Originally Posted by
botters
fitted loads myself and never had any problems at all so looks like you got unlucky depends how bad the vibrations are slight vibration through the pedal when it is depressed is normal on cars with hydraulic clutches as the pipes are usually mounted to the engine or gearbox and the vibrations you feel are just the engine moving about against its mountings, excessive vibration could be caused by a loose flywheel i have seen this on a focus it aint good cus this one had parted company with the crank and smashed throught the side of the block, smashed the bellhousing to pieces, smashed the rad and dented the bonnet! luckily it didnt go through the bulkhead and into the car as that has been knoen to happen before (so ive heard!)
The garage has now replaced the Valeo flywheel conversion kit under warranty and my clutch pedal issue is still there as strong as ever!
All parts from the new and old Valeo kit have been inspected by the garage and there are no faults, I'm awaiting Valeo to inspect them but I doubt they will find anything. No faults found by the garage with other transmissions parts either or air bubbles in the hydraulics...........
I'm struggling to see what can really solve the pulsing vibration effect on the depressed clutch pedal?
I have seen different slave cylinders, different crankshaft pulleys and even different cars being offerered as solutions! But without spending hours trying find the cause there seems to be no quick solution
I have driven 3 older diesels belonging to friends and family since, which all have a solid flywheels as standard from first build and all of them have clutches as smooth as silk!!!
I doubt different shoes or stronger springs on the clutch pedal would supress it, might be worth a try though!
I can't believe it when Valeo said they have never had an issue with someone fitting these kits to a Ford Focus. I have put the question to the garage as to if the engine mounting needs checking as the clutch pedal vibration is more than slight. I just can't believe that Valeo would design a kit like this and expect every customer to be happy with this kind of level of vibration through the clutch pedal.
I actually get a tingling sensation up my left foot after 10 mins of stop-starting in heavy traffic. It looks like I'll be selling this car on in the not too distant future as some 'older' members of my family can barely feel any vibration from the clutch pedal! Maybe it's my feet that are too sensitive!
