I had the same problem on my miss's 200 sdi it was the operating arm on the gearbox was siezed.not a problem just remove cable from arm then get the wd40 and spray it were the arm goes through the bellhousing and work it back and forth (theres about 2 inch's of play) when it's free put some greese around were you sprayed wd40 then replace cable...(the oil from the greese will soake through wilst you drive around ..it worked for me and i diden't remove the gearbox..:beer:
Yup if it isn't the cable then the clutch arm is the next suspect. Sometimes removing the box and taking the arm out to lubricate it is the only answer though.
Could the clutch be at fault as it seems heavy on the way up as well or are they all like that.
With he car doing only about 20 000 miles since the clutch was replaced It is hard to believe the clutch itself is at fault.
It seems to be a very common fault and I would say that the shaft is most likely siezed in the box, as the other guys have stated - I had this problem approx 4 years ago - to the extent that the clutch was slipping when driving along - took it apart to replace the clutch, and found the shaft siezed - the clutch was perfect - it still had the writing on the face of the plates.
Yea, mine was terrible, clutch was at fault.. clutch went at 66k, once replaced problem went.. BUT, they did replace the input shaft bearing on the gearbox as well.
Plenty of Wd40 and a spray on grease have made some difference.
Still seems heavy though, but I am steadily getting use to it.
Lack of use has probably made the problem worse.
I will have a very strong left leg!!
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