Clutch keeps sticking down on our (Classic) Panda Dance, also bizzarly it's doing it on our (New) Panda Active too.

Is this a cable problem or something in the mechanism?.

Could be the cable, but it's also quite common for the clutch lever to seize in the casing. You will need to disconnect the cable at the gearbox end and try both bits independently. If it's the cable it's an easy fix, just fit a new one. If it's the lever you may be able to free it up by spraying with WD40 and working it backwards and forwards with a lever. If you can free it off enough to be driveable, using the car regularly will improve things further, it's when it's not used that this problem creeps up on you.

VmanC said:

Could be the cable, but it's also quite common for the clutch lever to seize in the casing. You will need to disconnect the cable at the gearbox end and try both bits independently. If it's the cable it's an easy fix, just fit a new one. If it's the lever you may be able to free it up by spraying with WD40 and working it backwards and forwards with a lever. If you can free it off enough to be driveable, using the car regularly will improve things further, it's when it's not used that this problem creeps up on you.

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As sugested by VmanC, really common failur... I did took some photos to shown how exactly it looks from inside of the bell housing. I would sugest to use any type of liquid lubricant safe to be use on rubber and nylon to un-seize clutch release shaft and the bush, WD40 will react with rubber o-ring/ seal which seats in groove just above nylon bush.( refer to photo - normally bush seats at the top of the shaft)
edit: ps. don't go to far whit spraying in, you don't want to get any wd40/ lubricant on to cluch assembly.

Thanks Kolza, I will have a look at that tomorrow.
Cheers