Clutch - help !
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Got in the car to come to work this morning but it wouldnt' go into gear. There was no crunching or anything, just a refusal to go into any gear.
Clutch peddle felt like it had normal pressure and i couldn't see any liquids on the floor of the garage.
Any ideas? To be honest I didn't spend very long trying to figure it out as i had an early meeting at work so just took the other car.
This is my worst nightmare as the car is parked in my garage at the end of a long steep and curved driveway, there's no way of getting the thing out if i can't drive it out !
Clutch peddle felt like it had normal pressure and i couldn't see any liquids on the floor of the garage.
Any ideas? To be honest I didn't spend very long trying to figure it out as i had an early meeting at work so just took the other car.
This is my worst nightmare as the car is parked in my garage at the end of a long steep and curved driveway, there's no way of getting the thing out if i can't drive it out !
You may find that if you put it in gear then dip the clutch and start it you can at least get it off the drive to get it collected. May just be low fluid but there is often a reason for that like leaking master or slave seals. In any event it will need bleeding after you top it up as it will probably be full of air now.
Have the layouts of the engine bay changes in newer versions of the 4.2 Cerb's (mines a 2003)?
Checked the owners handbook as to the location of the clutch fluid resevoir and it roughly points to the area of the Brake Fluid resevoir.... but states that it is underneath the engine bay trim panel.
By the position of the arrow in the owners manual I take it that by engine bay trim panel, they meant the piece that runs along the bottom of the windscreen. I removed this panel - and theres nothing where the clutch fluid resevoir should be ??
I also seem to have some sort of fluid filling hole located near the power steering fluid resevoir (but under the cooling fan hoses) with a red cap on, which doesn't appear to be referenced in the manual at all
any idea what this is?
(Sorry if this post is senseless - As you can tell, I've not much experience in these matters
)
Checked the owners handbook as to the location of the clutch fluid resevoir and it roughly points to the area of the Brake Fluid resevoir.... but states that it is underneath the engine bay trim panel.
By the position of the arrow in the owners manual I take it that by engine bay trim panel, they meant the piece that runs along the bottom of the windscreen. I removed this panel - and theres nothing where the clutch fluid resevoir should be ??
I also seem to have some sort of fluid filling hole located near the power steering fluid resevoir (but under the cooling fan hoses) with a red cap on, which doesn't appear to be referenced in the manual at all
any idea what this is? (Sorry if this post is senseless - As you can tell, I've not much experience in these matters
)
Well. If you do the clutch. Then its best to do the slave as well. As the slave is located inside the bell housing. last thing you want to do.Is have a new clutch fitted. Then a few weeks or mnths go by and the slave lets go.The whole lot will have to come out again.
I reckon a £1000-£1500 all in. Depending on the indie you use.
I reckon a £1000-£1500 all in. Depending on the indie you use.
Bandit said:
Have the layouts of the engine bay changes in newer versions of the 4.2 Cerb's (mines a 2003)?
Checked the owners handbook as to the location of the clutch fluid resevoir and it roughly points to the area of the Brake Fluid resevoir.... but states that it is underneath the engine bay trim panel.
By the position of the arrow in the owners manual I take it that by engine bay trim panel, they meant the piece that runs along the bottom of the windscreen. I removed this panel - and theres nothing where the clutch fluid resevoir should be ??
I also seem to have some sort of fluid filling hole located near the power steering fluid resevoir (but under the cooling fan hoses) with a red cap on, which doesn't appear to be referenced in the manual at all any idea what this is?
(Sorry if this post is senseless - As you can tell, I've not much experience in these matters )
Firstly try pumping the clutch pedal a couple of times and then try to engage gear.Checked the owners handbook as to the location of the clutch fluid resevoir and it roughly points to the area of the Brake Fluid resevoir.... but states that it is underneath the engine bay trim panel.
By the position of the arrow in the owners manual I take it that by engine bay trim panel, they meant the piece that runs along the bottom of the windscreen. I removed this panel - and theres nothing where the clutch fluid resevoir should be ??
I also seem to have some sort of fluid filling hole located near the power steering fluid resevoir (but under the cooling fan hoses) with a red cap on, which doesn't appear to be referenced in the manual at all
any idea what this is? (Sorry if this post is senseless - As you can tell, I've not much experience in these matters
)Remove the panel that has a hole in it for the brake fluid filler.
Below the brake fluid filler, there is a sealed cover on the inner wing.
Remove this and you gain access to the clutch fluid filler.
Steve
BLUETHUNDER said:
Well. If you do the clutch. Then its best to do the slave as well. As the slave is located inside the bell housing. last thing you want to do.Is have a new clutch fitted. Then a few weeks or mnths go by and the slave lets go.The whole lot will have to come out again.
I reckon a £1000-£1500 all in. Depending on the indie you use.
APM did both for me for less than a grand....I reckon a £1000-£1500 all in. Depending on the indie you use.
Scrooloose said:
BLUETHUNDER said:
Well. If you do the clutch. Then its best to do the slave as well. As the slave is located inside the bell housing. last thing you want to do.Is have a new clutch fitted. Then a few weeks or mnths go by and the slave lets go.The whole lot will have to come out again.
I reckon a £1000-£1500 all in. Depending on the indie you use.
APM did both for me for less than a grand....I reckon a £1000-£1500 all in. Depending on the indie you use.
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