Clutch pedal has got harder to press

[jamie325isport]

Its got harder to push in the last few months and makes a bit of a noise like a squeeking, ive checked the fluid its all topped up. Is it just a case of renewing the fluid or is there something i need to replace? Thanks guys

[Ant]

change the fluid out dude, worth a few minutes of anyones time, should be done every 2 years minimum, can make all the differance especially for those that find the vclutch grabby in traffic when warm

best bet is unbolt the res and tip all the old stuff out, refill with fresh and bleed whilst topping up.

might be worth lubing the pedal pivot and associated gubbins too dude, cant hurt

HTH

[jamie325isport]

nice one thanks Ant i will do that soon.

[Turbo-Brown]

If the suggestions above don't remedy the problem, it's probably new clutch time I'm afraid

As the friction plate wears, the clutch mechanism adjusts itself to take up the wear which eventually leads to the clutch diaphragm not popping over centre so you have to do all the work to lift the clutch yourself.

That's badly explained, sorry!

[jamie325isport]

That could be the case with the mileage and i dont pussy foot about when im driving it

[Kenneth]

Yes... but I don't think it's the friction disc. I didn't feel a hard clutch when there was nothing left of mine. Might be a dry and filthy release bearing. Might be the pilot-bearing too... but I will not conclude anything about that bearing since I have no experiense. Change the fluids first. You need to empty the whole system if you don't have a seperate clutchfluid resevoir. And bleed the brakes and clutch last.

You have to bleed in the following order:
1. Right Rear

2. Left Rear

3. Right Front

4. Left Front

5. Clutch Slave Cylinder