Heavy Clutch Pedal.

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I know there is loads of threads on this.
My wife will be driving the motor as much as me but at the moment the clutch pedal is Very Heavy,
took the 6 screws off and sprayed with lubricant, made a little better but still heavy.
Couple of the local garages say only new clutch in will /should sort it, but the clutch thats in seems fine, all gears working ect.
Been looking at one of these LAND ROVER DEFENDER TD5 CLUTCH PEDAL ASSISTANCE SPRING KIT - EDP7510LKIT | eBay
but they are for TD5 and newer models. ect, loads of people say they make a very big difference when fitted. My motor is 200tdi, so would a TD pedal fit straight in as a replacment for original???
Thanks Kevin
 
Your link is just for the spring and that needs to be fitted to the later (flat) pedal assembly, if you have the earlier U-shape pedal then it doesn't fit.
The later pedal assembly (including spring) is very cheap to buy and a direct replacement for the earlier pedal. I bought mine last year for fitment into my 1986 90 and it was under £40 for the complete assembly supplied as a genuine part.
See photo below.


 
i stuck a 300tdi one with the dual springs in my 2.5na which had the bigass one spring.

it does make it easier.. i also changed the slave to a 300 as well.. so i'm not sure if the pipe work would fit with the old slave..
 
trax said:
i stuck a 300tdi one with the dual springs in my 2.5na which had the bigass one spring.

it does make it easier.. i also changed the slave to a 300 as well.. so i'm not sure if the pipe work would fit with the old slave..
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Did it make a difference? and was it a new or second hand part you bought??
 
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Did it make a difference? and was it a new or second hand part you bought??
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yeah it does make it a lot lighter, and it no longer squeeks! :p

i had a donor 300tdi defender i took it from. i *think* the 300 slave cylinder pipework wouldn't thread onto the old style gear, so i was forced to change it.. glad i did, it's much easier now.
 
jamesmartin said:
master cylinders are the same from series 3s to td5s
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hmm, ah! the 300 is on the other side to a 2.5 na isn't it? that's probably why i switched it then.

so the answer is to buy a 300/td5 one, whack it on and bobs your fannys uncle :)
 
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I have just purchased one of these from ebay for the rebuild
not fitted yet so i can not give anyfeed back
Although I had heard good reviews

ebay item ref 271118156456
 
it depends if the heaviness for her is caused by the spring or not.. i think it might be. try undoing the bigass spring and see if it moves a lot easier.. if so then the remote wouldn't do much, would it :)
 
trax said:
it depends if the heaviness for her is caused by the spring or not.. i think it might be. try undoing the bigass spring and see if it moves a lot easier.. if so then the remote wouldn't do much, would it :)
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Will try without the big spring first.
If it is easier, would it be ok just to leave this spring off??
 
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