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Every now and then I get this click in my clutch pedal that I hear (maybe it’s more of a feel) as I’m depressing the pedal. If I keep a bit of pressure on the pedal with my foot lightly resting on it, it usually won’t happen again, but if i pull my foot completely off the pedal it will come back. The weird thing is that this ‘click’ will happen for a while, and then go away completely, for months at a time.

The first time that this started happening in my ‘04 AP2, it would really drive me nuts. Noticing that the pedal wouldn’t click twice in a row if I left my foot lightly (not at all engaged) on the pedal, I tightened the nut under the clutch to take out most of the extra play. This actually solved the problem, although it felt uncomfortable not having any play in the clutch pedal (although since there was still the slightest bit of play, I assume it was fine). Eventually I backed out the nut and the click sound was still gone.

I did a bit of researching and it seems that the likely problem is that the push rod is not being lubricated well enough and something is binding. To lubricate this though, you need to remove the clutch cylinder which seems like more work than it’s worth. I’ve only had the click come back a few times and it only stays around for a little bit. I’ve noticed two other things about this click: If I cycle the clutch pedal (push it all the way to the floor, hold it for a second and let it all the way back out) a couple of times, the click usually goes away. I also noticed that I usually get this click when I have to drive in stop-and-go traffic on the freeway for an hour or so, where there’s a lot of clutch-in/clutch-out action.

If anyone else has had this problem or knows exactly what’s causing it, please comment and share.