They're all like that, especially the Diesel. It's not bad when new but gets worse as the clutch wears. If it judders as well it may be contaminated or the dual-mass flywheel may be on the way out (the petrol engine has one - not just the diesel)
If the clutch pedal feels loose or if it's particularly hard to shift, then probably.
Either the drive belt is not releasing far enough when you press the clutch pedal or the brake is not engaging enough. You will need to see if the belt is still turning when you press the clutch pedal down.
clamp the line to the slave cylinder and mash the clutch pedal. if the pedal gets hard to push,the slave is bad. if the clutch pedal goes down slowly with moderate pressure,the master cyl is bad clamp the line going to the slave cylinder. meant to say that in the previous answer
Clutch drag is when the clutch pedal is fully depressed and the clutch is still partially engaged. When the clutch pedal is released or in the up position the engine is connected to the transmission input shaft. When the pedal is depressed or in the down position the engine is disconnected completely from the transmission. When the clutch drags it is still partially attached to the engine. A dragging clutch can cause a glazed flywheel and premature failure of the clutch. It will also cause the syncros to work twice as hard to slow down or speed up a gear inside the transmission when shifting. Basically syncros will wear out faster than normal and may not work properly depending on how bad the clutch drag is.
It could be a few things you might need to grease the gears down at the bell housing, You might need a new clutch, or there's a lot of play on the pedal there's a screw on the top of the pedal or around it that should help with it. Sounds like the clutch is not releasing. If it has a hydraulic release system there may be air in the fluid.
The clutch pedal free play is less than specification tech a says the clutch may slip during hard acceleration. tech b says that the clutch will grab when the clutch pedal is close to the floor when the clutch is engaged whose correct
The master clutch cylinder is attached to the clutch pedal. When one depresses the pedal hydraulic fluid is forced from the master cylinder through the hard line to the slave cylinder. The piston in the slave cylinder is driven against the clutch linkage thereby releasing the clutch.
to start with when you push in on the clutch pedal you are disengaging it. Your description sounds like the clutch has clutched its last clutch What if it is not the clutch?
Directly behind the clutch pedal lever in the passanger compartment on the drivers side. Just like the brake light switch which is behind the brake pedal lever.
just disconect the master cylinder from the pedal it should just be on with a cotter pin and then there is a long bolt going through the brake and clutch pedal take the nut off the and and bring the bolt out just far enough to get the clutch pedal out. the clutch pedal might be hard to get out just play with it youll get it eventually. then to install the new one just put the bushings on the new one and do everything again but in reverse. hope this helps
Sometimes it is very hard to get all of the air out of the clutch. You just have to keep bleeding. Avoid pumping the pedal as that mixes air in the fluid. Just press it down one pump at a time and wait 5 seconds between pumps./
Just bleed at the slave cylinder. It so easy, it takes 5 or 6 pumps but does need two people. One on the clutch pedal and one on the bleed valve. The person on the clutch pedal pumps a few time whilst you have the bleed valve open. Ask them to push the pedal to floor and hold. Close the bleed valve and then ask them to release their foot of the pedal. Open the valve and ask them to repeat the procedure again When pure fluid comes out make sure their foot is hard down and close off the bleed valve. Full clutch pressure will now be available. Cheers Jim from Oz