Technical cinq clutch cable

[allyl90]

hi there, im not very technical or mechanically minded but il try my best to explain...

i recently got a haynes manuel and thought ild try and be a clever clogs and change my clutch cable myself

i managed to undoe the big long bolt bit, i then undone the nuts that hold the little metal plate on, but then i couldnt get the metal question mark looking thing out from the hole, i couldnt even see it so i stated tugging at the wire and it still wouldnt come, by this time it was getting dark and cold so i but it back together and thought ild come and ask for a little help

basically, how do i get 'the metal question mark looking thing' out from the hole and then put the new one back in?

alex

 

[custard]

have you unbolted it from the engine bay side?

 

[Bazza155]

It should have a split pin securing it in place.

Remove the passenger seat (4 bolts, less than 5 minutes work) you can then lie on your back in the passenger footwell and with a torch you can see what you're doing.

 

[allyl90]

have you unbolted it from the engine bay side?

i have no idea what what means

i undone the big long bolt bit, and then the metal plate, and thats it...is there more things i have to undo?

alex

 

[Bazza155]

The metal plate has 2 10mm nuts holding it to the bulkhead ( which I think you've removed), after that it's removing the 'question mark' from the quadrant. You'll need to remove the split pin first then it will just pull out.

 

[allyl90]

The metal plate has 2 10mm nuts holding it to the bulkhead ( which I think you've removed), after that it's removing the 'question mark' from the quadrant. You'll need to remove the split pin first then it will just pull out.

yep, i undone the 2 nuts, but i didnt no there is a split pin, where is that, what does it look like and where does it hide?

alex

 

[Eklipze3k]

The 'question mark looking thingy', as you so eloquently put it, has a hole in the end of it yes? The split pin goes through that and holds it to the other part of the clutch mechanism inside the passenger footwell, apparently is easily accessible in a Cinq.