Thread: D1 300 Tdi Clutch Woes !

Well drained some brake fluid out of the slave and is not discoloured as first thought

Can engage gears with motor running but realy have to push very hard on the clutch pedal , The pedal will still not go to the floor ,

The clutch fork has not punched through on the pivot nor does it look like it will any time soon

Have someone stomp on the clutch pedal while you check to see if the slave cylinder piston has run up against the end of its travel. I'm thinking thrust bearing holder has broken.

Originally Posted by bee utey

Have someone stomp on the clutch pedal while you check to see if the slave cylinder piston has run up against the end of its travel. I'm thinking thrust bearing holder has broken.

Well done that as i said i have a inspection cover that i put in and can see the fork and thrust bearing all seem fine

I know that you can see the fork move, but how far does it move. May I suggest that you remove the slave cylinder and inspect the end of the fork where the pushrod fits. At least you then can rule out some things.

Hi

As unlikely as it may be, do a check for excessive crankshaft end float.

Cheers Arthur

Try adjusting the M/C pushrod first, as I have pulled a perfectly good clutch and found nothing wrong.

My best guess at the sudden lack of travel in my case, was that the slave cylinder pushrod wasn't properly seated into the dimple in the end of the fork.
I was traveling up through the Pelham Tier (Southern Tasmania) at the time, when the corrugations' must have shook the push rod back into place leaving the adjustment too short.
The clutch went from working perfectly with full pedal, to half pedal, but I was able to keep driving.
At the time I had thought that the fork had punched through at the pivot, but like I said, no problem was found when I pulled the clutch down.

Cheers Arthur

Originally Posted by langy

I know that you can see the fork move, but how far does it move. May I suggest that you remove the slave cylinder and inspect the end of the fork where the pushrod fits. At least you then can rule out some things.

That is on the list time permiting could not do it today in case i got stranded

Originally Posted by wrinklearthur

Try adjusting the M/C pushrod first, as I have pulled a perfectly good clutch and found nothing wrong.

My best guess at the sudden lack of travel in my case, was that the slave cylinder pushrod wasn't properly seated into the dimple in the end of the fork.
I was traveling up through the Pelham Tier (Southern Tasmania) at the time, when the corrugations' must have shook the push rod back into place leaving the adjustment too short.
The clutch went from working perfectly with full pedal, to half pedal, but I was able to keep driving.
At the time I had thought that the fork had punched through at the pivot, but like I said, no problem was found when I pulled the clutch down.

Cheers Arthur

The slave push rod is seated in the dimple i can see that