rover 414 Si , clutch pedal too high

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timmy toad

Discussion Starter · Mar 24, 2005

Hi all, i have a 1997 P reg. Rover 414 Si 5 door hatch 43,000 genuine miles, my insurance company has just spent £1600 on it, getting the front end fixed following a stupid shunt, all my fault LOL.

Not related to the shunt, my Clutch pedal is very high, mechanics who have had a look say that everything looks as it should, so what can i do to make it like it should be please, as a last resort i shall have to goto a Rover Dealer, happily somebody else on this board has recomended a non ROVER garage near to where i work and i would need them to plug it into there computer as well, because the petrol consumption is rubbish

tim

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Enak

· #2 · Mar 25, 2005

When you say the clutch pedal is very high, do you mean physically or the bite point... As the pedal is just a metal lever then to be physically high it would have to be bent or something along those lines.

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misterreliable

· #3 · Mar 25, 2005

I think he means physically, but arent most clutch pedals just that little bit higher than the brake pedal. or can they be made to be level with them?

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Dr Dave

· #4 · Mar 25, 2005

If an RT 400 clutch pedal is way too high, it usually means the master cylinder is broken, internally.

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timmy toad

Discussion Starter · #5 · Mar 25, 2005

what is an "RT" 400, i guess that is technical jargon lol.

the Clutch behaves as normal so i guess it cant be the Master Cylinder ????

the pedal is much too high, although while pressing it down there is a small movement downwards before it does anything but not very far at all.

i've just had a brilliant idea i shall take a picture of it !!!!!!! then you will see first hand how much too high it is, ok.

thanks for your ideas.

tim

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Dr Dave

· #6 · Mar 25, 2005

"RT" - sorry that's tech speak for a MK2 400, denoting the 4th and 5th digits of the VIN code.

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timmy toad

Discussion Starter · #7 · Mar 25, 2005

thanks Major, i guessed it was summat like that, I like your TV mate !.

i just gotta go out and take the missus to IKEA !!!!!!!!!!!, then i'll take the picture i spoke of.

Major Ingram ..... that must be a wind up, i guess the real chap of that name wouldnt wouldnt dare to show his nose anywhere at all anymore !!!!!. bloody crook.

tim

PS. to get to IKEA from where i live i gotta drive about 50 miles just to get there !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL

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Dr Dave

· #8 · Mar 25, 2005

OK.....post a pic when you can...I'll see what I can do to help.

IKEA? I hate the place, our nearest is Bristol......so don't go there very often.

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timmy toad

Discussion Starter · #9 · Mar 25, 2005 (Edited)

here is the picture, i hope it helps, i didnt bother getting it out of the garage LOL.

Ikea, what a bloody place, our nearest one is near Wemberly, 38 miles away !, loadsa crumpet to oggle at though LOL, all shapes, sizes and colours.

tim

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Dr Dave

· #10 · Mar 25, 2005

Yep, I'd say the master cylinder is fooked.....

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timmy toad

Discussion Starter · #11 · Mar 25, 2005

thanks a lot mate, sounds like a big job that does :scary: , bugger, very helpful indeed friend

tim

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