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suburban

Well-Known Member

• Jun 25, 2018

• #1

looks like the clutch slave is on the way out again. leak from bell housing and fluid level dropping, occasionally needing to press pedal twice to get pressure.

can't remember the previous one I put in but it lasted just over a year, when it went I splashed out on the extra for a trw, that has lasted less than 2 years.

car only does a couple of k miles per year so I am guessing the amount of time it spends sitting - usually through winter - may have something to do with it.

is there a decent make out there or is everything pot luck now?

 

Turboman

Mab An Gov

• Jun 25, 2018

• #2

suburban said:

looks like the clutch slave is on the way out again. leak from bell housing and fluid level dropping, occasionally needing to press pedal twice to get pressure.

can't remember the previous one I put in but it lasted just over a year, when it went I splashed out on the extra for a trw, that has lasted less than 2 years.

car only does a couple of k miles per year so I am guessing the amount of time it spends sitting - usually through winter - may have something to do with it.

is there a decent make out there or is everything pot luck now?

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Just ring Paddock or one of the others, and ask for genuine/OEM quality.
They should last for 20 years if the fluid is changed annually.

 

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suburban

Well-Known Member

• Jun 25, 2018

• #3

thx I shall give that a go

 

Turboman

Mab An Gov

• Jun 25, 2018

• #4

suburban said:

thx I shall give that a go

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You could always try the LR dealer. Probably expensive, but it should be good. The genuine LR one in my Ninety was in it when I bought the vehicle in 2008, and is still good today.

 

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suburban

Well-Known Member

• Jun 25, 2018

• #5

oo I have a choice of three according to the dealer locator, pulborough, hove or Chichester are all about the same distance from me

 

Turboman

Mab An Gov

• Jun 25, 2018

• #6

suburban said:

oo I have a choice of three according to the dealer locator, pulborough, hove or Chichester are all about the same distance from me

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i would phone them all, and see is any of them show a spark of interest in your vehicle.
I have found that dealers are a broad church when it comes to older cars. The one I used to go to in Surrey were fantastic, the one in Cornwall were totally useless.

 

Land Raver

Well-Known Member

• Jun 25, 2018

• #7

I thought TRW is OEM. I've used their clutch master, slave and brake pistons and they have all been good. However, although I use mine very little in the winter, I always make a point of just driving 4-5 miles as a minimum every fortnight to avoid corroding brake parts etc. It's surprising in Autumn and winter how wet the underneath of a vehicle gets when not used and it can take days to dry out.

 

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suburban

Well-Known Member

• Jun 26, 2018

• #8

Land Raver said:

I always make a point of just driving 4-5 miles as a minimum every fortnight to avoid corroding brake parts etc

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think I shall give that a go next winter.

 

Bobsticle

De Villes Advocaat

• Jun 26, 2018

• #9

I'd try that one in Broadchurch....................

 

Rubins4

Well-Known Member

• Jun 26, 2018

• #10

Hove laughed when I went in there for an emergency part for a SIII; had it in stock, mind.

 

Blackburn

Well-Known Member

• Jun 26, 2018

• #11

Buy yourself some brake grease , when you fit the new one remove the rubber boot and grease the bore and the inside of the rubber boot.

 

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suburban

Well-Known Member

• Jun 26, 2018

• #12

Blackburn said:

Buy yourself some brake grease , when you fit the new one remove the rubber boot and grease the bore and the inside of the rubber boot.

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thx for the tip, I have some red rubber grease, will that do?

 

Blackburn

Well-Known Member

• Jun 26, 2018

• #13

Yes thats the stuff.

 

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suburban

Well-Known Member

• Jun 27, 2018

• #14

excellent