lighthouse19
New member
Hi all,
Thought I’d share my experience with a Panda 4x4.
Not been on this site for a while so it may have been mentioned before.
Typical clutch failure presented itself. Pedal to floor but still ‘crunching’ gear changes but drive ‘slip’ not noticeable at the time.
Called out Green Flag and the guy said the clutch had gone after a brief inspection. Asked him to double check if any adjustments could be made because the car has only done 25k miles, it doesn’t tow anything so it seemed odd.
He looked again and noticed the clutch pedal was a lot lower than the brake pedal. He pulled the pedal up by hand and ‘hey presto’ the clutch was working again. He couldn’t explain why this had happened.
I can only assume that the hydraulic cylinder which is directly linked to the pedal had somehow lost fluid, perhaps an air lock. When I looked myself, I noticed slight corrosion around the clevis pin and fork which was causing stiffness. WD40 was used and it seems fine now. Has anyone else had this problem. It could have caused me great expense if I’d just let the Green Flag mechanic tow it away.
Thought I’d share my experience with a Panda 4x4.
Not been on this site for a while so it may have been mentioned before.
Typical clutch failure presented itself. Pedal to floor but still ‘crunching’ gear changes but drive ‘slip’ not noticeable at the time.
Called out Green Flag and the guy said the clutch had gone after a brief inspection. Asked him to double check if any adjustments could be made because the car has only done 25k miles, it doesn’t tow anything so it seemed odd.
He looked again and noticed the clutch pedal was a lot lower than the brake pedal. He pulled the pedal up by hand and ‘hey presto’ the clutch was working again. He couldn’t explain why this had happened.
I can only assume that the hydraulic cylinder which is directly linked to the pedal had somehow lost fluid, perhaps an air lock. When I looked myself, I noticed slight corrosion around the clevis pin and fork which was causing stiffness. WD40 was used and it seems fine now. Has anyone else had this problem. It could have caused me great expense if I’d just let the Green Flag mechanic tow it away.