200tdi defender clutch problem

hi all i managed to pick up a 200tdi defender just over a month ago , been doing little bits n bobs on it to get it mint, now i have no clutch,
if i push the clutch down there is nothing untill about 1cm from the floor but there is still drive getting to the wheels whatever i do,
im thinking its either the master cylinder or slave cylinder? is this correct
if so is this an easy job to do? and how much will it cost because in skint
1 other thing wot fluid should it take?
cheers jake

slave cylinder

ok cheers... i just got under it and noticed that there is a small drip of red oil like substance next to the drain plug on the bell housing. it could be nothing as it could do with a decent clean up under there

I'd try bleeding the clutch slave cylinder first. After fitting my 200TDi (and new clutch arm etc) I'd lost fluid and had no clutch at all. I tried bleeding it with an Easybleed unit (no mates about to help at the time!) which was a mare cos of pressure leaks but found it was possible to gravity bleed it. Just loosen the bleed nipple on the slave cylinder (located at the bottom of the bellhousing on the passenger side), keep the filler topped up, and wait until you have a steady stream of fluid from the bleed nipple with no air; then close the bleed nipple.

Hope this helps

Richard

Yep sounds like slave cylinder to me. Easy to change, just make sure that the push rod stays connected to the gearbox. Also clamp the flexible hose before changing, this will help with bleeding it thru. I have found that pressure bleeding is often the only way to get all the air out.

ok cheers for the help i got the dy off work tomorow so i will see if i can get it dont then, i have a discovery with a 200tdi in it and i was thinking about swaping them over for now cuz it will take 5 days for one to be posted out to me, and i need to urs the car over the weekend

jake04551525 said:

ok cheers for the help i got the dy off work tomorow so i will see if i can get it dont then, i have a discovery with a 200tdi in it and i was thinking about swaping them over for now cuz it will take 5 days for one to be posted out to me, and i need to urs the car over the weekend

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5 days ! you live in Southampton not the Northern Isles

yer i no i just cant get anywhere to pick one up, does anyone no a place to pick one up cheap tomorow? in or around southampton/portsmouth.

jake04551525 said:

yer i no i just cant get anywhere to pick one up, does anyone no a place to pick one up cheap tomorow? in or around southampton/portsmouth.

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if you'd have ordered one online yesterday it'd have been with you today or tomorrow

but.. i dident, and dident have the money either pay day today though, so anyone got any ideas where i can get one from? cheers

jake04551525 said:

ok cheers for the help i got the dy off work tomorow so i will see if i can get it dont then, i have a discovery with a 200tdi in it and i was thinking about swaping them over for now cuz it will take 5 days for one to be posted out to me, and i need to urs the car over the weekend

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In my 90 I kept the original transfer box as most people do so I don't think the Disco slave cyclinder will fit. On my donor Disco it's certainly mounted in a different place (opposite side) and looks different anyway. Of course if you have a Disco transfer box in your Defender and a Disco too then you should be sorted if it isn't just a bleeding issue in the end.