kevin50 Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 OK, Read loads on how to solve heavy clutch. My Clutch seems very heavy compared to some others that I have seen, Wife refuses to drive it until I get it sorted. Read about Red Booster, new springs ect, ect. A couple of garages Ive been to recomend a new Valeo Clutch Kit, saying this will sort the problem out. Apart from been heavy my clutch is not to bad, gears seem to go in ok, very little crunching or grinding ect, only thing is sounds like Thrust Bearing is going so maybe time for a new clutch. Would this new Valeo Clutch Kit make it much better or is it better going the Red Booster way?? Thanks Kevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 try lubricating the clutch pedal pivots in the housing in engine bay, if dry these can make pedal operation very stiff/heavy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin50 Posted September 17, 2014 Author Share Posted September 17, 2014 try lubricating the clutch pedal pivots in the housing in engine bay, if dry these can make pedal operation very stiff/heavy. Tried that Mate. Made a little difference but not much. Only thing I have not tried is to see if I can get a weaker spring on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejparrott Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 300TDi defender clutch pedal is spring assisted I'd be surprised if changing the clutch made any difference. If it's going to work properly it needs to be well sprung, and if anything that'll only get weaker with use, not stronger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sighnbox Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Mine was very heavy as well Mary wouldn't drive it ...got a 300tdi one (sprung) from the local dealership £33 real easy to swop over...totally fine now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin50 Posted September 18, 2014 Author Share Posted September 18, 2014 Forgot to mention mines 200 tdi ft, will I have to change the whole pedal as mine is a 1990 G reg older type??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reiny Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Just fit a 300-type pedal as suggested. It'll make a world of difference. I was used to heavy clutches for over 15 years when I developed this niggling pain in my groin. For a while i thought it was hernia then i realized that I only felt it after driving my 90. I tried to ignore it for a year but when a friend of mine had a spare clutch pedal from an auto conversion, I couldn't refuse it. I fitted it and less than 24 hours later, the pain was gone, never to return. A mate has a TD5 and just couldn't take the clutch any more. His choices were to fit a red booster or sell the 90. He chose the former and the pedal can literally be pushed down using the little finger! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 I can't see how changing the clutch will change the pressure needed on the pedal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave88sw Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Changing the clutch can help, when they get old they can become very stiff to operate, usually because the pressure plate starts to collapse (had a fiat marea that had a massively heavy clutch until the pressure plate was changed). However, it sounds like you just need to grease all the moving parts of the pedal or swap the pedal box as suggested above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanuki Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 A worn friction-plate can often make the clutch heavy: when it's well worn down the various lever- and fulcrum-ratios of the clutch linkages are working at their limits; likewise the hydraulics are operating over less-than-efficient volume/displacement ratios and the result is a heavy clutch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Ah I hadn't thought of that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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