Freelander 1 stiff gears petrol

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Right it's stuck... Can't see any spring either so I guess it's internal.
Will remove the air box after I finish work and check it out. If the spring is dead, is it serviceable ?
 
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Right it's stuck... Can't see any spring either so I guess it's internal.
Will remove the air box after I finish work and check it out. If the spring is dead, is it serviceable ?
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The spring is in your clutch so if it's dead you need a new clutch.
 
The slave only pushes forward when you push the clutch in, it needs the clutch arm to push it back.
If the clutch arm is partially seized then there is nothing to push it back so there is no reason why it will move.
It already has moved and has pushed the clutch arm forward so you can now change gear but get no drive.
If I'm right then you need to free up the seized clutch arm and all will be OK
As mentioned before it will take some brute force to get it moving before it frees up
 
The lever seems completely seized... I have a 1.2m bar and a nice hammer, even with that is very hard to move it.
Not too much space either... But is definitely seized so even if the spring is ok won't have enough force in these circumstances.
 
Are you spraying the release oil into the hole where it enters the bell housing If you watch the video again I posted earlier you can see how it works.
Concentrate on trying to push the arm towards the slave and use the clutch to push it the other way.
 
Right after a few bashes, it does move easier. However, is not pushing back...
I will have a look on my other freelander how it should behave but it seems like the spring is not working. Which sucks, cause a clutch change is quite a job for me.
 
Seems like the whole clutch is supposed to put the lever back... so Indeed a new clutch is needed.
Or the fork inside might be dead....

explains nicely.
 
Don't take it off!! It is designed to be the bearing surface for the release arm. If it is removed before installation the piston will also fly out.

Fit the slave with the plastic ties and end cap fitted. Once safely locked by the release arm simply cut the straps holding the piston in.
 
Keep spraying release oil into the hole and keep working at trying to free it up, it would be unusual for the pressure plate in the clutch to break, especially in a new clutch.
If you push it back towards the release arm does the pedal go back up?
 
I will see tomorrow when UPS will deliver the new slave/master cylinder. This one is definitely shot, my suspicion is because it did quite some effort moving that lever half seized. It's leaking and the metal pin is lose like hell.
I will take it from there, a friend is coming to help as well, hopefully will get it running without removing the gearbox.
The lever does not move back, but does not move back on my other freelander either which works fine. At least not on cold with engine off and all.
 
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