Dislocated Discovery clutch fork

I was replacing the master and slave cylinders on my 200Tdi to rectify
a failing clutch. This all went alright until I removed the slave
cylinder!!! On removing this, it pulled not only the pushrod, but
also the clutch fork out of alignment. The release fork now rattles
around and doesn't engage with anything it should.

Does anyone have any experience of realigning these without taking the
transmission / engine apart?

I do love my landy, and that's the only reason I think anyone should
ever buy one. Having maintained a number of cars, I was
"incandescent" for a number of minutes considering how anyone could
pass a design where this is able to happen.

Ho hum, any help appreciated...

m

In article <[email protected]>, Mark Begbie
<[email protected]> writes
> Having maintained a number of cars, I was
>"incandescent" for a number of minutes considering how anyone could
>pass a design where this is able to happen.


It should not happen....... But can if you are unlucky.

The pivot ball can pull out of its' mounting due to the "glue" failing.
never normally a problem during normal use.

I have had one customer that was involved in a very minor (low speed)
head on crash. The pivot ball did the same as yours due to the impact.
That made a few people scratch their head when his clutch failed after a
little shunt.

--
Marc Draper

Forsale

Landrover Defender 90 300tdi county hardtop 1996 72K
Landrover Discovery comercial 300tdi S reg 70k
Landrover Discovery Comercial 300tdi R reg 62k
Toyota Hilux surf 2.4 AW/AC/EW/SR

Super winch X9 + genuine Landrover fitting kits for 200 Disco.

Thanks Marc.

I fiddled around for a while trying to get it back in, then basically
decided that something MUST have come adrift in there as there seemed
to be no point at which anything got in the way of the for like I'd
expect the pivot to!!

Anyway, after 130k it's about due for a new clutch anyway, and it
needs a crakn shaft oil seal, and it'll be a good oportunity to see
the state of the transfer box and shafts, and and and......

Sent it to me freindly landy man in Larbert as I ain't got the lifting
kit to take the 'box out myself.

M

marc <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> In article <[email protected]>, Mark Begbie
> <[email protected]> writes
> > Having maintained a number of cars, I was
> >"incandescent" for a number of minutes considering how anyone could
> >pass a design where this is able to happen.
>
>
> It should not happen....... But can if you are unlucky.
>
> The pivot ball can pull out of its' mounting due to the "glue" failing.
> never normally a problem during normal use.
>
> I have had one customer that was involved in a very minor (low speed)
> head on crash. The pivot ball did the same as yours due to the impact.
> That made a few people scratch their head when his clutch failed after a
> little shunt.
>
> --
> Marc Draper
>
> Forsale
>
> Landrover Defender 90 300tdi county hardtop 1996 72K
> Landrover Discovery comercial 300tdi S reg 70k
> Landrover Discovery Comercial 300tdi R reg 62k
> Toyota Hilux surf 2.4 AW/AC/EW/SR
>
> Super winch X9 + genuine Landrover fitting kits for 200 Disco.