164 and 75 clutch issues (Jeff & Luca )

[Jonathan Coates <jon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jeff's 164 will not disengage the clutch enough to let him put it in gear 
with the engine on and Luca's is almost as bad.
Jeff  - you need to check for fluid loss by looking in the reservoir and 
checking the level.
Otherwise it is likely to be a seal either in the master or slave cylinder 
has gone bad, or even the hose has developed a "balloon" which is taking up 
the fluid.
Luca mentioned that the clutch is noisy when pressed. Sounds like the 
release (throw out in USAian) bearing is on the way out and should be 
replaced along with the rest of the clutch pack.
HTH
Jonathan Coates
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