This thread is NOT to embarrass the customer. This is merely informative. We have all wanted to cross that deep mud hole or river. But here's the real world consequences. This Delica otherwise had very little drive line wear. The clutch became inoperative and would travel and stay to the floor. Initially I found a ruptured clutch hydraulic line to the slave cylinder. I replaced that and got the pedal back. In the first mile of the test drive I began to check the clutch holding capacity by resting my foot on the clutch pedal while accelerating. Immediately the clutch began to slip. We're talking a couple pounds of pressure on the pedal and it starting slipping. I knew right away we had clutch issues.
The following pictures are of the components after teardown. Note the caked mud in the bell housing. The housing had likely been completely flooded with water and mud and had severely contaminated the clutch. The throw out bearing and pilot bearing spin as if they are full of sand. Well, they are.
The following pictures are of the components after teardown. Note the caked mud in the bell housing. The housing had likely been completely flooded with water and mud and had severely contaminated the clutch. The throw out bearing and pilot bearing spin as if they are full of sand. Well, they are.
