clutch help and emmisions

[paterson_uk]

when i was traveling home from college i got stuck in a big traffic jam noticed it was gettin increasingly harder to get in gear
i have adjusted gear linkage made no improvement then i adjusted the clutch cable made it much better but nearly out of specified pedal movement in haynes manuel will i need new clutch

emmisions problem was car passed last years mot got a new cat for it but still double the rating on CO will this likely be the o2 lambda sencor

[Octane2097]

yea could be lambda get it on a diagnostic machine will see if theres ne faults with the sensor
or any other sensors failing for that matter that could cause

[paterson_uk]

is the paper clip test as acuurate in practice as diagnostic machine

[Octane2097]

truth is i have never done it
but i suppose aslong as you read it right

and btw it dosnt work on all cars
the 1.0i for example

[jhibbert]

get urself a diagnostic, only 25 quid