Andi1969 Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 HIya would if anyone can shed any light on an issue I have having with my clutch.About 6 weeks ago I had the clutch, Mas Fly wheel, master & slave cylinders replaced by a garage. Since then it has been back to the garage every week as I am stuggling to engage a gear after a 3 to 4 days of driving. They have exchanged the master cylinder as it apparently was faulty. They have flushed and bled the system as the clutch fluid was contaminated. There are apparently no leaks in the system cos I got them to check that too. But yet again after 3 days of driving (about 70miles in total) I am fighting to engage gears again .1st, 2nd & reverse are hard to engage but you have to fight to engage any gear .Any ideas on why the clutch playing up?CheersAndi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi_110 Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Are they a reputable service agent? "Contaminated fluid" sounds dubious. The slave comes with integrated lines and is prefilled with fluid. If they did both slave and master at the time, then there is little chance of fluid contamination unless they supplied contaminated fluid. They may have used a clutch plate or pressure plate that is not exactly "in spec" and the slave cannot get sufficient disengagement, or the master or slave may be faulty, or they've used the wrong fluid, or there's still air or a blockage or an obstruction in the fluid lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andi1969 Posted September 23, 2014 Author Share Posted September 23, 2014 Are they a reputable service agent? "Contaminated fluid" sounds dubious. The slave comes with integrated lines and is prefilled with fluid. If they did both slave and master at the time, then there is little chance of fluid contamination unless they supplied contaminated fluid. They may have used a clutch plate or pressure plate that is not exactly "in spec" and the slave cannot get sufficient disengagement, or the master or slave may be faulty, or they've used the wrong fluid, or there's still air or a blockage or an obstruction in the fluid lines. yeah everything was changed on the same day when I get it back each week it drives fine for the first short trip or two then it gradually starts becoming an issue changing gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave88sw Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Is it a TD4? If so, it has a concentric slave cylinder that should be replaced with the clutch, if they didn't replace it and it's now leaking, they'll have to have the box out again and probably aren't that keen to do so... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andi1969 Posted September 24, 2014 Author Share Posted September 24, 2014 yeah it is a TD4 and master & slave cylinders were replaced Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 There's also a Valeo bulletin on the TD4 about not bu&&ering up a gearbox oil seal when doing the clutch. Was it all genuine parts or what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave88sw Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 The clutch is a bit of a sod to bleed properly because you have to use a funnel and piece of pipe to fill the master cylinder. I've had more success using a pressure bleeder and connecting it to the bleed nipple to reverse bleed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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