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Clunking Clutch 3/4th gear only

Postby Trojan » Sun Dec 27, 2009 7:49 pm

Any advice for me? I have a 1993 LWB Mk4 2.5D Transit, which has driven fine until today. I was coming down towards a roundabout off the motorway, geared down to 4th, no problem. When I slowed yet more, the clutch pedal made a "crack" sound, but did disengage. Seemed fine, but when I got back into 4th, it did the same thing. A few roundabouts later, I got the same in 3rd gear as well. It's fine in lower gears, as well as in 5th.

I have not had chance to look at anything, so it could be absolutely simple, but wondered if anyone has come across this before, and have any suggestions on what could be wrong - what I could look at?

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Re: Clunking Clutch 3/4th gear only

Postby ake » Sun Dec 27, 2009 9:35 pm

sounds like your automatic adjuster at the top of the clutch pedal is failing
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Re: Clunking Clutch 3/4th gear only

Postby Trojan » Sun Dec 27, 2009 10:02 pm

Is that an easy fix, or something that the garage needs to do? Is there anything I can do to "nuture" it?
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Re: Clunking Clutch 3/4th gear only

Postby Trojan » Tue Dec 29, 2009 12:45 pm

Sorry to blatently bump this - just wondered if anyone knew a fix, or bodge? Cheers.
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Re: Clunking Clutch 3/4th gear only

Postby GBBiker » Tue Dec 29, 2009 1:00 pm

New clutch cable :wink:
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Re: Clunking Clutch 3/4th gear only

Postby bortaf » Tue Dec 29, 2009 9:52 pm

If its the clutch adjuster changing the cable wont help, change the clutch adjuster :wink:
They are about a tenna, a pain but not overly technichal to do, they loose teeth and slip then the slipping chips more teeth and eventualy the pedal just hits the floor with out pulling the cable enough to get a clean gearchange.
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Re: Clunking Clutch 3/4th gear only

Postby manandvan » Wed Dec 30, 2009 4:38 am

i just posted the solution for this problem go to clutch topic ive put it there for all to see, it cost 2pence to fix!! :D
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Re: Clunking Clutch 3/4th gear only

Postby manandvan » Wed Dec 30, 2009 4:43 am

p.s. posted it amongst a topic called clutch adjustment started by minormatt. maybe someone could move it to where it belongs and add some photos to it??
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Re: Clunking Clutch 3/4th gear only

Postby Trojan » Wed Dec 30, 2009 12:58 pm

manandvan wrote:p.s. posted it amongst a topic called clutch adjustment started by minormatt. maybe someone could move it to where it belongs and add some photos to it??

Thanks - found it, and will have a go at that later.
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