Hi
Ive just been stuck upside down in the footwell for most of the morning.
Several skinned knuckles later, ive worked out that i cant remove the clutch pedal.
Ive been reading that a replacement clutch cable might make it easier to change gear. It all works, but 3rd and reverse can be a little unintuative, and along with the heavy feel and the squeek it spoils the feel of the car a bit.
This thread made it sound sooooo easy
http://www.uksaabs.co.uk/UKS/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=27248
The posts on there say what a great fix this is to make the clutch lighter and gear changes easier so im dead keen.
I bought a clutch cable (putting my money where my mouth is!)
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I was able to remove the split pin and the nut that holds the clutch pedal.
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But i was not able to remove the bolt.
I just cant get a spanner or socket to it.
I went back a step to see if i could adjust the existing cable but i think its the auto adjust one which has a bad rep and seems not to have a threaded end for manual adjustment.
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I like doing my own work if possible.
Not just to save money. Its nice to learn and get to know the car.
But its very cramped in there and i seem to be stuck at the first hurdle.
The only consilation is that a squirt of wd40 seems to have sorted the squeek.
Questions:
How do i get the pedal off?
Is it going to be a mission connecting the pedal to the cable?
Thanks
S
Oh... and what is this?
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It screws to the plastic facia above the pedals.
I thought it might be where the TechII software plugs in.
Ive just been stuck upside down in the footwell for most of the morning.
Several skinned knuckles later, ive worked out that i cant remove the clutch pedal.
Ive been reading that a replacement clutch cable might make it easier to change gear. It all works, but 3rd and reverse can be a little unintuative, and along with the heavy feel and the squeek it spoils the feel of the car a bit.
This thread made it sound sooooo easy
http://www.uksaabs.co.uk/UKS/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=27248
The posts on there say what a great fix this is to make the clutch lighter and gear changes easier so im dead keen.
I bought a clutch cable (putting my money where my mouth is!)
I was able to remove the split pin and the nut that holds the clutch pedal.
But i was not able to remove the bolt.
I just cant get a spanner or socket to it.
I went back a step to see if i could adjust the existing cable but i think its the auto adjust one which has a bad rep and seems not to have a threaded end for manual adjustment.
I like doing my own work if possible.
Not just to save money. Its nice to learn and get to know the car.
But its very cramped in there and i seem to be stuck at the first hurdle.
The only consilation is that a squirt of wd40 seems to have sorted the squeek.
Questions:
How do i get the pedal off?
Is it going to be a mission connecting the pedal to the cable?
Thanks
S
Oh... and what is this?
It screws to the plastic facia above the pedals.
I thought it might be where the TechII software plugs in.
