redmesarobbie Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 Nine months ago, I had a shop replace the clutch, pressure plate and bearing on my '84 Defender that has a 300tdi and R380. Last Friday, I tried to shift into second coming out from a light and heard a clunk, followed by the clutch pedal seizing. I couldn't push it in. I had the Rover hauled to the shop where the previous clutch work had been done and here's what they found. Nothing is broken. The release lever pivot post was worn. The clutch disk itself seems to be okay. The fingers of the pressure plate are now uneven. Given that the pressure plate was new, how might this have happened? What the shop thinks is that the wear on the pivot post caused the release lever to move in more directions than it was supposed to, which eventually threw the release lever off. Do they have it right? Thanks for any input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 The shop should have put some copaslip grease on the pivot point to prevent future wear. Damage to the rest of the clutch will depend on how badly it's worn. If the ball end is worn away then the fork will move to and fro, but the clutch sleeve should keep the thrust bearing in line with the clutch cover, Les Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 In my mind the only way the fingers would get damaged is if the release bearing got trashed or the release lever actually ended up going into them when it fell off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diff Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Could be that when it was reassembled, one of the two 'slippers', on the clutch fork was misplaced/missing. this would cause uneven pressure of the release bearing against the clutch. When the clutch was replaced the fork should have been replaced as amatter of course on the LT77 and R380 as they are a known failure point. Ideally, it should have been relpaced with a reinforced item, and the pivot post should have been inspected and replaced if it was worn. In my opinion, whatever the cause, they have a responsibility. The job couldn't have been 100% or it wouldn't have failed in the way it did. Regards, Diff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redmesarobbie Posted October 2, 2011 Author Share Posted October 2, 2011 I've had to order all new parts, from the slave cylinder retainer through the pressure plate. That includes all the staples, retainers, etc. Hopefully they get it right this time. The mechanic screwed up someplace. This shouldn't have happened after only nice months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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