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The Avarian Fox

New Member

• Jun 14, 2010

• #1

As ever, series 3 working fine then on 4th day of ownership I am unable to engage gear... duh! any help advice before new clutch?

 

dvb668w

Active Member

• Jun 14, 2010

• #2

Make sure the red lever is fully forward and if you have over drive check its fully engaged

 

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The Avarian Fox

New Member

• Jun 14, 2010

• #3

Thanks for that, just been out and checked your stuff but theres still no engagement... the clutch seems very light under foot?

 

dvb668w

Active Member

• Jun 14, 2010

• #4

what happens when you try, do you get the gears grinding etc??

 

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The Avarian Fox

New Member

• Jun 14, 2010

• #5

Nothing, yesterday when I last drove it there was abit of that?

 

dvb668w

Active Member

• Jun 14, 2010

• #6

so with the engine running, you press the clutch down to the floor and when you try to select any gear it just wont go in.

Its the same if the clutch is up or down ??

 

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The Avarian Fox

New Member

• Jun 14, 2010

• #7

Spot on. As I said earlier the clutch seems very light?

 

dvb668w

Active Member

• Jun 14, 2010

• #8

I wonder if the clutch is stuck down?

I would of expected some grinding if the peddle was up.
Do you get full travel with the gear lever (as it was when you were driving it) just no drive?

If the peddle is light it may just be the return spring that's lifting it up, I think this in inside the foot well above the peddle. Try removing the spring and seeing if the peddle drops to the floor?

If it dose then I would look at the clutch cylinder as see if its jammed / broken?

 

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The Avarian Fox

New Member

• Jun 14, 2010

• #9

Great, thanks for that I will have a look later. I'm supposed to be installing the new bathroom so the missus will not be pleased if I have'nt got at least the toilet in today!!!

 

dvb668w

Active Member

• Jun 14, 2010

• #10

Yer they can be funny like that ???

 

oxides

Well-Known Member

• Jun 14, 2010

• #11

check you've got fluid in the clutch reservoir, if it's empty you might need a new slave cylinder. You could try bleeding the system. Could be knackered master cylinder. Well worth checking over the hydraulics 'cos they're the easiest bit to fix!

 

dvb668w

Active Member

• Jun 17, 2010

• #12

Hi,
Any update on the landy??

 

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The Avarian Fox

New Member

• Jun 18, 2010

• #13

Thanks for the help chaps.

Reading over the posts and getting back to your bit about the gears grinding etc, before the gears would'nt engage at all they were grinding... so this leads somewhere me thinks?

Tried the spring as you said but the pedal does'nt drop still spongy.

Still working on bathroom...

 

Last edited: Jun 18, 2010

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The Avarian Fox

New Member

• Jun 21, 2010

• #14

oxides said:

check you've got fluid in the clutch reservoir, if it's empty you might need a new slave cylinder. You could try bleeding the system. Could be knackered master cylinder. Well worth checking over the hydraulics 'cos they're the easiest bit to fix!

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Spot on! bled system, everything ok...