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  1. 14-03-2010, 08:11 PM #1
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    Default Diff clunck and cruise fault

    Can any one help? I may be going to look at a 260 that's just come on the market but I'm a little concerned about a couple of faults that owner has reported.

    1. Clunck from diff. I'm told this is quite a common fault with the 260's. Is this so? Can it be rectified? At what cost?

    2. In order the get the crusie control working you have to pull up on the clutch until you hear a click. Is this a common fault? Can it be rectifed? At what cost?

    Also, can someone tell me what badges should be on the boot lid, for a MK2. Just a v8 badge? Union jack / chequer crossed flags with 260 badge?

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    Welcome!

    You say clunk from diff? If its a slight clunk when coming off throttle this sounds normal rather then a common fault. Unless something is seriously wrong, the common fault (which isnt too common) is it starts to leak the fluid from the drain plug.

    The cruise control lifting up the pedal technique is a trait through the whole of the 75/ZT range, and its only a slight nudge up from the pedal thats needed.
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    1, diff clunk is the slack being taken up, is pretty normal when under hard acceleration

    2, again normal, you can adjust the switch yourself, so nothing to worry about, mind does it, but don't use the cruise enough to bother adjusting it.

    on the mark2 there are no badges on the boot, well there wasn't on mine, i have added a V8 badge but am thinking of removing it
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    My cruise switch works perfectly now my clutch master cylinder is fixed. As the cylinder was wearing the clutch biting point moved towards the floor and didn't return back up properly hence not allowing the switch to be pressed properly.

    I'm not suggesting a faulty master cylinder fault is always the reason but its worth considering.
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    sounds like you've now got the answers you needed

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    Cheers for the responses guys. Much appreciated. Feeling a bit more confident about it now.

    This forum thing is great!

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    Quote Originally Posted by robert.jamieson View Post
    Cheers for the responses guys. Much appreciated. Feeling a bit more confident about it now.

    This forum thing is great!

    Cheers

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    It certainly is Rob. Ites a great way to keep in contact with each other. The info on here makes owning our cars so much easier as well!

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    Default Master Cylinder

    Quote Originally Posted by VXman View Post
    My cruise switch works perfectly now my clutch master cylinder is fixed. As the cylinder was wearing the clutch biting point moved towards the floor and didn't return back up properly hence not allowing the switch to be pressed properly.

    I'm not suggesting a faulty master cylinder fault is always the reason but its worth considering.


    Can you tell me how much the master cylinder cost to repair / replace?

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    Quote Originally Posted by robert.jamieson View Post
    Can you tell me how much the master cylinder cost to repair / replace?

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    Look for the simpler solutions first... or pretend yours didn't come with cruise control
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