Freelander 1 K series clutch issue (not the usual)

Focker

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• Nov 18, 2015

• #1

Ok so gears are extremely difficult to engage but it isnt a hydraulic problem or a seized clutch arm.

The pedal moves freely and is light but i am certain the clutch release arm is not fully returning when the pedal is released.
If you lever the clutch arm back to where it should rest when you let it go is turns back towards the clutch (if that makes sense)
I thought maybe the clutch pressure plate had failed but there is no noise when you depress the clutch.
If you start the car in gear it does try to move slightly but the clutch doesn,t bite properly until the pedal is nearly 3/4 of the way up.

The symptoms dont really add up.
Warped friction plate?

 

Nodge68

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• Nov 18, 2015

• #2

I would guess that the friction plate has been overheated, warping the lining slightly. This is allowing it to drag, even when the pedal is fully down.
I've come across the wrong gearbox oil giving similar symptoms. This was when an EP80 was used instead of MTF94. This could be tested by substituting what is in there with 10w40 engine oil. If the box then works ok, change the oil to the correct MTF94.

 

Last edited: Nov 18, 2015

Focker

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• Nov 26, 2015

• #3

Well a local mechanic came and looked but said the same as me 'the symptoms don't add up' he couldn't fit us in so recommended another garage so the car sat on the drive for several days while we decided what to do.
After the recent cold snap I went out to run the engine and the clutch works fine and has been fine since.

 

freelance

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• Nov 26, 2015

• #4

Air in the hydraulics ?

 

Focker

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• Nov 27, 2015

• #5

That was the first thing I replaced when it happened that why I was able to rule it out

 

Alibro

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• Nov 27, 2015

• #6

Have you sprayed release oil around the actuator arm (the shaft that goes into the gearbox)? They have a habit of getting sticky and jam in. It might have been slow releasing hence foot off and not biting but would also be hard to push in therefore hard to get in gear.

 

Last edited: Nov 27, 2015

Focker

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• Nov 27, 2015

• #7

Yes the arm moves freely and when it wasn't returning I could with a small lever and little force return it to its engaged position it would however return to its partially disengaged position once released.