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Originally Posted by Dan-zs180
Just need to make sure before i tell my father lol as hes the machanic.
might be easier just to book it in.
just to check before i spend out money.
the bite was quite low till last night n it seemed to "jump" n the bite is now quite high, the peddle seems high aswell. so im guessing thats a new clutch needed?
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Easiest way to tell if you need a clutch. Find a hill, stick it in 5th and floor it, if the revs go up then it's slipping and you need a clutch.
My peddle was REALLY high before I did mine, but in the time leading upto it I just adjusted the peddle so it was a useable height, when you push the clutch peddle down does it go any distance before you feel it start to move the clutch at all? Like freeplay in the peddle? Kinda hard to describe.
To gain access to a clutch (from off the top of my head)
Jack the car up and put it on axle stands, remove the 2 front wheels, disconnect the driveshafts (drivers side is a pig due to it being bolted to the rear of the engine), disconnect the slave cylinder from the box, unbolt the gearbox then a sharp 'tap' with the hammer should loosen it and it should come off.
Replace the clutch then its pretty much just a reversal to get it all back on. It's a pig of a job if the engine is in the car, but nothing on those cars is easy to do anyway.