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The clutch cable on my Cabrio has started to creak a bit, and although it's not urgent I would like to be able to renew it. On investigation, there is very little slack and so I can't see a way of releasing it from either end. I tried holding the pedal down and wedging the release lever with a piece of wood between it and the hole in the bell housing, but when I lifted the pedal the auto-adjust gadget auto-adjusted and kept the cable tight. Does anyone have any advice please?
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If you lift the pedal as high as possible the pawl on the automatic adjuster should disengage from the teeth on the ratchet. I have changed several clutch cables over the years and although in the manual it says use a block of wood to hold the pedal up, I have found it better to tie some thin rope between the pedal and the steering wheel. I hope this helps. -
Brilliant, thanks very much. I was able to pull the outer far enough away to squirt some silicone spray into it. No more creaking!
I feel like a twerp for not looking at the Haynes manual first, but thanks again.
As we used to say when I was working, "as a last resort read the instructions".Comment
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