Clutch problems.

Ive a 90 300tdi defender which when you first press clutch pedal it doesnt have any pressure for about 2.5 to.3 inches. Its getting harder to change gear but is still drivable. Help required.

Sounds to me like you need fluid in the clutch master cylinder

Could be low on fluid, I'd check this first, the slave or master cylinder. It's not necessarily the clutch itself that's on it's way out. Start with the cheaper/easier stuff

Slave cylinders are a favourite failure point of the Defender, not all bad news though they are about £12 and quite simple to change, some times they play silly buggers getting the air out.

Check the drivers footwell, when my master cylinder went it was leaking clutch fluid down the pedal and leaving a puddle on the rubber mat, but it could also be the clutch fork wearing

Nothing in footwell so.guess its not mastercylinder.

How's the fluid level looking?

Ill look tomorrow.

could be a broken spring in the master cylinder too (well, that's how my last master cylinder failed anyway).

Marmaduke said:

How's the fluid level looking?

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No fluid in mastercylinder and no sign of a leak.

Farrar said:

No fluid in mastercylinder and no sign of a leak.

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Then it's probably the slave dumping it in the bellhousing. Should be visable out the bell housing drain hole unless you have a wading plug fitted

Farrar said:

No fluid in mastercylinder and no sign of a leak.

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well it went somewhere have a look at the pipes and slave or just renew the lot, it's not expensive

Ok cheers for info. Im going to start with slave cylinder.

Farrar said:

Ok cheers for info. Im going to start with slave cylinder.

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i wouldn't replace the slave without doing the master.. it's not worth it.

Did slave today and problem is solved. Always learning. Cheers for help.

Farrar said:

Did slave today and problem is solved. Always learning. Cheers for help.

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Chinese slave,unreliable if







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Farrar said:

Did slave today and problem is solved. Always learning. Cheers for help.

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Excellent