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Alexke

Member Since: 03 Jan 2011
Location: Antwerp
Posts: 113

Clutch and shifting problems

Hi guys!

Just wanted to have a second opinion ,

for nearly 6 months the car sometimes shifts bad , downshifts are imposible without rev matching.
The stealer couldnt find the problem , but changed the gearbox fluid anyway. it was a bit better.

now last week I was on the moterway and wanted to shift from 5th to 6th , and the clutch pedal sank quickly to the floor. I did managed to shift perfectly to 6th. Being afraid I just hooped the clutch cylinder I waited on an exit to try my clutch again.
This time it had pressure again and i managed to declutch. putting car into gear was more difficult tho.

this week I had it happen 1 time again.

Yesterday I compared it to a TD5 and my clutch was much lighter.

Clutch doesn't slip while on power (dealer always asks if my TD4 is tuned , its not).

I was among the first in Belgium to have the dreaded exploded clutch @ 34.000km , its now running 112.000km.

I booked the car already at an independent shop to replace my master cylinder. The clutch fluid is black but its not leaking.
I hope this is the problem , and not some other fault.

anyone had this one yet? Discovery 4 SDV6 Landmark
F31 320dA Msport xDrive
LR Defender 90SW TD4 Stornoway grey
320d E46
E70 X5 3.0d Sold!
FFRR TD6 - Sold

29th Feb 2016 3:33pm

Roy5695

Member Since: 15 Feb 2014
Location: Cornwall
Posts: 1123

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS DCPU Indus Silver

Have you had the shims put under the gear selector? I had trouble selecting some gears and this seemed to fix it, I'm sure there is a how to on here somewhere. The dealer did mine under warranty.

29th Feb 2016 3:40pm

Alexke

Member Since: 03 Jan 2011
Location: Antwerp
Posts: 113

maybe , but that does not explain my clutch pedal pressure

I will adres that problem as well to make sure. Discovery 4 SDV6 Landmark
F31 320dA Msport xDrive
LR Defender 90SW TD4 Stornoway grey
320d E46
E70 X5 3.0d Sold!
FFRR TD6 - Sold

1st Mar 2016 12:05pm

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 17598

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey

Assuming that the fluid level is correct, I would suspect that the seals in either the master or slave cylinder are failing, so the clutch is not disengaging fully.

1st Mar 2016 1:08pm

mk1collector

Member Since: 17 Sep 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 6772

I'd say seals too as the fluid is black. Ray
My build thread
http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic17615.html

1st Mar 2016 4:15pm

Alexke

Member Since: 03 Jan 2011
Location: Antwerp
Posts: 113

I replaced the master cylinder , the truck does shift a lot better. upshifting is better but still not easy at high rpm (downhill)

upshifts pop into gear easy , before I had to force them in.

feel so bad for my syncro´s now...

thanks guys!
Will do the shims when I have time.

repair costs :141euro parts and labor[/b] Discovery 4 SDV6 Landmark
F31 320dA Msport xDrive
LR Defender 90SW TD4 Stornoway grey
320d E46
E70 X5 3.0d Sold!
FFRR TD6 - Sold

3rd Mar 2016 7:46am

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