Hello

This is the end of week 2 of ownership of my 2005, Octavia 2, 1.9 TDi, and now getting used to its ways.

The clutch is very light compared to my previous car. One thing that concerns me a bit is: when depressing the clutch peddle, there is about a quarter of travel with zero resistance. There is then light pressure, and the clutch disengages.

When engaging the clutch, it bites at about 30% of travel up, and then exhibits this slack period at the top end of the travel.

Is this normal? Or do I have a problem - is the clutch on its way out?

Thanks in advance for your advice.

No if you can put your toe under the pedal and it comes up a bit it will need the pedal changing, I just found this out it will cost £17 plus the vat and labor to change and is only a 20 min job.

The spring inside the pedal assembly goes for some odd reason and causes this, you can still drive the car though just get it changed at the next service

Ah thanks skippy that helps a lot. Thanks for your help and advice. I will look into it and get it changed.

Further to my last post about this.

My local Skoda dealer were singularly unhelpful, apart from "having it in" with a large bill at the end. The parts department indicated via an assembly drawing that the the peddle assembly came as separate parts, including the spring. So if it is the spring, this can be ordered separately.

There is no upward movement if you put your toe under the peddle and try and lift it. Just play when depressing it. The clutch works fine, it just feels odd when using it with the free play at the top. It must be a problem on Golf's given the amount of Golf peddles for sale on ebay.

Will investigate further.

Try getting the brake fluid changed with genuine fluid and while they are doing that get the clutch system bled.

This helped greatly with the odd feel of the clutch (rather than the pedel).

Edited 31 July, 201213 yr by cheezemonkhai

They share the same fluid reservoir so the above is a good starting point - start with the cheap things first before replacing parts

Yes I know what you mean, and thanks for your help, but it just doesn't "seem" to be anything in the hydraulics. There is no sponginess and the clutch works fine. Just free play in the peddle, before you feel the stiffness of the master cylinder going in.

Yes I know what you mean, and thanks for your help, but it just doesn't "seem" to be anything in the hydraulics. There is no sponginess and the clutch works fine. Just free play in the peddle, before you feel the stiffness of the master cylinder going in.

I had a similar feel on a car (non skoda mind) and the clutch bleed fixed it.

For a brake fluid change, plus an extra 15-30 minutes labour, it's got to be worth doing as a first step.

Is that not how old fluid that has absorbed a load of moisture will feel through the pedal?

How does the brake pedal feel - is there much travel in that before it tightens up?

We aren't talking about sponginess caused by air, but hydraulic fluid that is deteriorating.

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/242584-clutch-hydraulics-problem/

Does this sound like the problem you are experiencing?

http://www.briskoda....aulics-problem/

Does this sound like the problem you are experiencing?

No. in my case the peddle has its normal range of movement, fully up from the floor, where you would expect it to be. However it has two stages of movement: stage 1 loose, stage 2 stiff. Stage 1 being about 20% of its normal movement.

I went to the east Midlands meeting last night. One of the guys there with a 55 plate Octavia says he has a bit of this too but is not concerned about it.

Maybe in time I'll get used to it - just seems strange that's all.

I would also like to get to the bottom of the 'hot start' problem. May change the battery, they cost about £55 ish and its always good to know you have a good battery with winter approaching.

Apart from these two problems I'm enjoying the car. It goes round corners like its on rails (Lassa Impetus Revo tyres) and had a chance to use the cruise control last night. Not had one of those since my old BMW E32 six years ago.