300Tdi Defender Clutch Slave Cylinder Replacement
33
CLUTCH
4
REPAIR
RELEASE BEARING ASSEMBLY
Service repair no - 33.10.07
Remove
1. Remove gearbox
See MANUAL GEARBOX,
Repair, R380 Gearbox .
2. Remove clutch slave cylinder
See Slave
cylinder .
3. Remove release bearing sleeve retainer staple.
4. Withdraw bearing and sleeve.
5. Remove clutch release lever from bearing guide,
complete with sliper pads.
6. If necessary, unscrew 2 bolts and remove
bearing guide from bell housing.
Refit
7. If removed, fit bearing guide to bell housing.
Tighten bolts to
25 Nm (18 lbf/ft).
8. Prior to reassembly, grease pivot post, socket,
slipper pads, pins, and ball end of slave cylinder
push-rod.
9. Fit slipper pads onto release lever pins and
locate lever on pivot post.
10. Smear release bearing sleeve inner diameter
with molybdenum disulphide grease and fit to
bearing guide, locating slipper pads to sleeve
flats.
11. Fit new bearing sleeve retainer staple.
12. Fit clutch slave cylinder
See Slave cylinder .
13. Fit gearbox
See MANUAL GEARBOX, Repair,
R380 Gearbox .
SLAVE CYLINDER
Service repair no - 33.35.01
NOTE: All hose and pipe connections and
joints should be tightened to
15 Nm (11
lbf/ft).
Remove
1. Drain hydraulic fluid from system at slave
cylinder bleed valve.
2. Disconnect fluid pipe.
3. Remove 2 bolts and withdraw slave cylinder and
backing plate.
4. If dust cover is not withdrawn with slave cylinder,
withdraw it from bell housing.
CAUTION: If removing slave cylinder with
gearbox in situ, DO NOT detach push-rod
and clip from clutch release lever in bell
housing.
Refit
5. Coat both sides of backing plate with Hylomar
P232M waterproof jointing compound.
6. Locate backing plate and dust cover in position
on slave cylinder.
7. Fit slave cylinder, engaging push-rod through
centre of dust cover and with bleed screw
uppermost.
8. Reconnect fluid pipe.
9. Replenish and bleed clutch hydraulic system
See Bleed hydraulic system .
10. Check for fluid leaks with pedal depressed and
also with system at rest.
