I have a disco 200tdi, with an lt77 gearbox and a 1.2 ratio transfer box and 455k on the clock. I do not tow often but when I do it is heavy loads (car trailer with land rover/tractor on it). I do not do a huge amount of off roading and when I do only green lanes (although the current clutch did go to morocco just after being fitted). I do do a fair amount of miles in my 110 (25-30k a year) and have just had what appears to be a mechanical clutch failure after 55k (see strange clutch behavior thread: link).
I currently have fitted the below:
I have used this set up for the last several clutch changes. The previous clutch changes was because the gearbox was out for recon rather than a clutch failure but on removal one of the clutch springs had broken and part of it had imbedded itself in the side of the friction material although was not causing any symptoms.
The time before that was because one of the clutch fork slipper pads had split in two. I do not remember the reasons for the times before that although one of them would have been another gearbox refurb.
However certainly the last three (including this time) clutch changes have been at about the 50-60k mark. Is this just how long a clutch lasts and I am expecting too much from them? Every time I have had a clutch fail it has not actually been the clutch itself but the release mechanism (fork/bearing/etc) which is a known weak spot but surely it is not unreasonable to want more mileage between changes?
I currently have fitted the below:
I have used this set up for the last several clutch changes. The previous clutch changes was because the gearbox was out for recon rather than a clutch failure but on removal one of the clutch springs had broken and part of it had imbedded itself in the side of the friction material although was not causing any symptoms.
The time before that was because one of the clutch fork slipper pads had split in two. I do not remember the reasons for the times before that although one of them would have been another gearbox refurb.
However certainly the last three (including this time) clutch changes have been at about the 50-60k mark. Is this just how long a clutch lasts and I am expecting too much from them? Every time I have had a clutch fail it has not actually been the clutch itself but the release mechanism (fork/bearing/etc) which is a known weak spot but surely it is not unreasonable to want more mileage between changes?
