rover 75 cdti 2006 manual gear / clutch problem ? - Page 3

gareth7 · 7th April 2016, 14:45

Hi all, Just want to add one thing i discovered recently about my problem engaging first gear:

I had the same problem as many people have had with this car, sometimes changing to first gear was a nightmare. I assumed it must be the clutch slave/master but after months of living with the problem i realised that if i pressed the clutch pedal very hard to the floor it worked much better.

I inspected under the clutch pedal in the footwell and realised that a rubber seal which goes round the bottom of the steering column had partially lifted up. My clutch pedal was hitting this and preventing it from travelling the last half inch or so. Not much but enough to cause problems apparently. I pushed the rubber seal back in to place and it has been perfect since. Probably not going to work for everyone but well worth a look first of all. Now my clutch pedal feels like it hits metal at the bottom of it's travel rather than rubber, and first gear feels great every time.

worth a look before you spend hundreds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ravinder · 7th April 2016, 14:56

Good news.

hogweed · 8th April 2016, 10:25

I’m a pessimist by nature, but… my new clutch (£650) started doing this a year or two after being fitted, so I went to a different garage, full of doom & gloom. He bled the system, and it's been absolutely fine ever since (probably nearly a year now).

Bit of a bar steward to do apparently, as I think the master cylinder’s in a NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD- of a place, but definitely worth trying that before you get the revolver, single bullet, and bottle of Scotch out…

The thing you dig out of our garden with a spade is a naughty word

Blimey, I'm off

Daveluck · 8th April 2016, 19:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by hogweed

The thing you dig out of our garden with a spade is a naughty word

:

What? The neighbours cat NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-?

Oh yeah, your right!

7th April 2016, 14:45	#21
gareth7 Newbie Rover 75 CDT Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Glasgow Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	rover 75 first gear Hi all, Just want to add one thing i discovered recently about my problem engaging first gear: I had the same problem as many people have had with this car, sometimes changing to first gear was a nightmare. I assumed it must be the clutch slave/master but after months of living with the problem i realised that if i pressed the clutch pedal very hard to the floor it worked much better. I inspected under the clutch pedal in the footwell and realised that a rubber seal which goes round the bottom of the steering column had partially lifted up. My clutch pedal was hitting this and preventing it from travelling the last half inch or so. Not much but enough to cause problems apparently. I pushed the rubber seal back in to place and it has been perfect since. Probably not going to work for everyone but well worth a look first of all. Now my clutch pedal feels like it hits metal at the bottom of it's travel rather than rubber, and first gear feels great every time. worth a look before you spend hundreds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

8th April 2016, 10:25	#23
hogweed I really should get out more....... Vauxhall Insignia CDTi; MG TF 135 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Norn Iron Posts: 2,959 Thanks: 942 Thanked 378 Times in 297 Posts	I’m a pessimist by nature, but… my new clutch (£650) started doing this a year or two after being fitted, so I went to a different garage, full of doom & gloom. He bled the system, and it's been absolutely fine ever since (probably nearly a year now). Bit of a bar steward to do apparently, as I think the master cylinder’s in a NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD- of a place, but definitely worth trying that before you get the revolver, single bullet, and bottle of Scotch out… The thing you dig out of our garden with a spade is a naughty word Blimey, I'm off __________________ Past cars: MGB GT; Escort 1300 Sport; Vauxhall VX4/90; Marina Coupe TC; Celica ST (1972); Montego Turbo; Astra GTE 16V; Astra GSI 16V; Golf GTI 16V (Mk II); Sierra XR4x4 Estate; BMW 325i (E30); BMW M3 3.0; BMW M3 3.2 Evo. Left some of the more embarrassing ones out. And about 30 motorbikes.

7th April 2016, 14:56	#22
Ravinder This is my second home Rover 75 saloon x2, Rover 75 Tourer x2, Rover 220 Coupe Turbo Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife Posts: 9,038 Thanks: 2,278 Thanked 2,852 Times in 1,718 Posts	Good news.