Member Since: 02 Sep 2007
Location: Staffordshire
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Clutch slip
Its so long since I had a manual hence this schoolboy question. As a refresher mine's a 54 plate manual with 92kmiles on the clock.
Driving home from holiday (great time, I'll bore you with the photos if I ever see you ) my D3 started to have a problem. First off, as I was going up the box on a moderate slope there was a Bong and the yellow "brake fault" light come up and the gear selected display went out. A short distance later I had a bit of clutch slip - at first I thought I wasn't clearing my foot from the peddle, but, no my left foot was firmly on its rest and not the peddle.
I tried a few things, and gradually established a pattern - all OK up to about 1800rpm, then a little slip with gentle acceleration, revs jumping by a good few hundred, and self corrected quite quickly. At higher acceleration the effect was bigger and less self correcting. I had to stop for fuel at a nice quite garage so re-sequenced the gear selector, which worked for a mile or so until the next hill. There were no obvious "hot clutch" type smells.
Now for the questions.
Does the D3 have a cable or hydraulic clutch?
Is there any form of automatic adjuster that might not have done its thing?
Who long does it take to change a clutch, and roughly how much are the parts?
It is obvious that my D3 has a fully functioning MIWD Rob Smith
Silver rools OK
2nd Aug 2009 6:55 am
Disco_Mikey
Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: Dundee, Scotland
Posts: 20732
Clutch is hydraulic, No adjustment is possible, unfortunately
In a workshop, with air tools etc. About 5-6 hours
Member Since: 02 Sep 2007
Location: Staffordshire
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As I feared - the link between my D3 and my wallet is hard wired Rob Smith
Silver rools OK
2nd Aug 2009 10:06 am
BrumLee
Member Since: 07 Mar 2008
Location: West Midlands
Posts: 1360
What's a clutch Never thought I'd miss a manual change but you learn something new all the time
2nd Aug 2009 5:05 pm
robsmith
Member Since: 02 Sep 2007
Location: Staffordshire
Posts: 2392
Some days.......
About time I did an update on what's going on, or not.....
First, soon after the initial problems it changed from "annoying" to "fatal" slip.
Mr.RAC was helpful, arriving at the allotted hour, and very pleasant. Mr.Onwards-Transporter was less than punctual or honest about his abilities of keeping to time. Eventually I got to the garage, many hours after they had gone home for the night (Friday).
Now the fun really started. Late on Monday on the ramp, and the strip down started.
Clutch obviously well shot - as expected.
Flywheel shot - unexpected.
Phoned Nick to get a price and availability. I was a bit surprised when Nick quoted part number and price as soon as I finished. He then explained that this was quite a common problem, but not as bad as on the TD5 engine (or it turns out the Merc Sprinters!).
Local man had ordered the part, due for delivery on Wednesday - delivery man messed about and "urgent, AM" became late PM, so garage couldn't start to put things back together until very late yesterday.
This morning, things are going back together, but other customers keep interrupting the flow.
Current ETA is mid afternoon.
Bill - probably £Ouch!, or even £OMG!!!
I'll get some pictures of the failed bits and post them on my galleryRob Smith
Silver rools OK
Rob you havn't got an expo rack fitted have you I passed a silver D3 going the other way a few weeks back down by Dosthill boys club. It look rather neat, not noticed seeing it around before.
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13th Aug 2009 1:08 pm
robsmith
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Location: Staffordshire
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Not the last time I saw mine
I've seen that one as well, no idea who it belongs to.
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) my D3 started to have a problem. First off, as I was going up the box on a moderate slope there was a Bong and the yellow "brake fault" light come up and the gear selected display went out. A short distance later I had a bit of clutch slip - at first I thought I wasn't clearing my foot from the peddle, but, no my left foot was firmly on its rest and not the peddle.
Never thought I'd miss a manual change but you learn something new all the time 
Rob you havn't got an expo rack fitted have you I passed a silver D3 going the other way a few weeks back down by Dosthill boys club. It look rather neat, not noticed seeing it around before.
