Somebody is trying to persuade a friend that the clutch in her Volvo 440 is about to go because the pedal is higher than the brake or the gas pedal. I seem to remember having a Volvo myself, and the clutch on that was very high. Is this the design, or is something dreadful about to happen?
2006-08-07 07:58:53 · 4 answers · asked by adypage 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Volvo
if the clutch is going it would be lower if at all the hight of the pedal usually dosent mean anything most cars are like that
2006-08-07 08:04:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To be totally correct, the brake and clutch pedals should be even. The pedals themselves are adjustable in most models. Sometimes when a clutch is replaced and the new one adjusted properly, the pedals become misaligned and the mechanic may or may not fix this. Misaligned pedals are usually not a symptom of a clutch wearing out. The accelerator pedal is usually lower than the other two in most cars. By the way, you will see the brake and accelerator at the same level in some sports or road racing cars to make corner braking, shifting and acceleration out of turns easier. Symptoms of a worn clutch are hard shifting, vibration and unusual noise during clutch use.
2006-08-08 04:05:23 · answer #2 · answered by Arthur O 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no problems, I put a brand new clutch in a volvo and the clutch was the same way. there just designed that way.
2006-08-07 08:05:16 · answer #3 · answered by michael081278 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing is normal on these crocks of crap -Lord knows they were bad enough before Ford started meddling with them. The dreadful part is the fact that they are worth next to zilch.
2006-08-09 10:08:01 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋