FAO Tom...or anyone else who is mechanically minded!

[Paul R]

As you know i have recently bought my new car...

I have noticed that my clutch peadle slowly falls away, eventually it doesnt have enough travel to allow me to change gear, but if i lift the peadle back up again it works perfectly again?

Does the clutch need bleeding?Does the clutch peadle have a small damper or spring attached to it? if so this may need replacing...

All help from anyone is apreciated

Thanks alot

Paul R

 

[Tom]

Leaky clutch slave cylinder, £50 fix at a garage.

 

[Wickford Jay]

Re: Re: FAO Tom...or anyone else who is mechanically minded!

Is it a must? Mine does exactly the same, over the space of 5-6 months the travel in the clutch gets less and less, but if I put my foot behind the pedal and lift it back up, its ine again?
Should I get this looked at then?

 

[Paul R]

Re: Re: Re: FAO Tom...or anyone else who is mechanically minded!

Mine is much worse that that, i can only take a couple of trips before i need to lift it back again. £50, is that the most it will cost?

Must i do it asap? or can it wait? just thinking of money i know its only £50 but alot of my pennies a taken with other commitments (student life)

Thanks again tom

Paul R

 

[Tom]

Re: Re: Re: Re: FAO Tom...or anyone else who is mechanically minded!

Worth getting it looked at, it may just need a gob of grease on the pedal but it should lift itself easily.

Have a look ontop of the gearbox, if its leaking there will be a puddle of fluid.

Then again it might be one of the odd bravos with a cable clutch.

 

[Paul R]

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Its a 99 T-reg..with 48,000.

I will have a look for a puddle of oil, if so is that bad?

Thanks again

Paul R

 

[Paul R]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: FAO Tom...or anyone else who is mechanically minded!

Its a 99 T-reg..with 48,000.

I will have a look for a puddle of oil, if so is that bad?

Thanks again

Paul R

 

[Wickford Jay]

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Mines a 2000 V reg 155 HGT

 

[Anonymous]

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It needs bleeding, my car has travel in it. If your slave cylinder went then you'd not be able to change gear smoothly at all. 1ST GEAR will be a pain in the arse.

I recon you've got air in the brake lines.

Joske

 

[Kimmy]

Hmmmm let me see... nope i dont no

i wish i was mechanically minded! I wish i had a mind .Lol.

 

[Wickford Jay]

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Funnily enough, in the really cold spell we had, first thing in the morning I had trouble putting car in gear, but since then its been fine.

 

[Paul R]

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I will try bleeding it first, if that dont solve it then i will look at the slave...

It changes gear perfectly once i raise the pedale back up to the normal position!

Thanks every1, helped me out again

Paul R

 

[Tom]

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You bleed it at the slave cyl

 

[Paul R]

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Yeah, thats down near the right hand side of the engine bay isnt it?

I will look at my haynes manual!

Paul R

Thanks again tom.