.....happened to the GTV this morning. When I got in the clutch pedal
seemed
further away - my first instinct was to adjust the seat. In fact it was
partly depressed and attempts to engage reverse produced a graunching
noise.
The gear lever wouldn't move at all into any other gear.
Eventually got it off the drive by turning off the engine, selecting
reverse
and starting with the clutch pedal fully depressed. This got me into the
road but then I was stuck as I couldn't get into a forward gear. Got first
by again turning off the engine and putting it in gear - this at least
got
me out of the middle of the road and back on the drive. Walked over to the
local garage, found they were closed and walked back - 20 minutes or so.
Tried the car again. This time the clutch pedal was OK. Gears selected OK
and I drove it around the block with no trouble.
Had to go out and was unable to try it again until late afternoon, by
which
time the pedal seemed to have depressed again, though not as much as the
morning and not enough to prevent gear selection. Again drove it around
for
a bit with no problem. Am going to try again tomorrow and take it for a
longer blast, but does anyone have an idea what might be happening?
It was bloody cold here this morning and my wife says it's pining for the
Italian sun.
JC
