Contents: Removal ↓ Installation ↓
We replace the clutch drive cable if it breaks, gets stuck in the casing or is stretched excessively.
Removal
1. For ease of operation, remove the air filter (see points 1-6 "Air filter - removal and installation").
2. Loosen the tightening and unscrew the adjusting nut and lock nut of the clutch cable by several turns (see "Clutch release drive - adjustment").
3. Remove the clutch cable tip from the slot in the clutch fork.
4. Using two 17 mm wrenches, loosen the two nuts securing the clutch cable housing to the bracket on the gearbox housing by several turns.
5. Remove the cable casing from the bracket.
6. Using your hand or a screwdriver, remove the seal from the hole in the engine compartment partition.
7. Remove the expansion tank of the engine cooling system without disconnecting the hoses (see point 2-7 "Windshield wiper - removal and installation").
8. Remove the left part of the heat-insulating trim of the engine compartment (see "Windshield wiper - removal and installation").
9. Using a key with a removable Phillips head or a short Phillips screwdriver, unscrew the left screw securing the rubber boot of the clutch fork.
10. Remove the left edge of the clutch fork boot from the flange and move it to the side, opening the opening.
11. Using a slotted screwdriver, remove the spring retaining bracket of the clutch cable mounting axis.
12. Remove the cable tip from the axle.
Warning: There is a polyethylene bushing installed in the hole of the clutch cable end, do not lose it.
13. In the passenger compartment, under the instrument panel, use an 8 mm wrench to unscrew the nut securing the clutch cable housing bracket.
14. We bring the clutch drive cable through the hole in the engine compartment partition into the passenger compartment and remove it.
Installation
We install the clutch cable and all the removed parts on the car in the reverse order of removal. Using a slotted screwdriver, we insert the edge of the rubber seal of the clutch cable into the hole in the bulkhead of the engine compartment.
Adjust the clutch pedal travel (see "Clutch release drive - adjustment").