Heavy Clutch Pedal on my Turbo
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Heavy Clutch Pedal on my Turbo
Just a quick question to all you tech heads. Lately my Turbo clutch seems to be quite a bit heavier than normal. My question is this. Do clutch accumulator's go bad on these cars?
Thanks
Thanks
#2
very common problem. Mine just went bad. I had the accumulator and slave replaced.
#3
although not a tech head, I can tell you both accumulators and slaves go bad. do you know how to test your accumulator?
Checking accumulator
1. Cold start engine (accumulator temperature approx. 20°C) and let run for approx. 20 seconds (accumulator is full).
2. With the engine switched off, depress the clutch pedal repeatedly until an abrupt rise in pedal resistance against your foot can be felt (accumulator is empty). While doing this, count the number of depressions
carried out up to the point of the rise in pedal pressure.
3. If the number of times the pedal was depressed is over 35, the accumulator is faulty and must be replaced.
(thanks loren)
Checking accumulator
1. Cold start engine (accumulator temperature approx. 20°C) and let run for approx. 20 seconds (accumulator is full).
2. With the engine switched off, depress the clutch pedal repeatedly until an abrupt rise in pedal resistance against your foot can be felt (accumulator is empty). While doing this, count the number of depressions
carried out up to the point of the rise in pedal pressure.
3. If the number of times the pedal was depressed is over 35, the accumulator is faulty and must be replaced.
(thanks loren)
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#8
When you do the replacement, the accumulator is in a very inconvenient place, and therefore hard to get tight. If you don't get it tight, Pentosin comes out and can get onto the headers. Since Pentosin is flammable, that is not good. See Mikelly's posts on his encounter with this issue...
Jon
Jon
#11
My dealer says my clutch accumlator needs replacement. I had not felt any problems with the clutch. Not sure if easycare covers this...any idea on how many hrs of work this is and how much does it cost ?
TIA
TIA
#13
I figure I will fix it when I do a clutch upgrade when more power dictates.