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 Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2013 8:05 am |
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I gotta change the clutch cable on my car....its not self adjusting anymore. One journey it can be sticking and not quite biting properly and the next it will be floppy. Best to change it before it goes completely but I am no mechanic and dont have a manual (was gonna get one soon though). 
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Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2013 11:30 am |
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good luck
have you done it yet
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Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2013 11:40 am |
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No...got the cable on order because they didnt have one in stock. £25..dont know if thats good or bad. Then I gotta fit it. The guy I spoke to said 'its easy if you know how'...well thanks buddy but I dont know how ha ha ha
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Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2013 2:07 pm |
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well I'm gonna wish you good luck,but i hope you don't need it,as you will be able to do it,it's simple,but can't describe how to do it in words,and i don't have a manual one,so i can take pics for you.
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Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2013 2:10 pm |
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Thanks for the thought about pics. I could do with someone watching and telling me what to do....Ive got a few days to find help in either a manual or human form ha ha
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Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2013 2:46 pm |
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Its a pain in the f*****g a**e. I hated every second of doing mine. And I bloody work for peugeot 
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Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2013 3:00 pm |
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Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2013 3:21 pm |
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have fun getting it off the peddle 
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Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2013 6:12 pm |
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Cheers addaz....I'm even more terrified of the job now. Lol!
Broad blaster thanks for that link 
Looks like its gonna be a tougher job than I'd hoped.
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Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2013 2:01 am |
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I haven't done mine yet but 1 good tip I can give you is to run the new cable alongside the path of the old cable before removing it.
Just take your time doing it, after all it's only a cable, may be a bit fiddly but they can be done.
I'm sure you'll be ok
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Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2013 2:20 am |
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Thanks Seatock.......I will let you all know how I get on. (have boiler suit...will travel ha ha ha)
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Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2013 2:49 am |
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Yeh, you might have to undo the pedal stop bolt to provide extra slack.
This is above the pedal vertical, give it a few turns.
Also, don't be so sure that it's just the cable.
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Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2013 6:19 am |
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| V9977 wrote: |
Also, don't be so sure that it's just the cable. |
What else could it be ? Any help is gratefully received
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Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2013 9:09 am |
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| RockRulz wrote: |
| V9977 wrote: |
Also, don't be so sure that it's just the cable. |
What else could it be ? Any help is gratefully received |
Clutch itself but the way you describe it try the cable first.
You are certain it's not hydraulic ofcourse because some models are..
Get a Haynes manual, they're brilliant!
Best of luck!
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Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2013 4:01 pm |
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Buy a Haynes manual. You have to remove a few items for good access. Washer bottle, battery and battery tray but all quite easy just surprising they have to come off.
Getting it on and off the pedal is harder than anyone can explain it is a (insert any suitable word.)
However, after a problem with my daughters cable, I can get it on or off the pedal in less than 20 seconds but you need long, slim fingers.
The best advice I can give is get your head under there and have a look how it fits. Then get your head out of the way and do it all by feel. A genuine cable is easier to fit than a pattern one as the shank on the cable that goes through the bulk head is usually longer on a genuine cable and guides the cable much closer to the pedal.
Good luck!!!!!
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