yes i wonder if it effects all models.. im worried about mine now, what with the heavier diesel clutch too!
Just paid for my clutch pedal repair. £96.00
(2 hours Labour plus VAT) but thats still £225.00 cheaper than a main dealer. 
Andy_Ward
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Just had this problem happen to me (58k). Went to change gear and it felt like my foot slipped off the pedal...but when I went to press the pedal down again it wasnt there!!
Not sure about the white clip or what exactly has broke.
When i look underneath at the pedals there looks to be a small metal arm behind and to the right of the pedal (as you look at it) that presses in with a ball joint kinda thing on the end. It looks like something should be clipped onto this, is this where the white clip goes that people are refering to? Also what do people mean by having the pedal welded?
My apolgies for sounding dumb!! Just trying to shed some light on what it is that has gone wrong as the car is in the garage now being looked at, dont want to fall for the old 'gonna be a new clutch' trick.
Andy
Not sure about the white clip or what exactly has broke.
When i look underneath at the pedals there looks to be a small metal arm behind and to the right of the pedal (as you look at it) that presses in with a ball joint kinda thing on the end. It looks like something should be clipped onto this, is this where the white clip goes that people are refering to? Also what do people mean by having the pedal welded?
My apolgies for sounding dumb!! Just trying to shed some light on what it is that has gone wrong as the car is in the garage now being looked at, dont want to fall for the old 'gonna be a new clutch' trick.
Andy
mine went on saturday coming out of paddock hill bend @ brands 
new pedal and white clip delivered up by my mate and an hour or so of p1ssing around in the pits and it was all good
im gonna get the old pedal strengthend and refit that as the weld on the new one is just as cr@p
new pedal and white clip delivered up by my mate and an hour or so of p1ssing around in the pits and it was all good
im gonna get the old pedal strengthend and refit that as the weld on the new one is just as cr@p
when this problem accurs the white clip with the ball joint on breaks the to welds on the pedal and pushed a little part of steel straight up, you need to grind the old weld of push the steel back over and get it re-welded........................................................ im in the process at the moment got the pedal of just ready to get welded tonight but i heard putting it back together can be a pain in the arse.
I also hear that the break pedal is welded up exactly the same
if this is true thats a danger to us all, so im going to take the pedal of tonight and check. If it is ill let you know, if your doing he clutch so you can change gears again you might aswell do the break to stop yourself from dying Andy_Ward
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when this problem accurs the white clip with the ball joint on breaks the to welds on the pedal and pushed a little part of steel straight up, you need to grind the old weld of push the steel back over and get it re-welded........................................................ im in the process at the moment got the pedal of just ready to get welded tonight but i heard putting it back together can be a pain in the arse.
I also hear that the break pedal is welded up exactly the same
Thanks for the info, just spoke to the garage, they pretty much explained it word for word how you just have! They're in the process of fixing it now so fingers crossed should have it back tonight, thanks again for the info!!
Mine hasnt gone yet, doesnt look like its goin to either, but... it clicks and i think my master cylinder is on its way out, pedal slowly drops closer to the floor if i dont use it for a while, have to pull it out with my foot now and again.
ooooooooooh, mine was clicking before mine went, needed pedal welding, white clip and new master cylinder
Its one of those things really, you either have it go or you dont! Same sort of thing as MAFs and Coilpacks, there is always something going
I had my pedal done under warranty on my first cupra and have had a new clutch pedal on my current cupra as that snapped!
I have had this click on mine now for months too which im worried about, every time i put my foot on it i get a 'click' sound! Other people are like 'You're just being paranoid' and im like 'Erm you can hear it, thats not me being paranoid'
Sorry, i meant slave cylinder, thats the whole thing up in the footwell. Either that or the return spring has died.
Mines been clicking since i've owned the car, nothing to do with the pedal box assembly dave.
Mines been clicking since i've owned the car, nothing to do with the pedal box assembly dave.
was just giving you a heads up, the 3 parts i mentioned above all went at the same time
mine started clicking the day before it went, got it fixed and no click since
EDIT: just looked at my receipt for it, they didnt actually replace the little white box on mine, even though it broke into little pieces, the exact parts that got replaced on mine were
Clutch Master Cylinder - £46
Cable Tie 61 *(whats with the 61???) - 20p
Labour to replace clutch master cylinder and repair clutch pedal - £45 x 2hours
so god knows what happened to my white box
mine started clicking the day before it went, got it fixed and no click since
EDIT: just looked at my receipt for it, they didnt actually replace the little white box on mine, even though it broke into little pieces, the exact parts that got replaced on mine were
Clutch Master Cylinder - £46
Cable Tie 61 *(whats with the 61???) - 20p
Labour to replace clutch master cylinder and repair clutch pedal - £45 x 2hours
so god knows what happened to my white box
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Andy Ward - let me know how you get on - where the car was fixed and costs etc. I work in Hull and am getting concerned that mine might need to be done a.s.a.p. Only just 7 years old and done 59K miles so . . . . . am waiting for it to go pingsnapfukit....
I thought the slave cylinder which is attatched to the clutch pedal switch is attached to the clutch pedal. And that the master cylinder is in the engine bay?
other way round
master cylinder is the one with the white clip on that attaches to pedal
slave clinder is the one on the gearbox
master cylinder is the one with the white clip on that attaches to pedal
slave clinder is the one on the gearbox
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