Can anyone tell me whether Felicia clutch pedals get higher as the clutch wears? My clutch pedal is level with the brake pedal (which I understand is correct) but this is with the cable adjustment fully taken up (no more adjustment possible). Also the disengagement occurs when the pedal is on the floor. Am I looking at a new clutch?

Hi spgough, I've just checked my pedal position and it sits a few mill higher comparative to the brake. The engagement point on mine is at around 1/3 travel & has covered around 40k. It would be useful to know what sort of mileage/age we're talking about but you may have a wear related situation but obviously not yet slipping as would have been included in the post. Are there any unusual noises associated with the clutch/clutch operation? Would suggest if you don't have any gear engagement problems just run it until you positively know replacement time has come

My previous Felicia always had a 'high' engagement point. Clutch lasted 240.000 km (160.000 miles). When it was replaced, again, high engagement point.

My recently bought Felicia has however a low engagement point.

^ Agreed, my previous Fellys/Favs have varied in the same way. Impressive mileage on a clutch

Can anyone tell me whether Felicia clutch pedals get higher as the clutch wears? My clutch pedal is level with the brake pedal (which I understand is correct) but this is with the cable adjustment fully taken up (no more adjustment possible). Also the disengagement occurs when the pedal is on the floor. Am I looking at a new clutch?

the clutch pedal doesn't rise by itself in time according to dutch wear.

clutch cables may wear and stretch, or the outer cable may get loose where should be fixed (ie the rubber seal in firewall panel)

in my opinion, Haynes manual is wrong where it says that clutch pedal and brake pedal should be flush.

in order to function correctly, a clutch mechanism should have a certain amount of "free play" for not letting the thrust bearing come in contact with pressure plate and rotate all the time. that depends on how worn is the clutch disc. the more worn, the more higher clutch pedal will be to accommodate the same amount of free play. I believe that clutch pedal should not be higher than brake pedal only for safety reasons.

all discussions about how high or how low the clutch should 'hold' are irrelevant. set correctly the "free play" and that's it. it will hold where it will hold and get used to that.

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if you need to know how to adjust clutch free play, have a look at

Clutch pedal "height" rises according to clutch wear and cable stretch.

I'd adjust the pinch bolt first as follows:-

1) Back right off the wear adjuster.

2) Loosen the pinch bolt and pull the cable through a few mm. Tighten pinch bolt.

3) Adjust clutch height to specs and taste (personally I like a fairly high clutch, and accept this means adjusting it more often).

it is important to mention also there are two limits for clutch pedal height:

- too low and you'll not be able to change gears (gearbox 'crunches') -> rapid wear of gears, thrust bearing, shifting mechanism joints

- too high and clutch disc will slip (engine revs but speed doesn't rise) -> high consumption, rapid wear of disc, pressure plate (smell of burned clutch)

yes the pedal does get higher s the clutch wears, should be level with the brake pedal but if its getting to the end of the thread its worn out basically.

The thrust bearing is a constant contact one so there should be NO free play anywhere which is why there is a spring on the pedal to keep the slack out.

It sounds like you should be budgeting for a clutch replacement soon to me.

both my clutches went high on both my engines doing the clutch is easy on these took me about 2 hours tea breaks too