Thread: Clutch flaring

its either been wet with oil or is nearly out of bite.

start planning on at least pulling it out to check it and since its out you may as well replace it.

cheers thats what i was thinking. any rough ideas on cost of replacing it

depends on how you want to do it.

DIY as cheaply as possible you might get away with $150ish for just the friction plate.

pay someone to do it and with full parts and labour you could go $2k.

Holly cow fair differance dont think i'd be up to doing it myself though. is there any videos that i can look at to see whats involved

hit the shop button in the main forum bar buy the RAVE CD for your vehicle and read up.

depending on how hard it fights you its about a days work if you have all the tooling you need.

Hi just had my clutch replaced on my v8 manual disco coat $1300 all in. Was told it takes 6-7 hours to remove gearbox and the same time to replace. Hope this helps

Monty, I tackled the gearbox in my 300tdi a few months ago - something I had been putting off for a year or so (clutch was good, but rear main seal leaking like a champion...
IF you have a few tools, patience & muscles you shouldn't have a problem.
The most difficult part is to get to some of the bolts, having a few bolts rather seized and of course the weight of the assembly.
I borrowed an engine crane, took the center console out and hooked the gearbox up with a chain, worked really well! if you don't have access to an engine crane people have done it the same way using a tackle & metal rod across the window I believe...

It really isn't that difficult, and I actually had to remove the box a second time just after it went back in due to installing the wrong friction plate..... -- and with the help of a friend the box was back on the floor within just 3 hours!! (but obviously all bolt moved freely and I knew how to access everything by then..)

So my advise would be try do it yourself, its not that hard (unless you're willing to and have the cash to spend on it...) - have you got a RAVE disc?

Good luck!
Simone

I dont have a rave disc but i do apperently have a copy of the work shop manual the use in land rover work shops. But saying that i can read things a million times and not get it but if i see it done i'll be good to go in most cases anyway.