i have only had my 4x4 not evena week and the fooker shit itself... clutch cable seems fine, but no resistance on pedal... and wont go into gear.... but if you put it in gear and start it up it , and change with no clutch its fine... Release bearing or clutch ratchet/cable??

btw mt75 and 2.0 dohc 4x4 sierra>!

 

Should be able to see if its ratchet by looking
under dash and pressing pedal down.

 

there seem's to be little resistance now and the arm is moving!

 

Check if the ratchet is moving(white rounded thing)or staying with the pedal when it is pressed,if the ratchet is moving and not staying eith the pedal it is fooked m8

 

ya will feel a dead spot if the ratchet

see ifn ya had a paddle clutch they ya would notice the difference

 

ya will feel a dead spot if the ratchet

see ifn ya had a paddle clutch they ya would notice the difference


thanks minge.... your no help!

 

ya know what i mean though

if itsb the bearing the pedal will feel normal. if the ratchet ya will feel its smooth


with a paddle clurch irs wasyer as the pedals a coont and would feel fether light like a hydrolic clutch

 

if the ratchet had gone the arm on the box wouldnt move!!

 

Have you tried re-setting the ratchet?
Lift the clutch pedal up as far as it will go and you should hear a click! Then press the clutch down and it should adjust itself

 

not true it would, just wint moove it as far, its to remove the slop from the cable remember

 

ok will try that... how hard is it to take the box out if it has gone bang ( the release bearing?)

 

ask flecth as hes got his escos box out at the moment

 

I doubt it is the release bearing from what you have said!

 

Len, if the cable snapped the pedal would not travel back to the original point and stay at the floor... This has happened to me a few times

Taking the box out of a 4x4 aint too difficult. Took me and me bro an afternoon to do without rushing andour first time @ touching a 4x4. Will let ya know bout putting it back in

 

right... just tryed the clutch pedal thing.... no matter how hard i try i cant get a ' click'.... and looked under the dash at the quadrant on the pedal, and it moves with the pedal. what else could it be????

 

Len, did you hear a bang or anything? What happened wen this problem occured? You MIGHT of snapped the teeth off the clutch plate at a guess

 

cheers steve... i know the pedal is ok and cable.... surely it can only be the clutch???

 

there was a slight metallic noise... nothing major... i managed to get the car home ffom dartford tolls not using the clutch!

 

"there was a slight metallic noise... nothing major"

That narrows it down

I think you may of snapped the teeth thingys off the clutch at a guess... Rip the box out mate, only way to be sure

 

What sort of clutch is in it standard?

 

heavy duty i was told... sachs...

 

Yes matey heavy duty Sachs complete kit not just plate, and new cable at the same time cant have done more than 3k miles.

 

cheers jon... any ideas????

 

Sometimes heavy duty clutches can confuse the fook out of the clutch ratchet mechanism! Get under the car and have someone push the clutch to the ground if the mechanism isn't moving sufficienly to disengage the clutch then you will have to try adjusting it manually by placing a bar behind the clutch fork when it is half way across to stop it from moving and then release the pedal and it should click several times on the ratchet! This should work if there is nothing broken inside the box/clutch!
If you don't understand what i mean bell me tommorow as its easier to explain on the blower

 

I would follow Spadges advice first as ratchet problems can occur quite often,id be very suprised if it was anything major as ive never had a minutes trouble with the car since i fitted the new clutch.If you do have to take the box out and you can get access to a ramp your looking at about 3-4 hours work not particularly hard,i changed the sump when i took it off and took all the steering gear off and the engine out and drove home in it that night.

 

thanks... will have a go tomorrow! cheers jon, cars wicked! just a teething prob..

 

Have edited my instructions slightly to make them easier to understand

 

I feel gutted matey,sorry youve had the bother i hope its easy to fix.Anyone who knows me, knows how fussy i was with the car fingers crossed.Some of the trim parts were supplied by Mr Spadge though he wouldnt know that as i bought them under my e/bay id.

 

Trim parts? Hmmm got me thinking now

 

Ive pm'd you.

 

going to try now.... cheers spadge and jon!

 

Any joy Lennie?

 

best hope it's not the ratchest

i'd rather do a clutch change

the other way to do it is to push the pedal all the way and then side step your foot and let it bang up into place again, but if you've pulled the pedal all the way to the foor and it's not clicked then it might be easier to buy a new clutch cable incase it's been stretched rather than do the box or the ratchet mechanism in the pedal box

 

i did what u said spadge, (put a bar on the arm when the pedal is depressed and let the padal up... it clicked 3 times and... it still dont fooking work!!!! box out time me thinks! cheers for the advice tho!

 

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