Had a problem today coming up the M6.

Went to change gear and couldnt get anything but neutral or the gear I was previously in (5th). So I had to drive all the way home in 5th, praying we didnt slow down, then get rescued by the recovery people from the end of the mway as I had no other gears.

Now im home and had a look the clutch pedal has dropped to around half the original level in the pedal box.

It seems to work, you can press the clutch pedal and it does pull the clutch arm on the gearbox, but your not getting full effort/movement due to the clutch pedal only having half movement so the clutch wont be fully disengaging.

Can the cable just have stretched itself, or is there another mechanism which could have failed?

The clutch itself was brand new this February fitted by Carl, along with new (pivot bearings?) listed on the invoice.

Car is a supercharged Xsara VTS.

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Bang'in 7 gram rocks!
I have one gear, GO!

The clutch release bearing you mean?

With the clutch pedal manually lifted up there is approx 1" of free cable at the gearbox end which you can pull towards the front of the car by hand, I assume that you shouldnt be able to do this and its the cable?

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Bang'in 7 gram rocks!
I have one gear, GO!

Alright, my thoughts currently are perhaps the self adjusting mechanism has failed on the cable, otherwise im stumped.

Clutch cable, go for a genuine one or not, will GSF do?

Will get one ordered from Citroen and replace it this week if I have chance.

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Bang'in 7 gram rocks!
I have one gear, GO!

Where does that leave him with warranty of the clutch though if it's defective manufacture? Was this resolved with Valeo?

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I'm Si btw

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GSF cables are fine. You should be able to pull it by about an inch towards the front of the car yes thats fairly normal.

If the auto adjuster had collapsed your bite would be too high.

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I will have a cable mate in stock should you struggle.

Regards a warranty issue, it was hard work but i got two out of the four done on warranty, they are a nightmare as they are a wear and tear part themselves you see.

Carl

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C.G.Cars of Leicester, Peugeot/Citroen/Renault specialist Tel: 01162 624498/07799 405184 WWW.CGCARSLEICESTER.CO.UK
36 narborough road south, Leicester LE3 2fn

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Recovery available with a recovery unit, for those not so local jobs

Also offer the loan of a free courtesy car 306 dturbo

Because of the leverage angles, an inch worth of play at the gearbox is only a few mm of slack at the top of the pedal. You need this little bit of slack , it actually took my brand new cable a few days to introduce that bit of slack and the car was horrible without it.

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You want tact ? Call a tactician !
Xbox 360 : Cableguy1984

Yeah Citroen can get you a clutch cable for Wednesday.

Oh no wait.

Hello sir, your clutch cable, it will be another 7 days. They don't have any at the factory and won't have any until next Monday, so it will be Wednesday next week until you have it.

"So why didn't you tell me this on Monday when I ordered it"

Oh there must have been one in stock then, but when they came to pick it for you there weren't any.

How are motor companies so inept and still in business!

Pointless ordering it from elsewhere now, as everywhere quoted me 2-3 days lead time so I might as well wait!

Better be the bloody cable after all this, as ill only have 2 weeks until I go on holiday, then the day I come back I am booked to go to Anglesey for my trackday.

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Bang'in 7 gram rocks!
I have one gear, GO!

Glad you got this sorted mate. I had simmilar problems which turned out to be the cable itself. Cheap fixes are always welcomed.

I think the self tightening clutch cables use a ratchet style mechanism. If that had failed you'd hear a ratchety noise when you pump the clutch. Anyone confirm this?