300Tdi clutch slip (in fourth mainly)

given there is no adjustment on the clutch in a landy other than the freeplay at the top and the spring tension I dont see how it can be adjusted.

you can change the clutch without fully removing the box but its a lot easier to pull it or the engine completely out.

thanks all.... made a few phone calls today and i think the consensus here is quite right - clutch is going, going.... well, almost gone. Can get a replacement for $1250 so will just bite the pre-xmas bullet and do it. Doing it myself intrigued me, but lack of hoist plus lack of decent knowledgeable help means I'll feel safer letting someone else do it this time.

Thanks though!

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Originally Posted by Lucus

IMHO if it was an adjustment issue the clutch would be inclined to slip in all gears not just 4th and occasionally 5th.:)

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I found that it was only in 4th and 5th that the vehicle offered enough resistance to get the cluch slipping, perhaps you are not in the lower gears enough to notice it slip. If you were towing you might get it slipping in the lower gears as you spend more time in gear on the way upto 4th etc.

It also comes down to having the motor at the rev range where it is able to develop enough torque for the clutch to break traction.

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Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

given there is no adjustment on the clutch in a landy other than the freeplay at the top and the spring tension I dont see how it can be adjusted.

you can change the clutch without fully removing the box but its a lot easier to pull it or the engine completely out.

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I'd say they adjusted the freeplay then.

I know you tried to establish if there was any freeplay in "eddiec's" case but given the answer(s) I'd say it was not conclusive.

Get it done sooner rather than later. I had a slipping clutch in my 300TDi Disco, and I let it go (it wasn't that bad) for about 6 months.

When I finally got it done, I had to have the flywheel machined as it was burnt blue/black from the slipping :(

Towards the end it got quite bad, but it's surprising how many Kms you can do if you accelerate gently!

machine flywheel get a heavy duty clutch fork thrown in too

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Originally Posted by slug_burner

I found that it was only in 4th and 5th that the vehicle offered enough resistance to get the cluch slipping, perhaps you are not in the lower gears enough to notice it slip. If you were towing you might get it slipping in the lower gears as you spend more time in gear on the way upto 4th etc.

It also comes down to having the motor at the rev range where it is able to develop enough torque for the clutch to break traction.

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Clutches slip in 4th/5th because there is no gear reduction ( and thus clutch load reduction) in these gear. Higher gears also make it easier for a turbo motor to get up on boost quicker as the load is higher (due to the lack of gear reduction) so they make boost and obviously more torque earlier

Either way it needs a clutch:D