I just took my 2009 Panda 1.2 Dynamic to J R Dain Transmission in Norwich, to ask them about a curious noise which they assured me was not anything to be alarmed about. But, the chap said that my clutch pedal was unusually heavy for a Panda and its biting point was not great either.
I did replace the clutch slave cylinder a couple of months back, and that did improve clutch operation, banishing the common squeak, but the pedal has always been rather heavy.
Bar the hydraulics, what usually causes a heavy clutch on these Pandas? My car has done around 60k miles so will presumably be on its original clutch. Changing the clutch does not look particularly challenging nor expensive, so I plan to have a go myself, at the same time changing the clutch fork and bushings which I am told usually need replacing.
Any thoughts or recommendations on clutch replacement parts would be appreciated, particularly regarding brands to go for/avoid.
I did replace the clutch slave cylinder a couple of months back, and that did improve clutch operation, banishing the common squeak, but the pedal has always been rather heavy.
Bar the hydraulics, what usually causes a heavy clutch on these Pandas? My car has done around 60k miles so will presumably be on its original clutch. Changing the clutch does not look particularly challenging nor expensive, so I plan to have a go myself, at the same time changing the clutch fork and bushings which I am told usually need replacing.
Any thoughts or recommendations on clutch replacement parts would be appreciated, particularly regarding brands to go for/avoid.