Fiesta mk3 Clutch pedal problem

Yes you need a kit of parts for the auto clutch adjuster, genuine ford parts are the best, about 8 or 9 pounds for the kit.

Don't try and fit in a rush or in the rain.

My personal recipe is to remove the front seats first. The pedal bracket for the clutch end is designed so it looks as though you can change the pedal auto adjuster easily. This is not the case. Undoing the bolts that hold the end bracket on will allow the pedal to come off, but refitting is impossible without removing the whole pedal box. The trick is to remove the two captive bolts from the bracket and replace with loose bolts and nuts, this allows the bracket to go back on easily.

mrcheerful

Not sure about the later shape Fiesta, but I'd try and get the manual adjuster kit, rather than a replacement auto adjuster.

Agreed.

If you undo the two nuts on the bulkhead (accessible from the engine bay side), you can lever the box enough the refit the end mounting without completely removing the box.

Of course the later shape Fiesta has a hydraulic clutch, so it won't be one of those will it ;-)

I had a look at the adjuster today and it seems that the adjuster is already fully adjusted up and the noise that can be heard is the adjuster moving beyond the last tooth and then slipping back. The clutch is relativly stiff to and im sure a few months ago it was quite easy to depress. The car changes gear ok and has covered only 57k so surely it cant be a worn clutch? I was thinking the clutch cable itself could need replacing?

Whats your opinions?

Many thanks for previous replys

Check the cable routing - particularly where it comes through the bulkhead. Mine was very stiff, and then snapped, and I only realised how badly it had been snagged at the bulkhead when I put the new one in. I hadn't seen the snagging because of the rubber covering.

At 57k it could very easily be a worn clutch, this is right on the range for normal wear.

Possibly, you could try it first to see if it improves.

In any case you'll need to deal with the self-adjuster.

At the clutch end, is it possible to add somekind of spacer between the end of the cable and clutch lever to take up any excess slack and to force the self adjuster to grip lower down?

that used to be the bodge, a few sump plug washers on the outer cable where it sits on the gbox.

I have purchased a new clutch cable which im going to fit. Do these cables need lubricating or are they pre-lubed or just used dry. It was from a local motor factors.