Hello From Down Under

[Adam_83]

Hi there, you say your from Perth west midlands where is that then? I use to live in Ocean Reef.

hello mate,

i am form the west midlands in the UK but i am living in Perth (WA) at the moment so enjoying the sun

37 yesterday but a bit chilly today only 24 :augie

 

[bonesXU1]

I use to go to Lancelin with my mate with his Dunebuggy in the late 80's, does it still look like a one horse town?

 

[Adam_83]

I use to go to Lancelin with my mate with his Dunebuggy in the late 80's, does it still look like a one horse town?

Yeh it has that feel, that is why you shoot through and out and hit the dunes then do the same on the way out, dont stop lol

nice folks just has that small town (who are you and why are you in my town) fee lol

 

[Adam_83]

feel*

 

[Adam_83]

hello folks me again, i am sorry to turn to you lot to ask for some help again but i have been searching and searching and i cant get an answer and if i cant diagnose the fault by myself i am in trouble as the mechanics here in peth cast $130 per hour and that is for a cheap one :nenau

so i reach out to you guys as i am the most useless mechanic of all time,

i have a clutch issue

the clutch is hydraulic as you all know and it started off as a bit of a grind as it went in to reverse, i have a noisy shaft baring but that is ok for now, but what started as a grinding to get in to revers is now a refusal to select revers and hard to get in to 1st. i can get reverse if i turn the engine off then select it and start with the clutch depressed.

i have checked both master and slave and fluid levels and all are fine, the fluid is a dark grey colour so may need to change but the clutch wont seem to disengage fully so i cant select a gear,

all the reading i have done refers to the pedal being low and not coming all the way up... well mine is fine, it makes a squeaky noise as it has always done but it always comes back up and depresses fully and feels fine it just does not seem to be pulling the clutch back enough even thought the slave is moving the 'what you call it' fine,

can any one help me out or point me in the right direction as i am in a bit of a situation.

thank you again and sorry to ask but i am at a loose end.

cheers

ad :bow:bow:bow:bow:bow

 

[briggie]

never ever be sorry for asking mate ..... thats what we are here for ... to help each other ......im not an expert on mechanics , but i believe there is a guide at the top of the gearbox a bit like a ferrari gear guide that may be the issue ..... it can stop you selecting gears ...... of course i may be wrong and im sure someone wiser than me ( everyone ) will be along shortly .

 

[briggie]

as further info , i believe there is a nylon type bush that wears and can cause selection issues along with this guide plate ....... hope it helps ..... im probably wrong and someone wiser than me will confirm / deny my advice

 

[Adam_83]

one other point just went for a drive and it was playing up then 10 seconds later it went away and was fine for about 5 mins but then came back? is that normal? could it be gear box oil? (long shot?)

cheers

ad

 

[briggie]

one other point just went for a drive and it was playing up then 10 seconds later it went away and was fine for about 5 mins but then came back? is that normal? could it be gear box oil? (long shot?)

cheers

ad

wait for the experts to come along mate ....... get a tinny and chill :thumb2

 

[Adam_83]

never ever be sorry for asking mate ..... thats what we are here for ... to help each other ......

hay briggie thank you for the note, i just dont want to get on people nerves,

i have tried it again and the car drives but the clutch is not disengaged fully so i thing it is the clutch not the selector but i am probably wrong,

it idles funny as well and pulls forward so im pretty sure it is the clutch,

if it was a clutch cable i would just tighten it and that would be it but as it is hydraulic i am lost as you cant adjust them can you.... just as i need to hit the road as well

bl##dy thing

 

[Adam_83]

the clutch fluid is very dark grey nearly black would that be an issue and could i bleed it myself ?

thanks folks

 

[briggie]

we have the wd 21 workshop manual if you require it :thumb2

http://f9x.co.uk/briggie/index.html

 

[Fez_uk]

$130!!!

Wow thats alot, Whats minimum wage there? or average wage?

 

[Adam_83]

we have the wd 21 workshop manual if you require it :thumb2

http://f9x.co.uk/briggie/index.html

thank you i will have a look, thank you for that.

$130!!!

Wow thats alot, Whats minimum wage there? or average wage?

yeh tell me about it, and there are no MOT's here so some cars (because of the mechanics price) are absolute knackers lol

the average wage is about $20 per hour so about £10-13 an hour depending on exchange rate. if you want fast cash come to Australia lots of work and good pay.

 

[Lazy-Ferret]

Clutch fluid could be a problem, as it is hygroscopic, and actually attracts water from the atmosphere, which is why it degrades so quickly when there is a leak anywhere, and also why they recommend changing it every 2 years. So that definitely needs flushing through... But to be honest, it tends to be more of an issue in Brakes where heat is concerned, rather than the clutch, which relatively runs a lot cooler and is less likely to try and turn the water to steam.

I think my first port of call for the problem would be to get under it, and have someone press the clutch while you watch the flexible pipe. On mine, the inner pipe had split, and the fluid was leaking into the gap between the pipe and the cover, and making a bubble in that rather than pressing the clutch release bearing. It still worked pretty well until it finally split the outer as well. It's a new pipe I am afraid, but not too bad or hard to fit.

Another person on here had an issue where the lock nut on the master cylinder fork adjustment where it joins to the peddle. It had come loose, and had worked its way down the thread, so the peddle was not actually pushing the master cylinder in properly.

Those are the easy ones I can think of... Fingers crossed it is one of those...

 

[Adam_83]

Another person on here had an issue where the lock nut on the master cylinder fork adjustment where it joins to the peddle. It had come loose, and had worked its way down the thread, so the peddle was not actually pushing the master cylinder in properly.

Those are the easy ones I can think of... Fingers crossed it is one of those...

this is a good point as i was reading this

http://www.nissan4x4.co.za/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7733&PN=0&TPN=4

that will be my first check and changing the fluid tomorrow, thanks again

 

[Fez_uk]

yeh tell me about it, and there are no MOT's here so some cars (because of the mechanics price) are absolute knackers lol

the average wage is about $20 per hour so about £10-13 an hour depending on exchange rate. if you want fast cash come to Australia lots of work and good pay.

Ah does not sound as bad, Might be a fair match to UK mechanic prices.

I'd love to come to aus, doubt I'd leave though :lol

 

[Adam_83]

I'd love to come to aus, doubt I'd leave though :lol

i dont want to leave either there are so many places to off road and it is all great fun, just need to get this fixed,

you can drive up the beach to a deserted spot and then just park up and surf then bbq then off road all the way home, happy happy days

cheers for the help guys

 

[Adam_83]

hay folks, altered the pedal and the clutch didnt change at all but after pumping it about 40x it came back but i assume it will go again so would that suggest it is water or air in the system as is came back once before but then went again, i hope it is just a fluid change that is needed

thanks again

 

[trophymick]

Sounds like air in the system Adam, get someone to pump the pedal while you bleed it. Keep going until new fluid is right through the system. :thumbs




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