Adam Gorsuch
Active Member
Good morning. Life sucks this week.
I have a Landrover 1.8 Freelander that is the Bain of my life.
This car has now basically ruined my summer as fixing it has eaten all my holiday savings.
I had another thread explaining the multiple issues with it and how I fixed them and I had a good run with no grief until last Sunday.
Drove to work fine and then about a mile into my homeward journey I found changing gear very hard then it wouldn't change at all. I could get into neutral but It wouldn't engage. I managed to get it into 3rd whilst coasting and when it started to move on power it made a grinding noise so I whacked it back into neutral. Then it would only engage gears if the engine was off.
Got recovered and did a little digging and noticed the hydraulic slave was leaking a tiny bit and the hose had wear points. The slave mount had a crack so I thought all is good I can change this and it will be done. I changed the mount and the full hydraulic system today. And guess what.... Still doesn't engage gears. Try to push the gear stick in but it won't budge.
Could this just be a clutch issue? And if so does anyone have a step by step for replacing it. Does the ird need to be drained and removed? Haynes says you need to move the exhaust I can't see how this would be needed. Does the gearbox need draining? Please help
I have a Landrover 1.8 Freelander that is the Bain of my life.
This car has now basically ruined my summer as fixing it has eaten all my holiday savings.
I had another thread explaining the multiple issues with it and how I fixed them and I had a good run with no grief until last Sunday.
Drove to work fine and then about a mile into my homeward journey I found changing gear very hard then it wouldn't change at all. I could get into neutral but It wouldn't engage. I managed to get it into 3rd whilst coasting and when it started to move on power it made a grinding noise so I whacked it back into neutral. Then it would only engage gears if the engine was off.
Got recovered and did a little digging and noticed the hydraulic slave was leaking a tiny bit and the hose had wear points. The slave mount had a crack so I thought all is good I can change this and it will be done. I changed the mount and the full hydraulic system today. And guess what.... Still doesn't engage gears. Try to push the gear stick in but it won't budge.
Could this just be a clutch issue? And if so does anyone have a step by step for replacing it. Does the ird need to be drained and removed? Haynes says you need to move the exhaust I can't see how this would be needed. Does the gearbox need draining? Please help