Re: SER1 best place to breakdown!

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Glad it's turned out ok Iain. That fault was new to me as well until earlier 
this year.
Regards
martin
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Iain McKenzie" <iain@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xx.xx>
To: <series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 7:46 PM
Subject: Re: SER1 best place to breakdown!


> At 13:06 24/05/2005, you wrote:
>>When you get the clutch plate out, if it is a Valio unit, there may not 
>>appear to be anything obviously wrong with it. Don't despair, you have to 
>>examine it very carefully. I clamped the clutch plate in a vice and turned 
>>the centre by hand with a dummy mainshaft and it was then easy to see the 
>>sheared damage.
>>
>>Martin
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> Hi Martin,
> Sorry for the very long delay, work got in the way of fixing the Land 
> rover somewhat. Anyway, you were right and it was the centre of the clutch 
> plate that had sheared from the rest of it and could be rotated 
> independantly... It turned out to be a late Series 2a clutch, learn 
> something new  all the time, but have now obtained one, fitted it and 
> bunged the engine back in. Just got everything else to put back now...
> Anyway thanks for your help
> cheers
> Iain
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>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Iain McKenzie" 
>><iain@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xx.xx>
>>To: <series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
>>Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 10:57 AM
>>Subject: Re: SER1 best place to breakdown!
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>>>At 09:22 24/05/2005, you wrote:
>>>>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.
>>>>(snip)
>>>
>>>Thanks for that! I have had problems changing gear lately, and did have 
>>>to wind the clutch adjustment up last week to get a 'clean' change. There 
>>>is a faint tinkly rattle too. Of course I assume it'll be a Ford Transit 
>>>clutch in there, so from a similar era to your Disco (engine's supposed 
>>>to be 1995/6) so guess it could be the same sort of make / construction.
>>>Feel happier now it may not be a gearbox problem anyway. Will pull it 
>>>apart and let you know.
>>>cheers
>>>Iain
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> Regards
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> Iain McKenzie
> www.fairmilerestorations.co.uk
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