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Setok



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TC clack when operating clutch?
Post on another Landy forum, but maybe folks here can help. Occasionally when I'm reversing or driving slowly into a parking spot, and feathering the clutch, I get the sound of the traction control or ABS going off (or at least something that sounds very similar). This is different to the cold weather groan mentioned in another thread. It lasts a short while, and the TC light doesn't come on. It's going in to get a few things done with the dealer this Thursday, so are there any ideas what could be causing this?

Could it be related to how it's sometimes difficult to engage first gear after standing at lights for a while?
Post #63818 15th Mar 2011 5:27pm
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AndrewS



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Move the seat forward so you can fully depress the clutch Thumbs Up 130's have feeling's as well you know Smile
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Setok



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AndrewS wrote:
Move the seat forward so you can fully depress the clutch Thumbs Up


Unfortunately that's not it Smile I'm 190cm (6'3") so seat has to be all the way back! It's definitely pressed all the way down. I can usually get the gear in by moving it back to neutral and trying again.

And it doesn't explain the TC sound.
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I get this as well, not sure what it is, but it's been doing it from new, it's not a transmission type noise.
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Guys... Does the TC/ABS noise you mention sound a bit more like the sound of twanging a ruler on the edge of a table??

I get the noise once in a blue moon and the only consistent factor I've noticed is that it's when the steering is either on or very close to full lock.. I have standard size tyres, so not tyre rubbing as far as I can ascertain. Did wonder if the steering stops needed adjusting but haven't checked this yet.

I've heard it on my BIL's 2009 Puma too under similar circumstances , so have to say, I have just accepted it as another of the 'peculiarities'.

Setok - would be interested to hear your dealer feedback Thumbs Up Jon - 110 td5 [sold]. Currently Defenderless.
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party monkey wrote:
Guys... Does the TC/ABS noise you mention sound a bit more like the sound of twanging a ruler on the edge of a table??

I get the noise once in a blue moon and the only consistent factor I've noticed is that it's when the steering is either on or very close to full lock.. I have standard size tyres, so not tyre rubbing as far as I can ascertain. Did wonder if the steering stops needed adjusting but haven't checked this yet.

I've heard it on my BIL's 2009 Puma too under similar circumstances , so have to say, I have just accepted it as another of the 'peculiarities'.

Setok - would be interested to hear your dealer feedback Thumbs Up


I get the same noise. usually when going up something steep on a bounce, or downhill over a rock. TWAAAAANG. its not the lock stops, sounds more like clutch spring but i d love to know what it is
Post #63909 16th Mar 2011 12:37pm
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Naks



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party monkey wrote:
Guys... Does the TC/ABS noise you mention sound a bit more like the sound of twanging a ruler on the edge of a table??


I also get it when turning at full lock on uneven road surfaces, especially at intersections (frequented by big trucks) that have ripples in the surface Thumbs Up --
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Setok



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I can't remember if the steering had anything to do with it, but I'll have to remember that when it next happens. Maybe the ruler against the desk is quite similar, but then again I think the ABS/TC noise is exactly like that (TC worried the hell out of me when I first heard it on my friend's Defender — until I figured it out). A short burst of clacks. I think what some of you are describing is just normal TC operation (ie. one wheel possibly momentarily in the air or losing traction). For me it can happen on dry, flat concrete...

Good to know that others have it too, even from new, but I don't remember ever hearing it in the other Defenders I've driven. For this visit to the dealers we ended up focusing on getting the roof rack on, plus fixing dash lights and a couple of niggles. Next time it happens I will try to see if steering might have had something to do with it, so then I can give a proper report to the dealer and ask what it might be.
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Setok wrote:
For me it can happen on dry, flat concrete...


Now that you mention it, it has happened under different conditions, I noticed yesterday it happened on flat surface while I waited for our electric gate to open.

The twaaang seemed to come from under the accelerator? Confused --
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Setok



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Naks wrote:

The twaaang seemed to come from under the accelerator? Confused


Yes, that's exactly the area where the sound comes from when TC or ABS kicks in, which is why I think it might be related to that...
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sykes705



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Has anyone figured this noise out?

I am having the same issue
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I get this too! If taking a tight ish turn on uneven surface, also when parking and bringing clutch up a bit sharp.

I think it's just the ABS/TC system being a bit over sensitive, not an problem to worry about, just a bit annoying! My old discovery td5 also used to do it on tight /uneven turns.

Mike
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Bim



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My td5 does the same mainly when Sharp cornering an braking simultaneously done it from new also slight judder on brake pedal
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kyvlle



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+1

Happens too on my Td5. I notice it mostly during parking manoeuvres, or when I drive over a mini-roundabout.
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sykes705



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I have been monitoring with my Nanocom and my left rear sense voltage was lower then the others, I wonder if this could be causing the issue.
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