Clutch cable to short. PICS NOW UP.
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Clutch cable to short. PICS NOW UP.
The plate that the ball joins to that shifts up and down is at it's highest when the ball is fitted. It seems that the plate on the gear box to keep the cable straight is to high.
Is there a secret to fitting the cable? Also does anyone have a picture of how the plastic bit connects to the pedal?
Help Me pleae!!!!!!!!!
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I have the big rubber marshmallow type plug and the big block of rubber then the 2 metal bits the ball goes through one and slides in the other. Surely other parts would make it longer no?
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Here you go Paul.
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other end (pedal)
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are you routing the cable properly?
The white plastic bit just hooks over the pedal…
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Does the slit in the plastic bit just got over the bit of metal of the same shape?
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Its a small detail and it probably won't make a difference but the brick-shaped rubber block and the shaped metal plate below it, go the other way round. This way the rubber block's lip sits in the clutch lever on the gearbox and the metal plate securely surrounds it. I do remember fitting one once, and it was a tight fit with all the bits assembled first time, but it did go okay.
As per PM, there's a good chance they've supplied you with the wrong cable - good to check dimensions as above.
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Am i supposed to have a good pull from the pedal end when it's attached to make it stretch?
Really appreciated the help by the way. I just feel i'm being an idiot because it just seems so simple!!
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It should be more/less horizontal.
Also….is the bulkhead area original, or a plate been fitted (its a common rust area)? It might be that a badly fitted plate or something else is there, which didn't cause the issue in the past because the clutch cable was stretched.
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GTI_sam said
Right!!!!! Im not just saying it but i previously mentioned about if there was a tougher bit that couldn't be pushed up by hand but can be via pedal and leg!!!! So all of the slack should be taken out of the lever?
No, you shouldn't need to pull the lever up against the tougher spring, to fit the cable. I know it sounds a bit daft but it really helps to remove the starter motor, so you have better access to hold the lever and slide in the (can be fiddly) parts of the clamp below. Just depends how nimble-fingered you are, I wear gloves while dealing with mucky/oily bits of the car so I'm not that delicate, etc.
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