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lightning

Member Since: 23 Apr 2009
Location: High Peak, Derbyshire
Posts: 3442

Lightning, do you know anyone local with a Puma you could drive and who you could let drive yours? Either your vehicle or technique is causing problems and that would be the easiest way to diagnose which.it is.[/quote]

l've driven about thirty altogether over the last three years, most are the same. That is, like mine, need concerted effort to drive smoothly.

A couple were much better, one with under 10,000 miles and another had 117,000 but had a new clutch and output shaft.

Which makes me think, it's possible to make it better.

I've changed the rear DM's and have a clutch switch on order. After that (if it's no better) l'll look at other options such as Alive.

3rd Oct 2025 6:34pm

Jerry

Member Since: 13 Nov 2015
Location: Cardiff
Posts: 217

2015 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 Adventure Phoenix Orange

My 2015 puma is very smooth - but I am pretty sympathetic and slow which suits me fine! (I also agree with posts elsewhere that it’s smoother changing at slightly higher revs so that it doesn’t labour in the next gear).

3rd Oct 2025 7:09pm

jst

Member Since: 14 Jan 2008
Location: Taunton
Posts: 8450

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Stornoway Grey

If your lifting rhe clutch and accelerating before the clutch is fully up your just slipping the clutch.

Or the clutch is engaged and the remaining pedal travel is just travel which would suggest switch. Cheers

James
110 2010 XS Utility
130 2011 M57 bespoke Camper
90 2010 Hardtop
90 M57 1988 Hardtop

3rd Oct 2025 10:04pm

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