Clutch and Brake

[DubSteve]

my money is on the booster being shot...

Was the clutch just as heavy when you first got the car ???

Grant yes it was just as heavy

Welcome to Mk1's Steve. Heavy steering, hard brake pedal, heavy clutch and not so smooth gear linkages. The first 2 are amplified in the Cabrios, being heavier.

Thanks Preeny

I'd be getting the brake booster checked out. If the pedal feels the same with the engine on or off.

(cause when the engine is off, there is no vaccum, hence the booster doesn't work without vaccum.}

Check for vaccum leaks, make sure everthing is tight and not cracks on the rubber lines.

If it is a faulty booster, perhaps look at upgrading to a mk 3 combo.

Its more and more sounding like a brake booster I will see about getting it changed, more or less going to do the brake booster and clutch cable at the same time