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With a part like a clutch i would go branded every time and not worry about poss hassle in the future. ap driveline for me in the landys i have done clutches in.

Hello guys,

Hope you don't mind me jumping in.
How hard is it to renew a clutch on a disco1 ?

Depends who you get to change it!

Technically its not that difficult, its just undoing nuts and bolts. I didnt fancy benching the transmission so have opted for taking the engine out. More time consuming but less hassle IMO. I know you can do it with an engine crane through the drivers door and using it to hoist the trans up and down but i needed to do a couple of other bits on the engine anyway.

nearly replied saying about the crane through the door but noticed u already said about it what other bits u got to do to the engine ?

Nothing major. Fitting my gauge senders so have modified an oil filter housing so the senders go where the oil cooler pipes are. I will be binning the cooler (might change the rad to an alloy one at some stage) Also fitting the water temp sender to the thermo housing so would need to drain the coolant anyway.

fair enough not sure it would make me take the engine out lo its not fun i alawys do anything i can to avoid taking one out lol
that oil cooler just seems a bit pointless to me and a right pain in the but when u need the rad out of the way i dont blame u leaving it off.

Yer i think its there more for desert applications and maybe towing.

So i ordered this

UQB000130 - Clutch Plate Heavy Duty 200/300TDI 130

shows a Valeo disc, it turns up and its exactly the same as the britpart one i have inc in the same box lol. So i now either have 2 Valeo discs or 2 crap ones.

THE BUDDAH said:

Hello guys,

Hope you don't mind me jumping in.
How hard is it to renew a clutch on a disco1 ?

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my record is 4 hours including changing the spigot bush and strengthening the release fork on a 300 disco

I ordered all the bits to do the timing belt on my fiancées diesel freelander, stated I wanted OEM... When I went to collect there was a pile of the dreaded blue boxes and was told it's ok they are OEM.... I opened them up and the quality of the tensioner was shocking, I hastily chucked it all back at them !

Made some progress over the weekend, new rear seal, new spigot, new flywheel and new clutch all fitted. Gearbox and transfer box back on along with the props.

Few bits need doing in the engine bay along with a new slave and brainded line and we should be good to go Got Wales in 2 weeks so need to sorted ASAP.

Mike got my bumper started....

Driz that bumper looks good!

just ordered up some new wheels and tyres for the disco should be delivered today

turbominij said:

Driz that bumper looks good!

just ordered up some new wheels and tyres for the disco should be delivered today

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Where did you get your roof rack from mate, i really like that. Much better than the large box like ones you see.

Tuskenraider said:

Where did you get your roof rack from mate, i really like that. Much better than the large box like ones you see.

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im afreaid i cant tell you that as it was on the car when i got it from what iv been told they are expensive but no one seems to know where to get one

talking of the roof rack it saved me scraping my roof sunday got down a land and there was a tree a little lo thanks to the rack it just runn along it rather then dent the roof so il call it a roof cage

Yer it doesnt look like a cheap bit of kit.

Drizz said:

Mike got my bumper started....

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Looking good mate, got Mikey working hard

Cheers guys!