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  1. 23rd August 2016, 09:48 AM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ashleylipus View Post
    The truth is if one day by chance you go threw water or a mud hole thats deeper than expected and you get stuck, by the time you get the winch out and around a tree your bellhousing is already full. One touch of the clutch and all that muddy water goes I between your clutch and flywheel and your done. Land rover made it simple. Driving on the road... Wader plug out.. Driving off road... Wader plug in.
    That's fine, but I'm not aware of landrover making it simple. The plug seems to be expected to be left in, which can lead to problems when the car gets old and leaks occur.
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  2. 23rd August 2016, 11:54 AM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jonnooh View Post
    That's fine, but I'm not aware of landrover making it simple. The plug seems to be expected to be left in, which can lead to problems when the car gets old and leaks occur.
    Everything I have read and seen suggests that it is expected to be left out by default and only installed when needed.

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    Really, it is called a "WADER PLUG" by the people that built the engine, what's not to understand, it's not called "A LEAVE IT IN AND SEE HOW LONG IT TAKES TO **** YOUR CLUTCH PLUG", some commonsense, please, Regards Frank.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tank View Post
    Really, it is called a "WADER PLUG" by the people that built the engine, what's not to understand, it's not called "A LEAVE IT IN AND SEE HOW LONG IT TAKES TO **** YOUR CLUTCH PLUG", some commonsense, please, Regards Frank.
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  5. 24th August 2016, 10:55 AM #15
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    Is the army aware of this?
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    I ruined a new clutch on the perentie by leaving the wafer plug in. The input seal to the gearbox had been recently changed and was split unknowingly during the install. Some of the input shafts are slightly squared off which makes the seal replacement more difficult. I leave the plug off now.
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    I ruined a new clutch on the perentie by leaving the wafer plug in. The input seal to the gearbox had been recently changed and was split unknowingly during the install. Some of the input shafts are slightly squared off which makes the seal replacement more difficult. I leave the plug off now.
    Exactly my experience as well Dingsy, leave the damn thing in the door. A bit of water in the bell housing will not ruin a clutch as quick as a bit of oil.
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    The extract below is from p10 of the manual.
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    I remove them on every vehicle we service if they are fitted and leave them in the car. I've replaced many clutches due to oil contamination over the years. Ine particularly bad 200tdi defender example i got oil all down my arm as i removed the plug! Must've been 200 to 300mls!!

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