Navara D40 Clutch Problem
Submitted: Sunday, Apr 22, 2007 at 17:35
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macca172
Took for the D40 out yesterday for a bit of off roading. Ended up in some rough stuff, engaged 4 low and tried to reverse out. Clutch pedal all the way out( and I mean all the way out), engine powered up and the beast never budged an inch. I think the front left hand wheel may have been clear of the ground as
well at the time? There was that acrid smell of burning clutch, so I stopped the process and tried to go foward. Eventually got out of the fix, but the clutch did not to handle the situation
well at all. Only 12,000klm on the vehicle and only the second time I have used 4 low.
The conditions I was in, were not extreme at all, which concerns me. It took
well over and hour before the smell of the burnt clutch disappered.
Any other D40 owners or Nissan mechanics out there, who have had or come across similiar problems, with their clutches in similiar circumstances?
Regards,
Macca
Reply By: Member - Matt Mu (Perth-WA) - Monday, Apr 23, 2007 at 11:11
Monday, Apr 23, 2007 at 11:11
Macca...total shot in the dark and maybe wasting your time...but does your D40 have traction control?
I know its pretty hard to mistake that burning smell of a clutch but maybe the traction control trying to lock the spinning wheel gave off the burning smell?
Having had a few dramas keeping a clutch in my worked little worked intercooled 3.1l Isuzu....found that since they removed the asbestos from our clutches and brake lining they 'smell' very quickly but this isnt the 'end' of a clutch the way it used to be.
Previously if you smelt that smell she was toast but now with a bit of heat the resin in the linings does give off that smell but they do recover if you back off and let it cool.
Goodluck with it anyway...I can imagine (comparing to the GU) that this would not be an inexpensive clutch!
Matt.
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Follow Up By: macca172 - Monday, Apr 23, 2007 at 18:08
Monday, Apr 23, 2007 at 18:08
No mate it was clutch for sure. When I smelt it, I had a look see under the vehicle and you could see the smoke coming from the clutch area!
In regards to "traction control" Im sorry I dont know the answer to that? Maybe other readers could make comment on that?
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