Had a problem with the clutch in my 300tdi defender 130. I'm hoping it's a hydraulic problem which is easy to fix, but a mechanic I've discussed the problem said he's seen a similar problem occur in 300tdi discos on 3 occasions in the last 12 months.
Symptoms are, clutch pedal stays at floor after depressing and clutch does not disengage. After flicking the clutch pedal back up, and manipulating it up and down a number of times, the clutch returns to life and seems to be fine. It did it to me a couple of weeks ago and a couple of days ago. It's fine at the moment.
I've had air (somehow) sucked back into a slave cylinder before and I'm checking that for signs of wear (armed with a replacement on consignment).
The problem I've been told about is the lever that depresses the throw out bearing (yoke?) is made of pressed metal, and the ball that it pivots on can wear through and cause intermittant problems. This is just before it gives up completely.
My long winded question is, has anyone seen this? And is it a common problem?
Many thanks in advance, Craig