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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6312   
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Front axle no A frame
Shocks weren't NEEDED.... Not was actually fu barred.  |
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5th Aug 2015 4:10pm |
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| jst Member Since: 14 Jan 2008 Location: Taunton Posts: 8145  
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ok, i give up, i thought it was the A frame ball joint that had the bad change blame currently, therefore wrongly assumed rear axle. Cheers
James 110 2012 XS Utility 130 2011 M57 bespoke Camper 90 2010 Hardtop 90 M57 1988 Hardtop |
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5th Aug 2015 6:31pm |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6312
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I give up too?
I ain't got a clue. Either I've suddenly learnt how to drive after 4+ years of ownership or somehow there was something in the axle causing poor gear changes but I have no idea how? |
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5th Aug 2015 6:46pm |
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| Happyoldgit Member Since: 14 Sep 2007 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3471  
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Has the old axle been investigated for faults since it was removed from the vehicle Wayne? Steve.
Owned numerous Land Rover vehicles of all shapes and sizes over the decades. Current Defender: A non tarts hand-bagged Puma 110 XS USW. [Insert something impressive here such as extensive list of previous Land Rovers or examples of your prestigeous and expensive items, trinkets, houses, bikes, vehicles etc] http://forums.lr4x4.com I used to be Miserable ...but now I'm ecstatic. |
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5th Aug 2015 9:01pm |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6312
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Not yet Steve.
Will let you know when it has. I'm keen to know myself. |
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6th Aug 2015 5:43am |
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| Roy5695 Member Since: 15 Feb 2014 Location: Cornwall Posts: 1123 
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just to let you know i had a horrible clonk upon selecting a gear and turned out to be a problem with the gear selector mechanism, apparently a technical bulletin has been produced for it so they knew what to do, gear change is better than it ever was.
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6th Aug 2015 1:29pm |
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| Happyoldgit Member Since: 14 Sep 2007 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3471
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^^^For God's sake now you've done it, standby for another one of Caterham's multi page threads full conjecture and speculation
 Steve.
Owned numerous Land Rover vehicles of all shapes and sizes over the decades. Current Defender: A non tarts hand-bagged Puma 110 XS USW. [Insert something impressive here such as extensive list of previous Land Rovers or examples of your prestigeous and expensive items, trinkets, houses, bikes, vehicles etc] http://forums.lr4x4.com I used to be Miserable ...but now I'm ecstatic. |
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6th Aug 2015 8:13pm |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6312
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no.....gear changes are still fine except for the occasional driver error.
thanks for the suggestion tho. |
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7th Aug 2015 6:18am |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6312
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so I've been quiet for long enough ......
having done almost 75k miles over the last 5+ years I think I've got to the bottom of my woes (well some of them). perhaps someone can shed some light for me? my clutch pedal goes stiff to smooth and vice versa. in the early days it seemed possible that squirting some wd40 on the clutch pedal would make it operate more smoothly however I think that was just luck. What I can say is when the clutch pedal operates smoothly the transmission works nicely too. clear the clutch pedal itself can't impact on how the transmission works but the clutch plate / thrust bearing etc might. I'm 100% the clutch pedal is fine, there no creaking anymore and the master cylinder has been replaced. my thoughts are the thrust bearing is not operating smoothly and is getting stuck and this is most prevalent when the vehicle is hot. I'm also not convinced that the friction plate might be shagged and likewise the clutch hydraulic restrictor valve. I guess the obvious solution is to strip the whole lot out and replace the above components with new but just wondering if anyone has come across something similar? I believe the slave cylinder was replaced approx. 20k miles ago but the issues with the clutch have been the save seem new. Not knowing exactly how things are assembled etc is it even possible for the thrust bearing to not operate smoothly, is it more likely the clutch isn't moving freely but if it's the clutch then why as this is at least the second and possibly the 3rd yet the issue has always been the same. its the second gearbox but possibly the original restrictor valve but could the valve cause these problems? any help gratefully received. |
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