Good Vibrations??? I dont think!

Alright everyone!

After a little advice again....!

Me landy has developed what I can only discribe as a judder! My props were fooked to high heaven. So Ive changed them but the judder is still there!

It is a little intermitant. Seems to happen more when in low gears pulling off and more noticable when I take me foot off the clutch.

Ive had a look underneth and ive got some engine oil dripping out of me Bell (so to speak!)

Ive been advised that it could be my rear main oil seal gone and that oil is gettin on to me clutch and causing the judder. But before I take the engun out to change a 50p seal. I thought id better get more advice!

Thanks in advance for any help!!

yu mean as ya take yer foot orf the clutch and pullin away???

Bushtoy said:

yu mean as ya take yer foot orf the clutch and pullin away???

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Yep exactly!

When Im up to speed and in higher gear it seems to go away a bit.

knackered engine/gearbox mount maybe? had it on an old cortina years ago.

so if yer slippin the clutch in low gear it shudders, but with clutch fully out its gone.....

Bushtoy said:

so if yer slippin the clutch in low gear it shudders, but with clutch fully out its gone.....

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Not quite gone. Its still there but more so when slipping the clutch and pulling off.

oil on yer clutch gives yu a shudder only if the clutch is slippin.....if not it cud b any of a number of things....as drippy sez, or xfer box bearings gone as a result of yer fooked uj's......

oil dripper said:

knackered engine/gearbox mount maybe? had it on an old cortina years ago.

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Engine mounts seem to be ok! Havnt checked the gearbox mounts. But I did have some work done to fix my transfer box a while ago. Rekon the mechanic might have said something if the mounts were fooked.

mite not look shagged but cudda gone soft onya

also check yer brake drum on the back prop....see if ya kin jiggle it.....sometimes the nut in the centre of the drum behind the prop mounts gets a bit loose.

btw...yer landy looks neat!! always liked the military colours

the only other two times i,ve had it when i fitted new springs on a motor and it threw the angle of the prop out mekin the uj angles a bit tighter than they shud be and the time before that was the same result but with shagged up springs

did you replace yer props with new uns or just dun the ujs?

Bushtoy said:

also check yer brake drum on the back prop....see if ya kin jiggle it.....sometimes the nut in the centre of the drum behind the prop mounts gets a bit loose.

btw...yer landy looks neat!! always liked the military colours

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Hrrmmm... you might be on to something there...

I replaced the drum handbrake about a month ago with an x-eng disk. I do have a little oil comming out of there. Thought just the seal needed doing or nut tightening up. But maybe the prop has fooked a bearing in there.

Nice 1 guys ill check out the suggested before anything else!!

Thanks again!


P.S. Thanks for the comments about my landy. Ive spent a lot of time & money on her. She is a 1986 Ex-MOD LR90.
Some people dont appreciate the military Landys. But who didnt want an army truck when they was a kid!!!

oil dripper said:

did you replace yer props with new uns or just dun the ujs?

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Both new props. Couldnt be bothered changing all 4 joints!

HuN73R said:

Hrrmmm... you might be on to something there...

I replaced the drum handbrake about a month ago with an x-eng disc!

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ya did,nt mention that un

oil dripper said:

ya did,nt mention that un

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Err.... no i didnt did I...

Sorry! Didnt think about it to be honest.

When I fitted it everything seemed fine. Only the last week or so ive had the problem.

Quick update

Ive had my mate (who is a mechanic and works on alot of new landy's) road test it for me yesterday lunchtime. He isnt 100% sure. All the mounts are fine. The handbrake is not loose in anyway. The props are all tight and no play anywhere. The oil is not comming from the bellhousing, so dosnt look like rear main oil seal. The only conclusion is that the clutch is worn to fook.

Also took it to another landy specialist and they also suspect the clutch as there is only about 1/2" in the peddle before it starts to slip. They also said they would supply and fit a new one for £250. Sounds like a good price to me. But will be fooked off if I let em do it and ive still got this judder!!

cud be yer clutch as thrown a piece of the lining....

Bushtoy said:

cud be yer clutch as thrown a piece of the lining....

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This is what i am being told! And the judder is more noticable when you first take your foot off the clutch. Well I rekon im gunna bite the bullet and get it done. Fingers crossed!

yip...ahd put money onit if i were a gamblin man