onecleanfinger
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Hello,
My 2010 Panda has just 36,000 miles. Clutch has been heavy for a while, and getting worse. This is what I've tried so far:
Now when I remove the slave cylinder, I can't move the clutch actuating arm on the top of the bell housing at all (well there is about a millimetre of slack before the fork contacts the release bearing so the fork is clearly not jammed). Is that what you'd expect?
Where do I go from here? I could possibly remove all the hydraulic pipes and check fluid can pass freely through them. I've not attempted to uncouple the quick release between the slave cylinder and master cylinder pipework and I've read previous posts about this connector which suggest it could be internally corroded. Last resort would be to drop the gearbox again and replace the fork and bushes but I really don't think there's anything wrong with them and it's a long job to do by yourself on the drive. Is it normal to not be able to move the actuator arm at all by hand?
Thanks
My 2010 Panda has just 36,000 miles. Clutch has been heavy for a while, and getting worse. This is what I've tried so far:
- Replaced slave cylinder with an aftermarket LUK one (retained existing hydraulic pipework)
- Removed transmission, replaced clutch with genuine Fiat 3 part kit and replaced the fork bushes but not the fork while I was in there. Everything seems clean and smooth. Put the usual dab of high melting point grease on the splines of the gearbox shaft.
- Replaced master cylinder with genuine Fiat part 55225453 which technically is for the Fiat 500 but is identical to the Panda one, except it comes without the fluid reservoir and pipes (it's about one third of the price)
- Thoroughly bled the system and replaced all fluid.
Now when I remove the slave cylinder, I can't move the clutch actuating arm on the top of the bell housing at all (well there is about a millimetre of slack before the fork contacts the release bearing so the fork is clearly not jammed). Is that what you'd expect?
Where do I go from here? I could possibly remove all the hydraulic pipes and check fluid can pass freely through them. I've not attempted to uncouple the quick release between the slave cylinder and master cylinder pipework and I've read previous posts about this connector which suggest it could be internally corroded. Last resort would be to drop the gearbox again and replace the fork and bushes but I really don't think there's anything wrong with them and it's a long job to do by yourself on the drive. Is it normal to not be able to move the actuator arm at all by hand?
Thanks