Ford Focus Repair Question
Asked on May 17, 2006
Ford focus clutch question? pleaase help !
My main dealer (UK) has replaced my slave cylinder and master cylinder and clutch and all the rest (screws fliuid etc) 8 months ago.
On my Ford Focus Millenium 2000 1.8 petrol .
today my car lost the clutch again, excatly the same symptoms (loose clutch pedal under foot) what happened last time when the repair had to be done , only this time they say it is the pipe from the clutch to the gear box that has split, I say that the pipe hould have been done as part of the repair last time, they say no.
Can anyone help me with this one as I think the pipe would have been delivered with the master cylinder or clutch kit last time, instead overall this has cost me £540 plus the cost of the recovery truck to get the car to the dealers this morning. totaling nearly £600.
thanks
ken
On my Ford Focus Millenium 2000 1.8 petrol .
today my car lost the clutch again, excatly the same symptoms (loose clutch pedal under foot) what happened last time when the repair had to be done , only this time they say it is the pipe from the clutch to the gear box that has split, I say that the pipe hould have been done as part of the repair last time, they say no.
Can anyone help me with this one as I think the pipe would have been delivered with the master cylinder or clutch kit last time, instead overall this has cost me £540 plus the cost of the recovery truck to get the car to the dealers this morning. totaling nearly £600.
thanks
ken
Asked by kennewbyAnswer
Replied on May 17, 2006
As we say in Mississippi that a lot of 'bread."
There are two reasons for a clutch going soft.
1. A failed hydraulic component
2. A mechanical clutch failure.
Between me and the outhouse I think the mechanics didn't do their job right with the clutch and slave cyls. You cannot over haul them with any degree of success. ( about 20%) A new set should last yeasr.
Hopefully you had a senior mechanic working on the problem not one of those youngsters whose hair gets in the way.
Good luck and TTFN