Help!! Slave Cylinder/ Push Rod/ Fork

Maggsie8 · Oct 5, 2019

Hi All

Driving home last night when the clutch pedal just went dead (no resistance/ no pressure and it was sudden... no sign of any issues beforehand). Anyway, pulled the slave cylinder out this morning and the rubber boot had come off and was still attached to the push rod!! Given the push rod wasn't sticking out of where the slave cylinder goes in (been told it should come out about an inch when the slave is taken off) is it safe to say its pushed through it as a result of the fork going? If so... what am I looking at to get it back up and running? I've been told by my local land rover mechanic the gearbox has to come apart (makes sense) but then I'll also need new DMF, etc.!! I'm I really looking at a complete new clutch and DMF or can the fork just be replaced?

As always you help/ advice is greatly appreciated

Flossie · Oct 5, 2019

The gearbox doesn't have to come apart but it does need separating from the engine which is a far amount of work.
Clutch fork can be replaced only but unless the clutch itself is very good/low miles etc it is good practice to replace the lot regardless because of the labour involved. It's only another 30 mins or less labour time to replace the clutch complete on the clutch fork labour time.

Maggsie8 · Oct 5, 2019

Thanks @Flossie ... its only done 94k but given I don't know how hard a life its had beforehand, so I guess it makes sense to do the whole lot. I was just hoping there was a less expensive option given I'm already looking at the head gasket being done as well!!

dag019 · Oct 7, 2019

Maggsie8 said:
Thanks @Flossie ... its only done 94k but given I don't know how hard a life its had beforehand, so I guess it makes sense to do the whole lot. I was just hoping there was a less expensive option given I'm already looking at the head gasket being done as well!!

The less expensive option is to do it yourself

I have just done my clutch again, because I was replacing the gearbox. The clutch in there had only don about 50k but because of the work involved in stripping it down as @Flossie says I replaced everything again while it was out. If I had all the parts I needed I could change mine in a day, but it would be a full day of heavy work. It is a fairly straight forward job to do yourself as it is all nuts and bolts and does not require an complex setting up. The only "specialist" tool you need is access to an engine crane.

Maggsie8 · Oct 7, 2019

Thanks @dag019 ... already got it booked in (didn't fancy having a go myself) and having the head gasket done at the same time, so fingers crossed it will come back happy and I can crack on with the other jobs like the soft-top conversion and re-spray.

dag019 · Oct 7, 2019

Maggsie8 said:
Thanks @dag019 ... already got it booked in (didn't fancy having a go myself) and having the head gasket done at the same time, so fingers crossed it will come back happy and I can crack on with the other jobs like the soft-top conversion and re-spray.

Both of those sound like jobs that don't require heavy lifting

, land rover ownership is far more fun when you give yourself a hernia trying to move large pieces of metal

Maggsie8 · Oct 7, 2019

dag019 said:
Both of those sound like jobs that don't require heavy lifting , land rover ownership is far more fun when you give yourself a hernia trying to move large pieces of metal

I totally agree... but the wife doesn't and feels my time is better spent cutting the grass, taking out the rubbish and any other mundane jobs she can find for me to do!!

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