MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: OllieVRS on May 14, 2024, 02:28:58 pm
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previous post from 2023 here: https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,133694.0.html
Have decided it's time to tackle this b*stard, as the stickiness is getting worse and worse, even after slow right-turns it's sticking now. Still no clutch slip though.
We confirmed in the previous post that it's not crankwalk. A gearbox end-cap shim wasn't the solution either.
Also now when reversing up a slight incline it sounds a lot louder and more grindy, which is another cause for concern and I hope not the gears themselves.
Where do I start, is it worth investigating the clutch pedal assembly first before dropping the gearbox? I heard there's a 'clutch-spring' that can fail, is this part of the pedal mechanism or part of the clutch itself?
Cheers
EDIT: Just adding that I have tried pumping the clutch pedal while coasting before a right turn to build up some pressure, didn't reduce the stickiness after the turn