paul Ireson Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 Can i change clutch on my 1984 Defender 2 1/4 petrol by taking engine out instead of struggling underneath taking box out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyoldgit Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 Moved to Defender forum and title changed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Murphy Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 Yes, I've found that's the easiest way to do it though many will say to the contrary I've no doubt ? Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blanco Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 I agree with Mo, and the bonus is you get great access to clean up all sorts of stuff in the engine bay and on the engine itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GW8IZR Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 On 28/03/2017 at 1:34 AM, paul Ireson said: Can i change clutch on my 1984 Defender 2 1/4 petrol by taking engine out instead of struggling underneath taking box out? Either way is similarly complex, on a four poster I think dropping the box is a lot easier, if you only have a crane its more a 50/50 choice. I would make a judgement call based on the state of the vehicle and any other work I wanted to do at the same time. On a 1984, possibly footwells to do etc... HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris113 Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 As other's have said, you can do it either way and if you have lifting equipment, the engine out option is probably the easiest, it's worth throwing some paint over the chassis whilst you have room to get at it. My clutch failed this year whilst I was abroad, we dropped the gearbox using a trolley jack and basic toolkit. The seatbox and transmission tunnel don't need to come out if you take the selectors off the top of the gearbox first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artwigwa Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 (edited) 23 hours ago, Boris113 said: As other's have said, you can do it either way and if you have lifting equipment, the engine out option is probably the easiest, it's worth throwing some paint over the chassis whilst you have room to get at it. My clutch failed this year whilst I was abroad, we dropped the gearbox using a trolley jack and basic toolkit. The seatbox and transmission tunnel don't need to come out if you take the selectors off the top of the gearbox first. As boris113 said, using the trolley jack method that's the best way I have found to do the clutch! Edited March 30, 2017 by artwigwa Missing text Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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