22-08-2015, 06:19 PM
Hi, I thought i'd share something I discovered today (that's probably already widely known about tbh):
I'd been having problems with a stiff, jerky clutch pedal that wouldn't travel smoothly in either direction. The auto-adjuster on my bingo is shot but the cable travels smoothly and the clutch and assorted paraphernalia is in good condition.
I found that removing the helper spring from the clutch pedal has helped the smoothness of the pedal an unbelievable amount. The helper spring comprises two little bits of black plastic, covered in greasy shite, that slide along each other with a stiff spring that push the ends apart. Half attaches to the clutch pedal bracket and half attaches to the pedal itself.
To remove it, I just worked it off of the end of the peg on the pedal that it attaches to. Once the spring had stopped ricocheting around the interior and i'd retrieved it from the fusebox, the top piece of the spring assembly just pops off of the pedal mount.
The pedal is a little heavier without the spring, but not unmanageably so (and let's face it, 1.9D clutch pedals are pretty heavy anyway), but the movement is now smoother and feels far more natural. I can finally manage to pull away smoothly without either stalling or giving my passengers whiplash!
Just sharing my thought for the day, I hope this helps someone somewhere someday.
I'd been having problems with a stiff, jerky clutch pedal that wouldn't travel smoothly in either direction. The auto-adjuster on my bingo is shot but the cable travels smoothly and the clutch and assorted paraphernalia is in good condition.
I found that removing the helper spring from the clutch pedal has helped the smoothness of the pedal an unbelievable amount. The helper spring comprises two little bits of black plastic, covered in greasy shite, that slide along each other with a stiff spring that push the ends apart. Half attaches to the clutch pedal bracket and half attaches to the pedal itself.
To remove it, I just worked it off of the end of the peg on the pedal that it attaches to. Once the spring had stopped ricocheting around the interior and i'd retrieved it from the fusebox, the top piece of the spring assembly just pops off of the pedal mount.
The pedal is a little heavier without the spring, but not unmanageably so (and let's face it, 1.9D clutch pedals are pretty heavy anyway), but the movement is now smoother and feels far more natural. I can finally manage to pull away smoothly without either stalling or giving my passengers whiplash!
Just sharing my thought for the day, I hope this helps someone somewhere someday.
Strip thread and back off 1/4 turn.
2001 (Mk1) Multispace Forte 1.9D
2001 (Mk1) Multispace Forte 1.9D