Clutch bite point

[supersport]

the clutch in my MK5 is on the floor. i put a new one in before i fitted the engine. can i adjust the pedel so it's higher?

also are the cables the same between bc and ib5?

[supersport]

need to get this sorted now. i've put a spacer on the cable but it's still the same. if you pump the pedel a couple of times

it sort of moves the bite up the pedel a bit but then goes back to where it was the next time you use the clutch.

[etrebus]

need to get this sorted now. i've put a spacer on the cable but it's still the same. if you pump the pedel a couple of times

it sort of moves the bite up the pedel a bit but then goes back to where it was the next time you use the clutch.

sounmds like you need a clutch ratchet and pawl

[supersport]

great, not too difficult to do.

[robbie]

great, not too difficult to do.

 

and cheap for a rachet

[shawdreamer]

great, not too difficult to do.

 

really?

[supersport]

yeah, won't take me long. also it's was fine before the swap.

[shawdreamer]

yeah, won't take me long. also it's was fine before the swap.

 

you must have fingers that are knitting needle thin but as strong as tungsten aswell as having as spine capable of even the most challenging yoga positions.

 

Changing out the ratchet on the clutch pedal is one of the most fiddly, awkward, hard to access jobs you can have on an escort..... might sound and appear simple to do but once your on your back with your legs over the back of the drivers seat and your head wedged down near the pedals trying to pull locking clips out and position spacers rings while trying to insert a large cumbersome hinge rod all in a tight space and above your head in the dark recesses of the dash..... you start to get a little grumpy.