Tony Reeves
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I feel the same way, plus less to go wrong.I prefer driving manuals. I like the interaction with the machine etc.
I feel the same way, plus less to go wrong.I prefer driving manuals. I like the interaction with the machine etc.
In years gone by, I always choose a manual box. Even when I first got my V6 FL1, I wasn't keen on the automatic only option. I even looked into the possibility of a manual conversion for it. However having driven auto Freelanders and a D3 for the last 50K miles. I've concluded that the auto is now my preference. I still think the V6 would be more involving for the driver if it were a manual, if it was road biased driving being done. However if off road or towing is required. The auto is the only sensible opinion. Besides I like CC, and that was only available with an auto box.I prefer driving manuals. I like the interaction with the machine etc.
I feel the same way, plus less to go wrong.
Since you bu@@ers want to jabber on 'bout manuals and autos I might as well pick ya brains 'bout the clutch pedal in my new purchase 'Blue'. As well as a slipping clutch she has a very high clutch pedal as in about an inch higher than the brake pedal and all sloppy for the first part of travel. When I checked it today it looks like the master cylinder has fallen apart and is letting the clutch rise up higher than it should.
So the questions are, is the pedal height held by the master cylinder or the pedal mechanism? Can I repair the beggar by jamming something in it to stop the end from pulling out?
If I need a new master cylinder will this do? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Clutch-Master-Cylinder-and-Pipe-for-Land-Rover-Freelander-1-Td4-STC000020-/182163738913?fits=Model:Freelander&hash=item2a69ce1121:g:VDMAAOSwpDdVB-ol Or do I need to go for a good quality one like LUK?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks Nodge, I thought it was the Master cylinder was the issue. I have the new clutch in but not bled properly yet so hopefully once done and used a bit all will be well.Your clutch pedal is high because the plate is worn out. The clutch works on a fulcrum. The release bearing is one side, the plate the other. Now if the plate is thin, the fulcrum forces the bearing away from the plate. In extreme cases, the master cylinder end stop can be damaged by the fluid pressure, pushed back to the master.
The pedal is free to rock on it's pivot. So the over extended master will push the pedal as high as it can.
When you change the clutch assembly, including the master and slave, all will return to normal again.
Use an OE clutch like LUK and you'll have no problems.
I think I must have damaged the master cause I have no pedal at all now. I spent the morning trying to bleed it but no joy. it was working until I pushed the clutch in while bleeding but no longer. I've read a few threads where this has happened and it looks like the master may have been on the way out anyway as the fluid came out very black. so now I need to order a new one.Thanks Nodge, I thought it was the Master cylinder was the issue. I have the new clutch in but not bled properly yet so hopefully once done and used a bit all will be well.
Liking mine more and more - it's a grower, in a retro-90s kind of way LOLWhy oh why is the Freelander body kit starting to grow on me....?
Thanks Nodge, so far so good. I've been a computer engineer for almost thirty years an in the last company (Fujitsu) for twenty so I have loads of experience and have been busy since the day I was laid off.Sorry to hear about your redundancy Ali. I've been there myself in the past, so know what it's like. We have to make changes and sometimes sacrifices to survive. However I found when one door closes. Another opens when you least expect it.
I hope your new business does all you need and more.
We still have Blue so not away from Freelanders completely . As for the job, like I said earlier I've been really busy since I left. Also the job I did has changed so much and is now so precarious, I didn't want it anymore so no regrets.When I jumped ship from my previous job, I did wonder at the time if it was the right thing to do.
9 years on......sooo glad I ditched the last job. It's a real eye opener finding out that money isn't everything. I've managed to keep hold of my Freelander so far, hopefully it'll stay long term, but I understand the financial pit that some Freelanders can be.
It'll all work out fine.
Mike
LOL, he's not gone completely, my mate has him and allows me to sit in him sometimes.Nooooo! Bertie's gone!
Sorry about the job, but completely agree with what the guys say: there will be a silver lining in this cloud. Glad to hear that you still have blue. And I am sure that another "toy" will come along when the time is right
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