Ped box --- eeeeekkkkk!

[fcuknafe]

hello all .... for the last few weeks my clutch has been draggin and refusing to go into gear now and again .. i thort it was the cluctch soo toook it to seat and they checked it out for me and found out that it wasnt the clutch is was the pedal box confused apperntly its cracked and split, and apperntly its common on ibiza's lol ? Seat wanted something like £450 soo i went to my local performance garage and they said anything between £200-£250 does anyone know if this is a good price ? and also do you have to remove all the steeering colum etc to get the pedal box out ?

thankyou Nafe

 

[Ricardo_Smooth]

normally its just a weld that goes, take the pedal off yourself as the guide shows and it will cost you a bout £5 to get it welded up

 

[C1TPT]

£450? thats rediculous!! i dont know if its the same problem, but mine went and cost me 50p for a new clip, i did have some welding done too but that was free still would only cost you £10 max for the amount of welding needed

 

[sandro123]

my pedal totally snapped, took to the garage along from my flat, they fixed it for £50 in about half a hour.

 

[fcuknafe]

oh well ive had a look and spoke to a few people and they said its a bitch to get to ... im stuck now dont know wot to dooo thanks for the help aswell

also what guide ? haynes mannual or is there a guide on here?

 

[C1TPT]

yeah theres a guide on here

 

[fcuknafe]

yer cheers guys goin to do it on sat and get a mate to weld it up fingers crossed

thanks

 

[fcuknafe]

rite guys welding it up tomorro does the box come out failry easy .. is it as easy as the guide tells us ? because it looks a big jo of trying to get it out ?

thanks

 

[Beaker™]

You only need to take the clutch pedal off, not the whole lot. Takes 5mins, weld it back up, fit a new white plastic clip (inside the box on the clutch pedal) and shove it back in. Job done.

 

[fcuknafe]

its been down the garage this morning and apperntly its cracked in all sorts of places soo they think they have to take the steering rack out and airbag etc .. if this is the case lucklily im gettin everything trade price because they deal with my works. pretty disapointed!

 

[Ninja]

i was going to say that this isnt the usual problem with the small weld going. Ive had that and welded it up but i think my pedal box might be on its way out too

 

[Craig!]

Got a pedal box you can have for £50. the clutch pedal has already been welded up so all you'd need to do is swap it over with yours.

 

[wagcupra1]

I'm doing mine nxt week pedal box has a few fractures in it

 

[fcuknafe]

well im goin to see wots going on tomorro because the garage is next to the depot where i work ... and if i need a new one ill give u a pm

cheers

 

[fcuknafe]

right its gone to Seat today because my garage found out that the box is completly shagged and needs a new one. Seat are doin 2hours work ( steering wheel/colum/airbag etc off and old pedal box out and new one put back in then all the above fitted back on ) then its going back to my garage for the new pedal box to be bolted back up etc. Apperntly the box had been bent out of place over the years and shattered in all places. the pedeals being reinforced for free aswell
£250 including - pedal box,labour 3-4hours,Vat

apperntly its a good deal because im gettin trade price on the labour and also it took them 1 1/2 hours to get my car onto/off the lorry to be transfered back and forth lol ( beacue its soo low ) but im not gettin charged for that either.

Thinking about selling the bezza after this then whilst its still working lol

 

[wagcupra1]

it'll be fine when its done don't get disheartened! Ur drive it when its all fixed and realise u love it!!!
I work as a mechanic and i always say that but i end up keeping em

 

[roly]

fcuknafe

am i right in saying yours is a 1.4 ?

if so it's a cable clutch so there's no seperate white clip like the 20vt hydraulic clutch, and usually the pedal doesn't break (it's the pedal box where the cable comes through) as you've found out by the looks of it

it's worth checking the state of the cable while it's disconnected to make sure it's not starting to sieze

 

[fcuknafe]

ok roly thanks ... when i pop into the garage tomoz ill give them the msg.

thanks