Hello all,

I have a 2007 Fiesta Mk5 facelift that I woke to no gear selection with engine running.

So I got in the car for work like any other day, started the car and waited for it to do the usual warm up before setting off when I noticed the clutch pedal was really stiff so managed to push the pedal all the way down and tried to engage reverse and the gears / clutch starting grinding so I figured I will put it in first and then reverse and when attempting to put it in any gear its like it wont engage, I feel if I was to put any more pressure on the gear stick it would break.

 

I found a guide online with explained removing the gear selector on the front of the gearbox inside a plastic box and slightly increasing the size of the nylon hole for the shaft and apply grease which I did and fitted back and still the same issue :/

 

Sorry for the long story I figured if you know the entire story you might have a better understand of what might be wrong and hopefully you are able to help

It's the clutch at fault, not the gearbox, don't try to force the gearstick in.

Sounds like you'll need a new clutch kit unfortunately.  

Bugger.

Thanks for letting me know and do you think I should just get the full kit including the bearings ?

yes definitely. the amount of work involved in getting to the release bearing if that goes later on means do it at same time.

Figured it would be in the same location anyway and for the little extra that it costs, I did manage to get the car to drive by putting it into 1st with engine off and then starting engine was able to get going and the moment I pressed the clutch in I could hear it slipping, So yeah definitely the clutch and nothing else

Any pointers for doing it my self ?

10 hours ago, njalt said:

Figured it would be in the same location anyway and for the little extra that it costs, I did manage to get the car to drive by putting it into 1st with engine off and then starting engine was able to get going and the moment I pressed the clutch in I could hear it slipping, So yeah definitely the clutch and nothing else

Any pointers for doing it my self ?

Just be methodical and take pictures as you go if you think you might forget what goes where etc.  It's probably not something for a complete novice though, depends what experience you have already.

Just for reference, your car is actually a Mk6 facelift at 2007, not a Mk5.  And yes, definitely get the full clutch kit, pressure plate, centre plate and release bearing.  

you might find a youtube video on how to do it. It's a lot of work, you have to remove the gearbox and to do that you have to remove the driveshafts. you need plenty of room under front of car

Thanks for the replies and @TomsFocus I always thought it was a MK6 but speaking to a friend they managed to convince me it was a MK5 with the help of Wikipedia lol

I have some knowledge of changing cam shafts and various jobs like that but doing the clutch will be first for me.

Last question LUK or Sachs, I've bought a Sachs full clutch kit for £120

1 minute ago, njalt said:

Thanks for the replies and @TomsFocus I always thought it was a MK6 but speaking to a friend they managed to convince me it was a MK5 with the help of Wikipedia lol

I have some knowledge of changing cam shafts and various jobs like that but doing the clutch will be first for me.

Last question LUK or Sachs, I've bought a Sachs full clutch kit for £120

Either of those brands are fine.  If you'd have said Transmech we'd be telling you to return it asap!!

 

Lmao no I read about the "Budget" clutch kit,and after reading a lot about  LUK and Sachs I was confused on which as each has a lot of Biased fanboys lol

"I always thought it was a MK6 but speaking to a friend they managed to convince me it was a MK5 with the help of Wikipedia lol" . there is a lot of confusion on this. It is a Mk6 in the UK but a  Mk V (roman numeral 5) in some other countries.  A lot of parts finders (including ebay) class it as Mk V.  So the Fiesta Mk numbers will always cause confusion.

On the wikipedia page it does mention this difference in the numbers for the UK in the first paragraph under Fifth Generation (2008-2008)

Hello, Had the clutch fitted by a "Local Mechanic" and well the clutch and car work perfect the pedal doesn't however as the biting point is right near the floor, it feels like there is no resistance what so ever?

 

Hopefully this is straight forward and I can fix it myself

Sounds like fluid not bled fully/properly. These can be hard to bleed in the traditional way.sounds like you should go back to who fitted it. It should be an easy quick thing to do for him to fix

I had a new clutch fitted by mr clutch and it fixed the slipping problem. I did notice afterwards the biting point on the pedal was near the floor.

This is where it should be with a new clutch. It should feel very light. As the clutch wears the biting point goes higher and it gets stiffer to press the pedal.

Unfortunately mr clutch knocked the power steering sensor and it started leaking, cost another 100 pounds to fix.

As above, a new clutch should feel light with a low bite.  Takes some getting used to!