Clutched !!!

Went out last night for a few hours to play on the plain, as has become the norm on our family since we had the new Jimny. With the snorkel fitted she swam across a number of previous un-crossable water features with ease, the rear wheels actually paddling the car rather than holding on for traction!!...

We crossed the most sevear of axel articulating rutts and then it was onto the mud.

Now, the clutch had taken punishment after we had recovered a friends Disco a few weeks ago, and needed to cool down before the car could be driven again, but the adhesion of the thick mud, and the clutch being inpoor condition, meant, even with the monster tyres, we were stuck solid.
No amount fo digging and building the tracks up with sticks could free the little JImny, and eventually the clutch refused to allow any gears to be engaged.

We were recovered by a friend and towed the little jimny complete with mud covering all wheel arches and tyres back home.

So a new tougher clutch is needed. Does anyone have any recommendations ? We were thinking a KAP competition clutch...


The funny thing is, if we could have kept the wheels turning, the jimny would have pulled itself out:S

It may not be the clutch. I changed my clutch after similar problems, rescued a heavy truck and then plunged mine into mud. THe clutch would not let me change gear and appeared to stick in gear.

When I took it apart the clutch was not too bad and could have gone on a bit longer. After much messing around I found it was teh clutch cable, glued up with mud. It still worked but gave the symptoms of a poor clutch. I changed it and now hove a beautiful clutch action. I have now found from looking around the Internet that this is a known problem with Jimnys and that the later clutch cable has a better lining to help stop this happening.

If you go for a competition clutch be aware that they are more severe. They are pretty much off/on with not so much in between. This may not be so go for on road driving.

Martin

ok, will check, this definatly burnt though, and the drive got progressivly less and less. After cleaning the mud off the Jeep ( 3 hours with the Jet wash outside the house!!) I can just about get drive in 4low but whenever I accelerate above tickover, the revs climb madly with no drive.
TO be honest, the symptoms I have probably suggest the clutch itself is gone as most of the rescues I have performed have usually resulted in the Jimny turning all 4 wheels and digging itself down at the end of a tensioned rope, followed by the smell of burning friction lining.

Yesterdays antics actually produced large amounts of Blue smoke bellowing out from the underside of the car .
See what you mean though about competition clutches being binary in their operation. Is it possible to fit a Heavy Duty clutch ?

I think my clutch is on its way out too, but was shocked by the price of new ones! can anyone recomend a reasonably priced one and somewhere to get it?

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