Heavy clutch in Ninety

Turboman said:

Is it the spring squeaking, or the bushes in the pedal box?
If the latter, a few drops of oil, applied from above with an oil can, will stop the squeak, and may make the pedal fractionally easier as well.

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No I'm joking, it's well geased up. But it is the old type clutch pedal.

Just buy the newer type pedal from someone breaking one off Ebay, mine cost about 25 quid

I'd get an auto..

My D2 is good with an auto shít MPG from the TD5 though better with the v8i imo


Or convert it.

@capo had a 3.5 and ZFHp22 put in the his 90 'tis good/

Later pedal with the over-centre spring is the simplest answer.

You’ll need the later 300Tdi-onwards pedal and pedal box, but they’re readily available. I swapped mine (1992 200Tdi) years ago, over time I wore that pedal box out and recently swapped in a whole brand new assembly.

Result is a beautifully smooth and - most importantly - consistent clutch pedal, compared to what had become a horrible jerky motion before. Nice and light too, but if you’re after an even lighter pedal then as noted above you can buy aftermarket over-centre springs which help further.

Converting to auto was the best mod I’ve done. Not sure how it would be with a 200tdi but great wit a V8

Marmaduke said:

Just buy the newer type pedal from someone breaking one off Ebay, mine cost about 25 quid

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I'm going to give it a try, ong with a power spring, and maybe a servo.

capo said:

Converting to auto was the best mod I’ve done. Not sure how it would be with a 200tdi but great wit a V8

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I'm considering, if I can find one, buying a Disco 300tdi auto, and pull the engine and box out and drop that in.