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Old 12-08-2011, 08:34 AM
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Ok I have fitted a brand new ap clucth kit butI have no pedal at all and it wont go in gear if I do get it in gear it slipps its ass off

Enging is now out and its defo fitted correctly what I have noticed tho is when I tighten the cover the fingers all go flat

Any ideas guys before I burn the flipping thing
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sounds like the paddles are too thick. this is what happened to mine after having it reconned
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I am using a normal friction plate

Some 1 told to perhaps put washers behind the cover
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How did you get around it?
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Problem with the ratchet and pawl on the clutch pedal? Stretched clutch cable?
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no cable is good and ratchet the problem is defo clutch as the fingers are flat and the clutch arm is all the way forward before it hits the pressure plate
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Any 1 got any ideas as to what to do
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How did you get around it?
I bought a new clutch lol
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Oh dear lol
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