While I wait for my cheque to wing its way toward Craig i'm hoping for a bit of advice on a clutch issue that is worrying me..

 

I can't remember if it's always done it but the clutch on my Zed is really heavy when the car's turned off - when you start up it's ok cos I imagine the servo assists but I can't remember it being like this a while ago.

 

Also, driving to work today I thought I noticed the clutch getting heavier, not incredibly so - but noticeable.

 

The clutch doesn't seem to be slipping - no revs rising without speed etc - the pedal just seems heavy.

 

What's going on guys? Is it on the way out? :(

 

Or could it be my imagination? i.e. does it do something else when it's on its last legs?

 

If I do need a new one- how much roughly does it cost and can anyone recommend somewhere in the North East that knows what they're doing?

 

Any advice much appreciated.

 

Cheers,

 

Chris

The car needs to be on to make the clutch light. Its like the brake. Turn the engine off and pump the brake a few times and it gets harder and higher.

 

 

Hard clutch? Could that the master cylinder going.? But I would have thought that meant the gears crunch more when you change.

 

The best way to see if you need a new clutch is dirve put it in 5th and floor it. Keep going untill about 3000-3700rpm so you will need to do it on a motorway or dualcarrageway with a national speed limit.

 

I am in the midst if getting my clutch done. I ordered one from Smithy, at a very good price and its uprated too, to about 450bhp.

 

There are a few forum people in the North East who can help you with where to take it.

 

Stuart

If the clutch is stiffer than normal then it's possible that your servo is Donald Ducked or that the vacumn feed to it has been disconnected. Or I guess you may have some high spec aftermarket clutch.

Or the clutch is simply knackered:(

 

mine went very heavy before it started slipping.

 

my old golf gti went so heavy, it snapped the clutch cable, kinda got used to it so i left it till it eventually broke the pressure disc, put a new one in & it was about 10x lighter!!

hmmmm..... well i'm hoping i've got a triple-plated race clutch deisgned to cope with the 850bhp my car's previous owner has obviously tuned the car to... :D

 

but i fear I should stare wide-eyed into the grim face of reality and accept the fact that it's probably just on the way out...

 

Never mind - as long as it doesn't strand me somewhere when it goes i'll be ok. After all, if something needs replacing, you might as well upgrade! ;)