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M4tt

 posted on 14th Aug 03 at 14:52

hang on, my Haynes manual also says the clutch should sit slightly higher than the brake...


M4tt

 posted on 14th Aug 03 at 12:48

ta m8 :D,

tis a nice day out so ill do a bit of work now :)


Gambit

 posted on 14th Aug 03 at 12:36

yes the MOT man is wrong!

also the clutch cable is only pulling a lever on the gearbox, so make sure the lever o the gearbox, and also the pivot on the pedal box are well greases


M4tt

 posted on 14th Aug 03 at 12:29

also gambit, do you know what causes the clutch pedal feel rough when you push it down?

mines been doing this for a while...


M4tt

 posted on 14th Aug 03 at 12:28

When i had my MOT the bloke said it's supposed to sit slightly higher, is he wrong then?


Gambit

 posted on 14th Aug 03 at 12:20

no they are meant to sit level


M4tt

 posted on 14th Aug 03 at 12:19

quote:
Originally posted by Lazarus1
A friend of mine said that my clutch pedal sits to high..so he put his hand in the engine bay and did something and now the pedal is much shorter than before.Don't know what he did but it looked pretty simple.Question is,no harm done right?sorry for being ignorant.:look:


the clucth pedal is also supposed to sit higher than the brake pedal.


DangerousDave16v

 posted on 14th Aug 03 at 11:03

you just take the tension out of the cable and tightn or loosen the nut on the end :wave:


greycorsa

 posted on 14th Aug 03 at 02:43

correct :thumbs:


IntaCepta

 posted on 14th Aug 03 at 02:42

yea he just adjusted the clutch / pedal cable, literally takes a few seconds.

theres no harm in adjusting the cable.


Lazarus1

 posted on 14th Aug 03 at 01:49

A friend of mine said that my clutch pedal sits to high..so he put his hand in the engine bay and did something and now the pedal is much shorter than before.Don't know what he did but it looked pretty simple.Question is,no harm done right?sorry for being ignorant.:look: