Thread: 300tdi clutch

It sounds to me like the master has a seal leeking. Its up behind the steering colum under the dash. If you get down in the floor pan have a look to see if you can see any brake fluid dripping or running down the firewall. Mind you I am also no mechanic and Drive a Defender TDI so your in a disco and I may be a long way from the mark. To replace the cilender your looking at a few hundred bucks if a mechanic does it for you.

The more you pump the clutch the less presure you will find so try to avoid driving it too much and make sure you keep an eye on the resevoir.

There are a few posts in the archives so do a quick search on clutches. I remember seeing a great post with diagrams and all.

Thanks mate, I'll have a look.

I haven't driven it too much because I didn't know what was going on and just parked it on the street 20 metres from home.

I'm just happy it only happended leaving home and not last week in the middle of no where or something!

As i said the reservoir is full but i'll have a look for a leak.

Other than that, I'm having it towed on tuesday to AMV - due for service in about 1000k/ms anywway and i get to use the RACV total care for once!

Hi

Have you sorted it yet? I have the exact same problem with my disco. i am waiting for a replacement Master cylinder i figure if that dosent fix it ill order a slave cylinder. there is nothing else left. I got on to a new cylinder from FWD parts in Melbourne for $160.00. Landrover wanted $470.00

Ill let you know how i went if you havent already fixed it.

Mark

Well hope its that simple for you.

Mine, after going down to the car on the side of the road the following day after posting above to have another look I found that the pressure was infact not pressure but the clutch pedal wouldn't go down any further at all.

So i then thought Clutch fork or something.

End result is a new clutch. I'm actually picking it up this arvo so i'll post what exactly was the failure then.

$1400 new clutch.

will be interested in the fault as mine was replaced the week after cooma for around $1400

a spring fell out on my clutch plate

The clutch fork throw-out arm is a common design fault on the R380's in D1's. It fails around the pivot point and exhibits the symptoms you have described. It's only a $40 part but you will need to drop the box to replace it.