Valver owners: Have you ever

[jprlaw]

had to replace your clutch pedal?

Boring question i know but mine went about a year and a half ago and think it is on the way out again. A number of people (including renault mechanic) have remarked that i have a 'heavy' clutch, and it does take more effort than most cars i have ever driven to push the clutch down.

What could the cause of my heavy clutch be (was like it when i bought it)?

Clutch cable was replaced when pedal was replaced

Thanks for any help / input

 

[Paddy_g46]

did u replace the clutch pedal aswell? if so it may have been routed wrong which will cause extra heavyness.

 

[jprlaw]

replaced the full cdlutch pedal assembly (it was the self tightening mechanism thingy (apologies for the technical description!!!) that went, meaning when the clutch pedal was pushed down fully the clutch was not dis-engaged) and the clutch cable was replaced at the same time.

The clutch has been 'heavy' since i bought it.

 

[Rich_16v]

Have you compared it to another valver as they're are very heavy as standard

 

[Nafoff]

yep there all heavy

my clutch cable snapped but in doing so it pulled the mounting point in the back of the pedal so that was replaced to....felt just as heavy after

 

[White16valver]

They're all a bit meaty!

I don't like driving cars with normal soft clutches lol

 

[Martin_172]

i dont think i could drive one lol i find 172 clutches heavy!

 

[jprlaw]

never been in another valver! Tis a shame i know.

But have any other valver drivers actually had to replace the clutch pedal (because the plastic teeth that make up the self tightening thingy have worn down so it doesn't work?)

Cheers

Anyone in surrey (Epsom) have a valver i can use as a comparison?

Cheers

J