I need help!!! does ne1 no about polo clutches?!

rose89 · Post by **rose89** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 7:13 pm

Hi, i have a 2001 polo, and my clutch pedal plate or sumthing has broken and my clutch wire is on its way out, does ne1 hav ne idea of how much it would cost to fix?its only done 42k! ive heard its a major job- eek! if ne1 knows nething, please write! much appreciated x

dubbprince · Post by **dubbprince** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 7:28 pm

Hey...whats happened is the standard clutch is a bit too hard for the rest of the components...so the clutch cable pulls HARD on the bracket that it sits on, which is located on the pedal box.

It would break this bracket and the clutch pedal would just drop leaving you without a clutch...

the job requires removal of the pedal box/steering column and bottom dash parts...

then they can either reweld the bracket on OR buy another pedal box and re-install it.

When it happened in my mk4 polo (1996) i paid approx Â£300ish...due to the labour involved.

In my current polo...i did it myself.

Here is a picture of mine and the 2nd pic shows how it was seam welded for strength:

Sanj.

BIG4244 · Post by **BIG4244** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 6:27 pm

Hi iwork for VW, ive seen pedal box's welded but in my experience they dont realy last. id get a new one, it is quite a big job as described above.

rose89 · Post by **rose89** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 7:23 pm

thanks! this might b a silly question but, is that connected to my clutch cable? or is that a seperate job? :S its gonna cost loads isnt it!? jus b4 christmas! typical!! but yeh does ne1 know nething bout the cable aswell? thanks again

x

dubbprince · Post by **dubbprince** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 8:08 am

that bracket sort of acts like a feed for the cable itself...

the clutch cable isn't expensive anyway- most likely about Â£10-15.

the welding isn't expensive either and if its fixable and done to a high standard, then it shouldn't break again. It'll be better and longer lasting than another pedal box with the same s**t spot welds.

If you know a cheap enough mechanic...take it to him and you should save a bit on labour.