Hi all. had a new clutch at last on this skoda fabia estate 2006. they did it for me within a day or two of taking it in. 😉👍 but is it usual though for the clutch pedal travel to be really high on it now.😕 i only have to lift the pedal up half an inch and its at the end of the street almost lol infact i stalled it 3 times at first

 

😂. so is this what new hydraulic clutches are like now on cars of this age and brand new cars. its a 16yr old car i know but i have only ever had clutches done or replaced cables on very old 90s cars years ago like when i had my

capri and mk 5 escort. 

 

So can the pedal travel be adjusted on these or is it not possible ?  or is it something that wears in and as i drive it more and do more miles in it the pedal will ease off and it.ll not seem quite so sensitive. ? 

 

Also when pushing the pedal in its a lot easier now than i thought it would be. whereas the old clutch that wore out the pedal seemed harder to push in and there was more resistance. 😕

26 minutes ago, enocha*******off said:

but is it usual though for the clutch pedal travel to be really high on it now.😕 i only have to lift the pedal up half an inch and its at the end of the street almost lol infact i stalled it 3 times at first

 

The above makes no sense at all, you say the travel is really high, what do you mean by travel? Because you describe the biting point as really low.

1 hour ago, enocha*******off said:

is it usual though for the clutch pedal travel to be really high on it now.

I would have said so, with the note that I mean that you don't have to press the clutch down far to get enough release to do a shift.

2 hours ago, enocha*******off said:

Also when pushing the pedal in its a lot easier now than i thought it would be. whereas the old clutch that wore out the pedal seemed harder to push in and there was more resistance. 😕

 

It's perfectly normal for a new clutch to feel lighter on the pedal.

 

As for the biting point - if it's close to the floor it doesn't sound right. Do you know if they opened up the hydraulics? If they did they might not have bled it properly.

No no what i mean chaps is usually when you start up and push the clutch pedal in and put it into first gear to move off the pedal doesn.t need be lifted up much at all for the car to go like a rocket thats what i mean. plenty of power and torque. is this normal or can it be adjusted ?  i had a capri like this years and years ago after it had had a new clutch fitted.  and i had to get the pedal adjusted because it was a cable type on those cars. but i think on these skoda.s its not possible because they are all hydraulic.   

Hydraulic clutch so it can't really be adjusted.

Sounds like a new clutch to be honest, give it time to bed in and give yourself time to get used to it.

You are still not making any sense, you say "usually" which would infer that your car is not like that, please confirm is the biting point (in your opinion) either too low or too high?

 

And also what you mean by the travel being really high?

Edited 21 August, 20223 yr by J.R.

Maybe say if the travel from top to clutch out and slipping is long or short rather than high or low?

Its ok mate its me lol thinking the pedal is either too sensitive or not sensitive  enough.

On my last skoda the clutch pedal was quite hard to press down and the spring on it was very strong when it sprang back after changing gear.

On this car with a new clutch in its the opposite and the pedal is really easy to press down.

I drove it round earlier and it seems fine i think it was because the old clutch that was in it before was so worn i hadn.t noticed how bad it was cos i have only had the car a few weeks.  now with a brand new clutch in its very sharp and belts up hills now in 3rd and 4th gear whereas before it struggled.    

TLDR;

 

It's new and you're getting used to it now.

 

Nothing to see here people, no fault to fix.