Clutch probs on a 96 Disco

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Author Message   Flounder (Flounder) New Member Username: Flounder Post Number: 22 Registered: 07-2002 Posted on Friday, January 16, 2004 - 08:27 am:    What's up fellas. I noticed yesterday, driving home that the clutch was actually going down farther before the clutch was engaging. It's also shifting hard when I shift gears. I can feel it catch in each gear. Anybody know what this could be and what a good fix would be. I topped of the reservoir this morning and it was pretty low but that did not help. I just filled the thing up a little over an month ago. Anybody got any ideas?   Tbow (Tbow) Member Username: Tbow Post Number: 172 Registered: 12-2002 Posted on Friday, January 16, 2004 - 10:02 am:    Pull the boots back and check for a leak either in the clutch master or slave cylinder. The boot for the master will be inside the cab. You shouldn't have to add any fluid unless you have leak. Get it fixed before you continue to crunch gears.   Simon E. Arenas (Simon) Member Username: Simon Post Number: 165 Registered: 02-2002 Posted on Friday, January 16, 2004 - 10:59 am:    look for leaks like Tbow said, when that happened to me, it was the slave cylinder easy and inexpensive to replace. good time to think and plan for a new clutch it will happen sooner or later but will happen. Simon.   Chris Browne (Chris_browne) Senior Member Username: Chris_browne Post Number: 563 Registered: 02-2003 Posted on Friday, January 16, 2004 - 03:03 pm:    Sounds like you have a bad slave cylinder. non release of the clutch until you reach the floor is sure sign of worn clutch.....but go with the cylinder first based on your report. If no improvement, then its time for the clutch   Flounder (Flounder) New Member Username: Flounder Post Number: 23 Registered: 07-2002 Posted on Friday, January 16, 2004 - 04:26 pm:    yeah, i don't think it's the clutch cause it just started to do it yesterday and a clutch doesn't bad between the morning rush hour and the evening rush hour. Normally the catch point is at the top and not down near the floor.   Ron Brown (Ron) Senior Member Username: Ron Post Number: 675 Registered: 04-2001 Posted on Friday, January 16, 2004 - 09:21 pm:    You have a leak and got some air in there. Buy genuine new cylinders or genuine rebuilds, unless it is lucas/girling the replacement ones I have seen are total CRAP. I would do both, I have been nursing a leaking MC on the D90 for about 6 months as it is a pain to get to but on a disco it is easy. Ron