16vgt 0 Posted January 21, 2007 ive picked up an 89 1.8 16v which has very baddddd brakes- the pedal goes nearly all the way down before the brakes work.. would this be just because it needs bleeding or could it be a master cylinder problem? also the clutch pedal sometimes gets stuck to the floor, which i thought was a cable but i cant seem to find any cable linked to the gearbox- is it a slave setup on these cars>?? and is there anyway of fixing very bad free-play in the gear stick- as its a cable change setup.. any help would be appreciated!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ben16v 0 Posted January 21, 2007 clutch is hydraulic and works off the same fluid as the brakes i`d check your slave cylinder first, assuming your checked the fluid level? slop in gearstick could be a missing circlip, lift the gearstick surround, it just pulls off, and wiggle the stick left to right you should see the place on the lhs where the circlip should be/is Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
16vgt 0 Posted January 21, 2007 yes the fluid level was fine- how can i check id the slave has had it?and im assumming i need to fill up with dot3 fluid wen getting the system bleed? ill have a look at the gearstick tommorow. is the circlip something i can get from gsf or ecp>? many thanks for the reply ben! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
