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DavidJR

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She's moaning its too hard to press.

Its not like there is any binding, it just seems a really heavy pedal.

Can anything be done?

When/Did they ever put hydraulic clutches in Defenders?

Can they be retrofitted in to my gearbox?

Cheers.

TTFN
 
The clutch on your Defender is hydraulic. I had the same problem. Mines an ex military and had two springs either side of the pedal. I assume civilian models are the same. I just took them off. Much lighter.
 
DavidJR said:
She's moaning its too hard to press.

Its not like there is any binding, it just seems a really heavy pedal.

Can anything be done?

When/Did they ever put hydraulic clutches in Defenders?

Can they be retrofitted in to my gearbox?

Cheers.

TTFN
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The clutch is hydraulic already on all 90/110 and defenders.

What age and engine is the vehicle in question? You can fit a clutch pedal from a 300tdi / td5 that have spring assistance (if your vehicle is earlier than these models), this helps a little.
 
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Either a TD5 spring assisted pedal assembly or a V8 master cylinder are the way to go for a lighter pedal.
 
I had the same problem with my girlfriend.... so I traded her in for a newer model with longer, stonger legs. Had no complaints since and it worked out cheaper. Think Land Rover.... women tend to shade our judgement:D
Buying the missus boots or allowing her to wear shoes could be an option.
Couldn't resist.... too many good answers above.
 
foggy3061 said:
Does this make much difference Ratty? Might give it a go as my master cyl needs changing soon anyway.
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Yes. It has a wider bore so is a noticeable difference. When the master cylinder went on my old V8 I slung an emergency spare on that I had in my shed. My clutch pedal was quite a bit heavier. It was a standard cylinder .:doh: Needless to say it wasn't too long before I replaced it with another V8 cylinder. PM Iannotts to see what he found as I believe he's just fitted a V8 cylinder to his 110.;)
 
aaaaaahahaha.... 'shut up and stop your moaning' i wee`d a little bit in my pants when i read that.
 
Our defender 90 had a heavy clutch for me at first but you just get used to it, I now swap quite happily between that and a freelander and don't think about it anymore and I'm a girl :cheer2:
 
when I get in my 'normal' car after driving the landy, I almost put my foot through the floor pressing the clutch in :)
 
buy her a cigar lighter powered rampant rabbit and tell her to hop in the passenger side andlet the man go his job ;)
 
Treworgey 90 said:
ditch the bitch
problem solved.
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Cos it would be cheaper to get the TD5 clutch assy. with the rest of the car attached. Either way i would have a newer better looking model. lol

Some things for me to look in to.

as said b4 If she likes riding my landy i might be able to convince her that its worth spending silly money on a second newer TD5 in the coming years. My argument so far is saving money on maintenance bills and throwing money away every few years for a newer car.

Im chipping away a bit at a time till she has no reason to object.

SHE WILL SUBMIT!!!
 
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