hi i need help!!!
my lovely maisie has been running like a dream, but all of sudden she wud not go into gear. had to turn engine off put her in gear & then start her up. pain in butt at every junction i crawled to garage & they charged me £135.00 & said she wud be ok now, but she isnt. clutch doesnt seem to be doing its job, i can change gear without even pressing it!! prob not good sign! please help me, im bit skint & need to go back to garage & kinda look like i know wat im on about! they see a silly blonde woman & think every day is Friday!!. help!!! x
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Have the blonde press the clutch up and down while you look under the bonnet and the throw out of the clutch arm at the offside of the engine. Does it move?
Two possibilities are a slave cylinder hydraulic fault, or incoorect adjustment of throw. This is adjusted by the two 15/16 nuts on the end of the clutch housing, difficult to get at. I've also had the rod these are located on seized so lubricate freely, again utilising blonde to work clutch up and down.
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Hi,
Its always worth checking the cluch pedal as well. Run your hand up the pedal as far as you can to see if you get any kind of fluid on your hand. If you do it'll be the cluch master cylinder - a bit of a common problem. Reasonably easy to change except the two retaining bolts which definitely need two people to refit.
Hope this helps
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