Low down on clutches
Submitted: Thursday, Mar 31, 2005 at 18:20
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Footloose
My clutch isn't slipping. But at 190K I suspect it may not be too long. Experience tells me it will go at a most inconvenient time.
Given the relatively high cost of getting a
shop to do it, is there any way of knowing if your clutch is near to the slipping stage ? I'd like another 20K out of it, but .......
On my LB80 is there an inspection hole somewhere that I can see whats going on ? Do I replace it before the trip or suck it and see. Pedal hight seems ok as does the pressure but I drive it every day so might not really notice any degredation. Not planning on towing but a few dunes are a definate possibility.
My gut feeling is to get it done before going anywhere, but does it sound really necessary ?
Reply By: Footloose - Thursday, Mar 31, 2005 at 18:29
Thursday, Mar 31, 2005 at 18:29
Oops..LC80 of course...sorry
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Follow Up By: 80scruiser - Thursday, Mar 31, 2005 at 20:55
Thursday, Mar 31, 2005 at 20:55
I did my clutch at 160 000 k in my 80 LC Naturally aspirated diesel and it wasn't worn out. I only changed it because the dampers had worn out causing a PITA rattling noise.
Do yourself a favour and put a genuine clutch in as I have had a drama with a Daiken kit. The rattle was worse with the new Daiken than the worn out original.
The LC has a hydraulic clutch which will adjust itself over time so you won't know its buggered until its buggered. A general indication is that it will start to engage a long way out before it slips.
At 190 k I wouldn't lose any sleep over it and enjoy the trip.
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Follow Up By: 80scruiser - Thursday, Mar 31, 2005 at 20:58
Thursday, Mar 31, 2005 at 20:58
Sorry I should have said I changed
mine at 260 000 k.
Not 160
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Reply By: V8Diesel - Thursday, Mar 31, 2005 at 20:26
Thursday, Mar 31, 2005 at 20:26
Good question Footloose, I'm in the same boat too with my GU at 185,000km's so I might jump aboard your post too if you don't mind with the GU Nissan side of things as
well.
I'm generally pretty easy on clutches (Road
Ranger upbringing) but it has to die soon. Any first hand experiences out there for a GU 4500 as
well as Footlooses 80 series?
Thanks in advance....
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Reply By: Member - Robyn J (QLD) - Thursday, Mar 31, 2005 at 20:34
Thursday, Mar 31, 2005 at 20:34
We had the same delemia with 2000 Nissan Gu 4.2TD 129,000ks.We will be leaving for Wa for a 12 week holiday towing a camper trailer. Clutch was not slipping but the pedal was a lot higher than it used to be. After much, do we , do we not, we decided to put another one in and when it was taken out it was down to the rivets. If we had not been going on a long trip towing we would have held off but we are glad we made the decision to put in new clutch. Our gut feeling was correct on this occasion but we certainly would have been not happy if there had been nothing wrong with the clutch plate.
Have fun making your decision - an expensive one
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Reply By: Davoe - Thursday, Mar 31, 2005 at 20:39
Thursday, Mar 31, 2005 at 20:39
try a search this has been asked before and from memory someon sugesterd trying to take of in 4th. My 80 has 207k and is sometimes hard to select 1st at standstill but seems ok otherwise ecxept for an occasional snicck when changing back to 2nd
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Follow Up By: 80scruiser - Thursday, Mar 31, 2005 at 20:57
Thursday, Mar 31, 2005 at 20:57
That sounds like the usual 80 series gearbox.
Try
Mobil fluid 424 in the gearbox. The
Caltex equivalent is Textran.
This oil is in
mine and it has done 280 000 k and changed beautiful.
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Reply By: Big Woody - Friday, Apr 01, 2005 at 07:14
Friday, Apr 01, 2005 at 07:14
You will find that unless you are doing a fair bit of off-road work while away on your trip, that the clutch gets more of a workout driving around town. When you go on a trip it spends 95% of it's time fully engaged at highway speeds which means no wear at all. Crawling in traffic and stop-start at traffic lights are the circumstances where you will go through it more quickly, especially if you ever do any towing.
Just my 2 cents
Brett
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Reply By: Rosco - Bris. - Friday, Apr 01, 2005 at 07:32
Friday, Apr 01, 2005 at 07:32
I'd travel on the safe side and replace it. But, you could try starting in 1st with the handbrake fully applied. If the clutch is getting dodgy it should slip.
Cheers
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Reply By: The Bog Eye Lizard. - Friday, Apr 01, 2005 at 21:53
Friday, Apr 01, 2005 at 21:53
Face the vehicle up to a curb gutter and see if ya can get it to slip. These things normally go years after you start worrying about them.
BTW. Does anyone want the Hilux 2.4 (4x4) petrol clutch(In box, full kit TOYOTA genuine) that I brought as a spare yearss ago when I started worrying about crap like this.
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Reply By: mitch - Saturday, Apr 02, 2005 at 22:30
Saturday, Apr 02, 2005 at 22:30
Gday
l fitted a new clutch before a big trip in both 2nd hand toyotas ive bought.
l then carry the old but servicable clutch as a spare l know will fit if the need requires
Fit the new clutch unless you have x ray vision or a crystal ball
Regards Mitch
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