91 200 Avant clutch pedal

[Peter Schulz]

At 05:26 PM 2/10/2003 +0000, Mike Del Tergo wrote:
>Question for the BTDT on this car.  Symptom is certainly similar to, but not
>exactly like alot of my other Q's.
>130K, Pedal effort is on the high side, clutch catches at the bottom and
>pedal does not come all the way back up, by about an inch.  (clutch pedal
>was replaced after breaking a few years back) Clutch master and slave have
>been done by P.O. and I have bled the system to no avail. IME, when both
>cylinders are done action is usually butter smooth.  Clutch engagement seems
>very positive, ie., no slipping.  Ideas?
>Thx
>Mike


Mike:

My Indigo Mica Avant had high clutch pedal effort- turned out to be due to stiff fingers on the pressure plate and worn clutch internals.
that high effort may have contributed to the pedal breakage - the previous owner may never have addressed the real root cause of the stiff clutch.

HTH

-Peter


Peter Schulz
1990 CQ
1991 200 20v TQW indigo mica
1991 200 20v TQW titanium grey
Chelmsford, MA USA
peschulz at cisco.com