deano87
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Ok, the car has travelled 85.5k miles - in the last 20k it has been treated nicely.
But no, and all of a sudden, it's quite difficult to get it in gear sometimes, and often results in me completely missing the gear, losing speed and all sorts.
Could this mean the clutch cable needs adjusting? Gear box oil needs topping up or changing? Or time for a new clutch? It pulls away fine, except when on quite a steep hill.
Any help will be greatly appreciated 
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Toby
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is the clutch pedal in a different place as to where it usually is, i.e. height of pedal, may aswell try adjusting clutch cable as its and easy job
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deano87
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No, the clutch pedal hasn't moved. . .
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DAZ1985
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Think he means the biting point?
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Haimsey
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Mine does this at times when the biting point drops. I just adjust the cable and 
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deano87
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Hmmm how do you adjust the cable?!
I don't think the biting point has changed? 
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Haimsey
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On mine, its to the right of the engine bay. Just below the battery there.
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Gareth F
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Youve gotta love the classic reverse crunch in a busy public place 
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Pete_vxl
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mine only crunches in reverse when i drive a good hour in Edinburgh, start stop traffic.
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Kyle471
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lol same problem here.. i turn off engine ti get in reverse lol no crunch then xD
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Gareth F
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Stop, clutch, neutral, sit on idle for a second, clutch and into reverse slowly.
Works on mine every time
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Pete_vxl
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that normally works for me but for some reason it just in edinburgh that my car does it!! also it gets very hard to get it into first when my car is hot, start stop traffic again. any ideas?
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Toby
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try tigthening the clutch cable, will cure most people here problems
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deano87
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quote:
Originally posted by CorsaB4ever
try tigthening the clutch cable, will cure most people here problems
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N3CRO
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I have the same problem Deano, have done for ages, think it might be the linkage.
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deano87
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Well, ermmm, was definitely the clutch - I broke down today and had to call the AA out. I couldn't get it into any gear with the engine running. I didn't realise it was so easy to adjust the clutch. Enough to get me home but I could feel it getting worse and worse so into the garage on Monday!
[Edited on 10-10-2008 by deano87]
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N3CRO
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I've had this problem for months so I don't think its the same cause as yours Deano, or at least I hope not!
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deano87
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I guess I've had it for a while, but because I haven't been driving it often, it hasn't got much worse. Done over 360miles in the last week, so it has finished it off really!
May not be the clutch, but it definitely needs to go in as like I say, the AA man adjusted it and it was immediately fine, however it has begun to deteriorate again!
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