The clutch pedal in my Rapid 8 months old and about 6000 miles is shiny and slippery as wet ice. And it is NOT water or oil or grease.   Never had this in 50 years of driving.

 

The concentration level needed to stop my foot skidding off is doing my head in.  I've tried it with four different shoes including a pair of all terrain sandals with soles you could use on Matterhorn.  All liable to slip.  Without great care my foot skids forwards and my toes are on the clutch lever and the pedal pad is in the instep or heel.

 

My foot has not shot off sideways yet but will one day. What breaks when that happens by the way?

 

Question please. before I change the shiny rubber pad--for another one that might be as bad---any ideas on a simple effective bodge?

I think a yellow duster wrapped round it  or a wood rasp to roughen the pedal rubber. Thanks

Velcro.

 

 

Shoes and Pedal

Simple, effective bodge?

 

Maybe a short length of bicycle inner tube stretched over the pedal?

 

Just an idea...

Robjon

 

BRILLIANT !!!

 

Thanks

The idea came from a bodge developed during my biking days. I used to wear thermal overmitts during the winter.  These had a non-grip surface, which made it difficult to operate the twistgrip throttle.  I used to wind thick elastic bands around the twistgrip in order to prevent slippage.

 

Hope it works for you.

Got a DSG no clutch pedal! ??? ;<)