ibiza 2.0l 16v clutch adjustment

[killer205]

hi dose anyone know if i can ajust the clutch cable on my ibiza or is it a case of a new cable

thanks

 

[Fl@pper]

no it's auto adjusted - you can try restting the ratchet (not easy) but dropping pedal is usually a sign the pedal box is going

 

[killer205]

its just gone really soft within the last 24 hours i cant even change gear at all now i thought the pedal did nothing except go down

help

 

[Fl@pper]

just dropping as in lower when you feel the pull as it were

fingers crossed

 

[killer205]

do you think it might be a good idear to get a new cable and try that im really stuck on what it could be is there any way i can test the pedal box

thanks flapper

 

[Fl@pper]

got a friend ? get them to press pedal down slow and call when doing so whilst ya look at gearbox end just to make sure it's moving when pushed as it were in all the right places

although it's tight, drop out the drivers glovebox and get a torch up inside the dash to the top of the pedal whilst someone pumps it - see if you can see any untoward bending

should be inner cable only moving - anything metal moving and it's will be pedal box syndrome

mine was similar - felt soft almost like carpet was in way and got worse for grabbing gears over a couple of days - eventually 2 days later went altogether

 

[killer205]

got a friend ? get them to press pedal down slow and call when doing so whilst ya look at gearbox end just to make sure it's moving when pushed as it were in all the right places

although it's tight, drop out the drivers glovebox and get a torch up inside the dash to the top of the pedal whilst someone pumps it - see if you can see any untoward bending

should be inner cable only moving - anything metal moving and it's will be pedal box syndrome

mine was similar - felt soft almost like carpet was in way and got worse for grabbing gears over a couple of days - eventually 2 days later went altogether

thats sounds like the same thing did ur clutch go all the way to the floor really soft

 

[Fl@pper]

yer - had a creak to it in the end too but they do break in different places

 

[killer205]

yer - had a creak to it in the end too but they do break in different places

how much was the pedal box and cable

thanks for your help m8

 

[Fl@pper]

i hope it doesn't come to that, got visions of you sat there crapping yaself now

cable was about £35ish - always used a genuine one

pedal bob i believe is around £45 but i'l be honest was a while ago and i welded up and modified mine so i didn't need to replace it

 

[killer205]

i hope it doesn't come to that, got visions of you sat there crapping yaself now

cable was about £35ish - always used a genuine one

pedal bob i believe is around £45 but i'l be honest was a while ago and i welded up and modified mine so i didn't need to replace it

yea your right i am crapin myself lol

thanks for the help m8

 

[Fl@pper]

http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=155023&highlight=pedal+box+bolt

might help or make ya feel worse

i have seen them break in a few different ways mind and seen welded / bolted / even liquid metal repairs before now

personally i had time/space to rip out the dash and the box and weld it all up with some mods for future but as you can see ya not the first or last to suffer one

 

[killer205]

there was a bit of play in the pedal before it started to pull the clutch in

 

[killer205]

i mean the pedal wobbeld a bit it wasent tight

 

[Fl@pper]

its mainly the cable mounting that breaks not the pedal itself

 

[killer205]

i just had a look under the pedals it looks like a right job to get the old cable out any idears the best way to tackle it thanks

 

[zippy12]

when i had my 16v the cable was really easy to change only took 10-15 mins. if i remember correctly You need to reattach the straps on the adjustment part ( in engine bay ) then just unclip each end and pull it through the bulkhead, then redo the steps in reverse order to put new one in.