GSF Clutch Cable

[gamefreaks]

Clutch cable snapped on me last night in rush hour traffic.

Anyways, ordered a replacement from GSF this morning, picked it up this afternoon.

The EuroCarParts cable is tosh. Only buy one if you like doing clutch cables, and pedal ratchets every weekend.

This GSF cable is good however. It fits properly, and comes pre-greased.

Cost is £11.50. (A bargain if you ask me!)

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A quick and dirty guide to doing a clutch cable on your own in 10 minutes.
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You will need:
Penknife with a coarse saw blade.
New cable.
Some string.
Adjustable spanner.

1) Put kettle on. Make coffee.
2) Check cable is pre-greased.
3) Unattach cable from clutch end.
4) Pull broken inner cable out.
5) Remove lower exhaust heatshield.
6) The plasic gromit in the footwell is a swine to get out. Use the hacksaw blade to saw the end off it. It will then drop out.
7) Take outer cable out of engin bay.
Put a foot or so of string through the hole in the footwell.
9) Working in engine bay, tie the end of the cable to the string, and get the cable roughly in place. Don't attach either end yet though.
10) Loop string once through the steering wheel (This is so the end of the cable is being pulled in roughly the correct direction from the footwell, and then run it out of the car. Pull the string with one hand and use the other to guide the pedal end of the cable through hole in the footwell.
11) Working in the footwell, pull the pedal end of the cable until the gromit is roughly lined up with the hole. Pull the string. It might 'pop' in, it might not.
12) Attach pedal end of cable. (Make sure it goes through the loop on top of the pedal.)
13) Attach the clutch end of the cable.
14) We are now in a state where the cable is in, but the gromit is not seated correctly yet. By connecting the ends, we have put 'tension' on the cable.
15) Get the gromit lined up. Look in the footwell to see how to correct the angle, go to the bay and give it a wiggle, to try and seat it. Do this until it is lined up well.
16) Once gromit is lined up. Press the pedal a couple of times to pop it in. If it doesn't pop, repeat 15-16 again until it does.
17) Drink coffee, check cable is in the clips in the bay for it and put the exhaust manifold back on.
1 Check the gears all go in. You are done now.

[bbracer16valver]

GSF cable will last 6months if that 5ver more from renault IIRC

[kanoford]

two clutch cables in one month from euro.crap

[The T.I.B.]

Originally Posted by gamefreaks

Clutch cable snapped on me last night in rush hour traffic.

Anyways, ordered a replacement from GSF this morning, picked it up this afternoon.

The EuroCarParts cable is tosh. Only buy one if you like doing clutch cables, and pedal ratchets every weekend.

This GSF cable is good however. It fits properly, and comes pre-greased.

Cost is £11.50. (A bargain if you ask me!)

================================================== =======

A quick and dirty guide to doing a clutch cable on your own in 10 minutes.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

You will need:
Penknife with a coarse saw blade.
New cable.
Some string.
Adjustable spanner.

1) Put kettle on. Make coffee.
2) Check cable is pre-greased.
3) Unattach cable from clutch end.
4) Pull broken inner cable out.
5) Remove lower exhaust heatshield.
6) The plasic gromit in the footwell is a swine to get out. Use the hacksaw blade to saw the end off it. It will then drop out.
7) Take outer cable out of engin bay.
Put a foot or so of string through the hole in the footwell.
9) Working in engine bay, tie the end of the cable to the string, and get the cable roughly in place. Don't attach either end yet though.
10) Loop string once through the steering wheel (This is so the end of the cable is being pulled in roughly the correct direction from the footwell, and then run it out of the car. Pull the string with one hand and use the other to guide the pedal end of the cable through hole in the footwell.
11) Working in the footwell, pull the pedal end of the cable until the gromit is roughly lined up with the hole. Pull the string. It might 'pop' in, it might not.
12) Attach pedal end of cable. (Make sure it goes through the loop on top of the pedal.)
13) Attach the clutch end of the cable.
14) We are now in a state where the cable is in, but the gromit is not seated correctly yet. By connecting the ends, we have put 'tension' on the cable.
15) Get the gromit lined up. Look in the footwell to see how to correct the angle, go to the bay and give it a wiggle, to try and seat it. Do this until it is lined up well.
16) Once gromit is lined up. Press the pedal a couple of times to pop it in. If it doesn't pop, repeat 15-16 again until it does.
17) Drink coffee, check cable is in the clips in the bay for it and put the exhaust manifold back on.
1 Check the gears all go in. You are done now.

Nominate as a basis for Tech Article... Chet?

[gamefreaks]

I can write a better version for the tech section if there is interest...

[The T.I.B.]

Originally Posted by gamefreaks

I can write a better version for the tech section if there is interest...

Go for it matey

[Chet T16]

Originally Posted by gamefreaks

I can write a better version for the tech section if there is interest...

Yup

[bncrew]

definate must for the tech articles, as simple as you make it sound it is very handy to have a reference on here in the tech section, also keep the coffee references in

[chunkster]

fitted a GSF clutch cable to the diesel done 700 mile upto now. still feels ok

[Peter T]

But valver have different pedal's

[chunkster]

there the same the clutch is different

[Wicked Neo]

Personally I would never fit a GSF or ECP clutch cable ever again, Genuine Renault only for me after having 2 GSF clutch cables snap very very soon after fitting them.

Renault cable has currently been in the car a year

[markeyturbo]

if th 19 is anything like the 5, you will prob find its more to do with the car than the cables...

my old 5 used to eat clutch cables, previous owner had a fair few, had a new one on it when i got it, and started to snap usually about 2-4 months apart, whether they were renault, ECP, gsf etc, to the point where i always carried a spare and could change one at the side of the road in a few minutes!

my new one i've had for 3 years, and not done a clutch cable to date.

how many people have changed the pedal quadrant, as if i remember correctly renault did a 'white' version that was revised to try and save the cable for a bit longer..

my ECP one in the 19 is going strong still, fitted it the same time as a genuine 'white quadrant' pedal