ronsealdeath
Sagging Member
The work experience kid must have forgotten to fit the clutch fork or something.
Removals01
Active Member
Ok the plot thickens apparently the clutch wont engage and the vehicle had to be stalled to stop it. At this point I would like to say that this is a much respected local garage and I am in no way looking to diss them. It is always handy to have extra input especially when Landies of 40 odd years old have been messed about with by previous owners and this forum is excellent because of the knowledge available.............................still bloody glad I didn't play with it!
jamesmartin
Well-Known Member
that could be for a few reasons ,presume theyve checked free play between clutch and release bearing is not excessive and slaves actually pushing on lever ,but it could be just a poor clutch cover, only n idiot could get the friction disc wrong way round on one of those
thought it was mine!
New Member
seen it done but do agree ^^
Removals01
Active Member
They said it was working fine then they took it out for the test drive and thats when it went tits and brought it back they guarentee their work for 12 months so want to get it spot on.
jamesmartin
Well-Known Member
that sounds like a different story to wrong clutch ,have they checked anything
Removals01
Active Member
Not sure will check next week so far they have tried 3 clutchs luckily I have other cars so its not a problem
jamesmartin
Well-Known Member
keep us updated sounds odd
Removals01
Active Member
Well its back! I have a full box and a working speedo! all good so far and made me realise how knackered the box was before garage seems to think I have a sherpa engine in it thats why the input shaft was a different size?..................either way the dog wagon is back and putting a smile back on my face 
Removals01
Active Member
Well after its maiden voyage of house to yard to beach.....on the way back clutch lets go foot flat to the floor nothing good job I was moving at the time managed to time engine with 3rd and limped home grrr
jamesmartin
Well-Known Member
Well its back! I have a full box and a working speedo! all good so far and made me realise how knackered the box was before garage seems to think I have a sherpa engine in it thats why the input shaft was a different size?..................either way the dog wagon is back and putting a smile back on my face
if its the rover 2.5 its the same bush etc sounds like evasion
Removals01
Active Member
It wouldn't surprise me James especially after today
jamesmartin
Well-Known Member
hydraulic system fault ?
Removals01
Active Member
good question I drove it about 20 miles before the pedal had no feel so whether they haven't bled it properly or there's a pin prick in a hose somewhere who knows either way they're getting a phone call tomorrow to pick it up!
i'd be surprised if the clutch fork could fail, it's not as puny as the ones fitted to defenders and discos
plus if it did fail i'd expect the pedal to go solid as the slave reached the limit of it's travel just as it does if the release bearing collapses/seizes and melts the carrier
i wouldn't expect there to be a pin prick in a (the one and only) hose, maybe a leak in a joint which would show as the fluid in the reservoir vanished and leaves evidence around joints or on the bulkhead, possibility of master cylinder failure (leakage) but that generally leaves evidence down the side of the pedal and in the footwell, the slave cylinder "could" have failed so it would be harder to see evidence of leaking as it would then leak into the flywheel housing thus you would first be looking at the wading plug hole to "hopefully" see traces running out of there (remember any rear crank leaks also drain out of that hole) that is "if" the sherpa engine has a wading/drain hole in the flywheel housing
to me it sounds like they keep putting the work experience guy on this job, i can change clutches on the S3/2a/2/90 on my own in about 6 hours outside in the open and that's with all the floor plate/tunnel screws/bolts rusted solid and needing grinding off carefully along with several cups of tea and sarnies to stave off the hunger/boredom
there's nothing simpler to set up than a S3/90/disco clutch, the S2/2a is slightly more complicated due to the external linkage/cross-shaft from the slave cylinder but also has minimal difficulty
personally i'd guess that the owner of this vehicle is going to be spending an awful lot of money at this garage over time, money that in my opinion would be more wisely invested in a few tools and a couple of manuals as there's little that is particularly difficult about maintaining/repairing Series landrovers
Removals01
Active Member
Thanks Nitemare this is why I went to a garage as sadly I understand these things but really dont have time or more importantly the patience to do them plus they guarentee their work we'll see in due course if this is true.
Removals01
Active Member
After all that it was a hose gone but cant fault the garage they came picked it up sorted the hose and delivered it back FOC ideal
