Re: SER1 best place to breakdown!

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Hi Ian
Exactly the same thing happened a few weeks ago to my 1997 Tdi Disco when we 
had all the snow. Luckily I was able to coast onto the verge.

I had had difficulty a few weeks previously engaging some gears then all 
went completely normal until one day changing up after a roundabout. No 
warning or noise, just sudden complete drive loss.

There was some rattling sound if I tried to engage anything, high or low, 
bit like a few marbles in a tin, but no movement whatsoever. I feared a 
stripped mainshaft which was a feature of earlier Discos than mine before 
re-calls.

When I stripped the clutch I found part of the centre of the driven plate 
had disintigrated. It was a Valio unit and contained some plastic components 
would you believe. There was no damage to the flywheel etc and no other 
faults, but I replaced everything with a Borg and Beck Unit and have had no 
problem since.

So particularly if you get any rattling sound it's likely to be the clutch 
plate.

Hope this might help

Martin

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Iain McKenzie" <iain@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xx.xx>
To: <series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 11:24 PM
Subject: SER1 best place to breakdown!


> Hi folks,
> Had an interesting breakdown this evening in my transit powered '54 107", 
> a complete loss of drive after changing down for a junction. Rather 
> ironically, it was right outside Droitwich Land Rover main dealers in 
> Worcestershire. Was a bit worrying as I blocking a busy junction and 
> causing a mild amount of chaos... Tried the obvious solution of popping it 
> in 4wd assuming a halfshaft had gone, but to no avail. Moments later a 
> nice couple in an ex army 110, arrived and towed me to a layby, the other 
> side of the junction, where I could phone for a recovery service.
> After an interesting discussion with the recovery chap, who wanted to take 
> me to 'The Green Business Centre, Staines, Middlesex' rather than 'The 
> Green Business Centre, Stanford Bridge, Worcestershire' which was where I 
> was going (Aren't computers wonderful!) we loaded it on for the half hour 
> journey up the road.
>
> Still not sure what's broken. It gave a little hint of drive very briefly 
> as I tried various gears, before all motion ceased, but there was no 
> horrendous gear stripping sounds. Any ideas anyone? I'm assuming gearbox 
> rather than clutch, but not sure at all. I imagine next weekend to have an 
> oily tinge to it...
>
>
> cheers
>
> Iain McKenzie
> www.fairmilerestorations.co.uk
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