xantia clutch spring

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xantia clutch spring

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This may sound a dumb question but....
does any one know if the clutch pedal spring thats on the clutch pedal pivit on a xantia 1.9 td 1997 with a manual adjustment cable pull the pedal up or push the pedal down ?
thanks for any help with this
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Post by Peter.N. »

I dont really know but I would think that if it has a manual adjustment it would pull the pedal up, otherwise the cable would be sloppy.
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Post by harryb.48 »

Hi Jonn,
I know it sounds wrong ,but the spring actually pulls the pedal down.
The pedal height is adjusted up or down by the tensioner at the clutch end.
(I discovered this when I replaced the clutch cable clip recently and the pedal was definitely biased downwards by the spring)
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it could the the automatic adjuster at the bulk head has gone too far and needs resetting or its had it then it need a new cable.
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Post by Kowalski »

My two Xantias are different. The '94 has a spring that pulls the pedal down. The '97 has a different spring that seems to work on an over centre arrangement. This means that when you've taking up the first slack of the clutch (when its easy) the spring works against you, but when you've got the majority of the weight under your foot the spring actually assists you. The '94 has a manual cable, the '97 has an auto adjuster.
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I stand corrected!
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Post by Kowalski »

You are right that the spring is there on the manual adjusted cable to keep the cable under tension, but it goes the other way than you are thinking.
Somebody mentioned something about the wrong pretension causing release bearings to die, hence the spring. Whoever it was that mentioned it knows more about it than I do.
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Post by jonn »

Thanks to all who posted a reply,
Next time i do something i will pay a bit more attention !
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