I've tried using the search, but can't find any info on this so have started a thread...

I pulled off the work car park this morning, heard a clunk from the front of my car, and now I don't have any biting point on my clutch, all I get is a grinding noise when I lift the clutch up. The gearstick moves freely into all the gears when the clutch is pressed, but I get the grinding noise again when I try to put it into gear without the clutch pressed.

Any ideas to what this might be? Any help would be much appreciated.

I'm not sure of how the gear selection works on the Fabia. But a broken cable/popped of rod?

3 selector cables pop onto the box iirc

Open the bonnet, between the block and the battery box a little futher to the front of the bay, if you look in that gap you should see 3 cables which attach to like a little swing arm, it has a BIG lump of metal on the end towards the front of the bay, check the 3 cables.

Try starting it in gear with the clutch disengaged and see what happens then.

I've tried using the search, but can't find any info on this so have started a thread...

I pulled off the work car park this morning, heard a clunk from the front of my car, and now I don't have any biting point on my clutch, all I get is a grinding noise when I lift the clutch up. The gearstick moves freely into all the gears when the clutch is pressed, but I get the grinding noise again when I try to put it into gear without the clutch pressed.

Any ideas to what this might be? Any help would be much appreciated.

If the clutch is feeling normal and the car goes in to gear - it sounds like the clutch friction plate has died.

Make sure you have plenty of space in front of the car. Handbrake OFF

Put the car in to gear with the engine off. Try to start the car with it still in gear ( foot off clutch )

If Car lurches forward on starter - pressure plate is good - look for gear linkages

Car starts and doesn't lurch forward - sounds like friction plate broken

Edited 23 December, 201015 yr by DEAN0

im going to buy a fabia today that has that same problem, mechanics said that worst case senario trans went, other posible problem is the diferential has to be replace (is not call diferential but to me it does the same thing) where the wheels connect to the trans he sais that is removable, dint think it could be the clutch assembly, but sure hope so

Just got it back after having it towed to a local garage and I'm pleased to say it wasn't that serious.

I somehow managed to snap a CV joint whilst pulling away Can't understand how though.

Thanks for all your help guys

same thing here, on of the engine supports lost the bolt (the one in the transmission) and the person that had the car ran it with a lot of engine play, it destroyed the CV joint and muffler flex joint

Just got it back after having it towed to a local garage and I'm pleased to say it wasn't that serious.

I somehow managed to snap a CV joint whilst pulling away Can't understand how though.

Thanks for all your help guys

Didn't think of that one but good to know.

At least the fix was cheaper than a new clutch.