I did quite a bit of research on this topic, and stumbled across this thread on the FT86 Club forums, so it turned out I was far from the first person to have this issue. It’s hard to explain it, so I’ll refer you to the short video below for an example (not my clip): If it wasn’t for the sound, and the slight feedback that those creaking sounds created in the pedal (similar to how you can “feel” a creaking door) you wouldn’t have known anything was going on. The clutch still worked fine, the car still drove fine. Usability-wise, there were no ill effects. What happened was that once the car had been driven for a while, and was warmed up, the clutch pedal would produce a creaking sound at the bottom 1/2 to 1/3 of travel. I cannot recall exactly when this issue started to make itself apparent, but I want to say it began at least 5,000 miles ago. However, I wanted to separate this issue out into its own post to explain exactly what has gone on. That mileage marks the end of the bumper-to-bumper warranty period, so it seemed an appropriate point to stop and reflect. A broader post will follow shortly recapping the first 36,000 miles of ownership of this car from a maintenance and reliability perspective.
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