bigbeast Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Driving home today, could get any gears to engage at one point, then cudnt get the bloody thing out of gear, this happend a few times over the space of 5miles, also clutch pedal feels like its got around half of its travel as free play! Also for a while now when engaging 1st gear I have been getting a judder and screech sound..this only happens engaging 1st and reverse. Related problem? Am I right thinking my first problem could be slave cylinder? Bust clutch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Check level of clutch fluid, most likely it has gone down quite a bit. If master cylinder is leaking the fluid will be in your footwell, if slave is leaking it will be dripping out the wading plug hole. If neither is leaking and fluid is low it may well be a bust release arm or release bearing, either way it will be a case of splitting the gearbox from the engine to investigate further. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 I agree with Wabbit - fluid first (if it's ok, then prepare to get the big tool box out ) Master and slave for leaks, then open the big tool box If both are ok, then time to use those tools. Les Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minimaquinas Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 think yourself lucky mine goes in gear but only grinds and no movement looks like im changing my gearbox and the front axle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 I meant to say the hard to engage gears is most likely the clutch not disengaging properly, as it's been happening a while (the judder and screech sounds like a dragging clutch) I'd be betting all your problems are down to a leaking cylinder (either slave or master) and now too much fluid has leaked out. Of course it could be one of the worse options ...... but fingers crossed for you that it's not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Sounds like mine which turned out to be a shagged clutch slave. But, I was told to look for fluid coming out of the wading plug hole... and there was nowt! never seen a drop come out (and it normally lives in). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbeast Posted February 29, 2012 Author Share Posted February 29, 2012 I will have a quick shifty 2moro hopefully, thanks chaps for pointing me in the right direction, very helpfull. Hopefully the slave is the problem fingers crossed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 think yourself lucky mine goes in gear but only grinds and no movement looks like im changing my gearbox and the front axle sounds more like the centre of the clutch from that description, cheaper than a new gbox and axle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantd5 Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 GEt a check on the master and slave clutch cylinders I guess!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBMUD Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 When your assistant puts his foot on the clutch, does the fluid level in the reservoir rise slightly? if it does, new M/C required. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbeast Posted March 18, 2012 Author Share Posted March 18, 2012 been away for a couple weeks so only just got back on track with this...yep master cylinder is empty!!, slave cylinder looks fine as its dry as a bone around that area..i will fill up the master and monitor the leak and go from there another problem has arisen now..electrical one..will start a new topic lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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