Damn Land Rovers

Hi fellas,

as much as i love my s3 to bits it does occasionly do my head in!!

I have been sorting out the fact that it runs like a bag of ****e for ages and it hasnt moved. It now runs like a smaller bag of ****e (it runs and idles just sounds a bit rough etc etc.) jumped in to take it round the block and the bloody clutch has gone!!

I dont know why because it hasnt moved.

Is it possible that the linkage has rattled loose with all the shaking?
Is it gna be a massive weekend job if the clutch is buggered?

Any help appreciated

Jamie

Can you move the pedal? Is the clutch reservoir empty?

"gone" - could you be a bit more specific with the symptoms?

resovoir was full when i checked it (just after realising it wasnt working)

Sorry 'gone' meaning i move the peddle with no resistance and it grinds like a pole dancer on heat.

i can put in gear with ignition off but as soon as its on it grinds and boots it out of gear again.

J

I've had this on a couple of series machines after a long lay up, the clutch plate sticks together!

Try sticking it in gear and starting it and take it for a bounce across a field, if the clutch plate is sticking then that will free it off.

Pedal movement with no resistance is usually a hydraulic fault. Look for leakage of fluid but it sounds like a master cylinder failure. Luckily the hydraulic bits are the easier bits to replace.

check the slave cylinder too, leaks from here come out the bellhousing bottom hole

Cheers fellas, will be gettin on with that this weekend!

J