My 1998 Synergie 1.9TD has recently become a bit sticky when slipping into gear. I went to adjust the clutch cable but it's fitted with the self adjusting type. There appears to be a fair bit of slack in the cable so I suspect the auto adjust isn't working. Does anyone have any experience of the auto adjust mechanism or suggestions about how I can sort this. Incidentally, I can't locate a Haynes manual for the Synergie, has anyone out there managed to source a Synergie manual?
Thanks
Micky
1.9TD auto clutch adjustment
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1.9TD auto clutch adjustment
M Anderson
Thanks for the reply Citronut but the self adjust mechanism appears to be at the bulkhead end of the cable. I read an old post where Dave Burns recommended pulling hard on the cable so I'll try this but I'm really not sure how the self adjuster actually works so I'm not clear what I'm trying to achieve with this. Does anyone know how the adjuster works? As this is a pull type clutch, am I right in assuming that difficulty disengaging the clutch doesn't indicate that the clutch itself is excessively worn?
Hope this makes sense.
Micky
Hope this makes sense.
Micky
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If its the same type of cable as the XM has, there is a spring around the outer cable which lengthens it thus pulling the inner cable tight. When you first fit the cable the spring is tied up short so that when you have fitted it you release the spring and it takes the slack up so far and then is locked automatically in position by a ratchet. If you pull very hard on the cable it damages the ratchet so it wont adjust at all, every time you put you foot on the clutch it just shortens the outer cable. The ratchet normally allows just enough slack but will go up another notch should the pedal travel increase. It sounds as though yours is u/s. You can take up the slack if you can slip something in under the end of the cable the clutch end, a suitably size nut with a slot cut in the side so you can slip over the cable might suit.