Date: 13 Jul 2001 08:01:17 -0700 From: yaofengchennopsam.com (Yaofeng Chen) Subject: Re: jerky clutch pedal
"Grunff" <runffnopsamo.co.uk> wrote in message news:<995008390.24664.0.nnrp-10.c1ed028enopsam.demon.co.uk>... > "Ian Jordan" <saab.aeronopsamorld.com> wrote in message > news:Fzq37.3408$Ct2.39449nopsam11-gui.server.ntli.net... > > >Which way does it catch, going down or coming up? How strongly does it > > >catch? Does it hold the pedal there, or just hinder it slightly? Any > other > > >symptoms? > > > > Going up, and going down. > > Quite a noticable jerk/click. > > The pedal is not held there, it still moves up or down ok. > > The biting point is 1 inch from the top, which is higher than any other > > car I've owned. > > When accelerating hard & changing gear it feels like the cable will snap ( > > although I do not think there is a cable) > > When accelerating softly, and slipping the clutch, the jerk actually feels > > worse! > > > > Ian > > Well, there's only one thing for it. Take off the lower panel, and have a > look around. There should be something fairly obviously hindering the clutch > movement. I agree with Grunff. It's likely mechanical linkage. Does the pedal catch with the engine off? If it does, get a flash light and look at the pedal linkage and the master cylinder whilist depressing and releasing the pedal. The SAAB clutch is hydraulic.
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