clutch and clutch cable

[valverlimiter]

hi im new! got a 97 r 16v. wouldnt go into reverse and very hard to get other gears. clutch biting point on the floor. put a spacer on clutch cable by the lever on box to give it more travel and pulled self adjuster either side of it to reset it(think thats how u do it anyway!?). goes into gears fine now but biting point high and it judders when releasing. clutch worn out or broke or cable not working tidy?? suppose to have had new cable last yr. love the handbraking!

 

[Chrisdaman]

could be clutch release bearing gone mate, that can cause your biting point to go REALLY low, the rod may have shortened a bit.

If you need a clutch i've got a couple laying around

 

[valverlimiter]

spoke to a few people now and they all say change clutch. they said clutch pedal is to stiff to. guna get it changed along with cable before it breaks pedal box. coz i will be payin someone to do it im guna put a new clutch in, thanks for offer tho mate. got a qoute off euro car parts for one for 45 + vat, thought that was well cheap!?? 2 yr garrantee to

 

[Chrisdaman]

I wouldn't use euro car parts tbh mate. Either gsf or dealer

 

[valverlimiter]

whys that mate, bad experiences with them? what clutch u using if u know and what do people say are good ones for these for the money? hopefully get some pics on of her soon

 

[Dolly_Gti]

decent clutch kit is around £80 you may have been quoted a kit without a release bearing, definatly get a release bearing.

 

[sionowz]

how much are release bearings on their own...and plates?
cheers

 

[Chrisdaman]

release bearings are about £3 i think, i dont know about the plates

 

[Chrisdaman]

whys that mate, bad experiences with them? what clutch u using if u know and what do people say are good ones for these for the money? hopefully get some pics on of her soon

yeh just had too many bad parts from them, 2 dodgy alternators (at £90 a pop) and just genuinely bad service, and that was from their head office in wembley

 

[valverlimiter]

riteo. will stay clear of them then. got one from local supplier for 60, said a kit so should have bearing with it. not changing cable usless the bloke says i need to. getting it done next week then the hammer can continue!

 

[valverlimiter]

clutch done. lovely into gears now but still stiff pedal and pedal creaks. cable does need changing. grr!

 

[Kai_1600]

pedal creaks?

Do a search for 'pedal box' on here and hope you're handy with a welder/liquid metal!

 

[suj]

yep, i think your pedal box has snapped/going to snap

i think mine has too lol

 

[Cupra Kid]

My pedal box is reinforced and creaks, nearly tore it out in a rage to go biblical on it, however its not the box, its the cable creaking and echoing around the footwell. Still get your head under the dash and have a damn good look!

 

[valverlimiter]

found the thread on pedal boxs and been for a good look at mine.
no cracks in it at all, even rubbed paint off and metal looks good. creaks comin from where cable comes in. by the looks of mine and the pics of others there def are slightly different ones.
while i was there noticed the cable wasnt so tight so went under bonnet and found the adjuster had decided to start workin! result! do these cars usaul fix themselfs!? pedal feels spot on now. hope the shop can send cable back to where they got it from when i go there in abit!

 

[Cupra Kid]

yeah you can reset them as you have, however as they are self adjusting they normally go back to how they were in a few days, normally means a screwed adjuster in the cable itself, so maybe give it a day or two before you send it back

 

[valverlimiter]

well its been a few days and its still all good so looks like ok.
has anyone on here put a b&m short shift on there 16v, if so what does it shift like now? best price ive seen them for is 130 at tsr performance. had one on my civic vti before ibiza and was good on that