Clutch

Replacing the clutch cable

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Cable operation Removal
  • Remove the battery and battery bracket, see page 14.

  • Using a ruler on the release lever, measure the length of the protruding thread up to the locknut. This allows the new clutch cable to be preset to the measured length.

  • Unscrew the locknut and nut, unhook the cable from the release lever and the abutment on the transmission.

Kupplungsseilzug ersetzen

  • Lift the floor covering - 1 - in the driver's footwell. Unhook the cable eyelet - 3 - from the clutch pedal - 2 -.

Kupplungsseilzug ersetzen

  • Release the cable from the guides - 1 - in the engine compartment. Figure - a - shows the brackets on models without air conditioning, - b - with air conditioning.

Kupplungsseilzug ersetzen

  • Pull the cable sheath - 2 - out of the bulkhead from the engine compartment side, below the brake booster, together with the grommet - 1 -.

Installation
  • Press the cable sheath into the bulkhead. Do not forget the grommet between the cable and the bulkhead.

  • Hook the cable into the clutch pedal. Fold back the floor covering.

  • Route the cable in the brackets and hook it onto the transmission release lever.

  • Screw the adjusting nut onto the release lever to the previously measured value.

  • Adjust the clutch.

  • Install the battery and battery bracket, see page 14.

Test yourself

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