DaveSIIA Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 From the feel of the pedal and the noise made when the clutch stopped working, the pivot ball has punched through the release arm. A bit disappointing as it has only done 15k miles since a complete new clutch / arm / pivot / bearing and rebuilt gearbox were fitted. I have read the threads by Les Henson about swapping the arm with the gearbox moved back in the vehicle, and about beefing up the new arm before fitting. All no problem. A quick question though - I have a release arm off a V8 Defender on the shelf, can this be used with a 300Tdi? The same arm is used with a Td5. Also late 300Tdi's & Td5's use the same part number clutch slave cylinder. The V8 arm is cast, with a nylon pad at the pivot. This would probably last a lot longer than the flimsy pressing - possibly why LR used it on the Td5. Alternatively, anyone had any experience with welding a cup to the pressed arm to take the SIII/V8/Td5 nylon pad for the pivot? Is it worth the effort or will the pressed arm fail around it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 No, AFAIK the Td5/V8 cast arm and the pressed arm are not interchangeable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveSIIA Posted March 31, 2008 Author Share Posted March 31, 2008 Many thanks, was worth asking though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveturnbull Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 What BogMonster said. Tdi clutch arms are made of the filmsiest bit of tin possible, and the pins are quite prone to wearing too. Definitely worth a spot of reinforcing before fitting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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