM #8
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    Yeah, I'd be getting it checked out - remember last year some time two young guys around 25 years old died in the desert cos they were under prepared and their car broke down.
    It's gonna need doing sooner or later and better fixing it sooner if you're heading bush for a while
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  9. 3rd June 2014, 10:29 PM #9
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    Hi brains trust

    My defender 300tdi 110 has a noisy (presumably) thust bearing. But..it onlymakes noise when pedal is out ie it goes quite when clutch pedal depressed. Itmake a kind of whirring noise which if I press the pedal down and then releaseeither goes away or changes pitch or quietens down.

    Now I removed the clutch slave cylinder and squirted some lanolin in thegeneral direction of the thrust bearing, refitted the slave.....and the noise disappearedand the clutch pedal became lighter under foot! About a week has passed now andthe noise has started to become audible once again.

    What the dickens is going on? And moreimportantly is something about to let go? I am off to the Simpson Desert at the end of June so need reliability but.........will get clubbed with the frying pan if I say I need 1K for a new clutch.

    Any thoughts?

    Cheers Ben
    Your recovery from the Simpson will likely run you something in the order of $8k - does that help?
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