Xantia Clutch Clip now fitted Thanks

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » 22 Feb 2007, 22:11

It may have taken in the region of two hours to do in the dark, but now it's done, many thanks to all. A big thanks to Rory for supplying clip.

Having familiarised myself with the pieces and what goes where, the problem I did experience in the run upto failure was on releasing cluth pedal it seemed to stick momentarily. Looking at the old clip, the tube bit that the nipple is inserted into was broken off so was possibly snagging before total failure.

Now the big question is, does the clutch need replacing. I've operated it and seems to be operating smoothly. Is the failure of this part a definate indication of clutch being so far gone or could it just be down to this piece being 9 years old?

citronut · Post by **citronut** » 22 Feb 2007, 22:23

i belive the clip faliure is 99% of the time down to clutch on its way out,is your pedle action very heavy,as this is i feel why the clip goes
regards malcolm

slim123 · Post by **slim123** » 22 Feb 2007, 22:38

I'm with Malcolm on this one. The clip is strong enough to do the job whilst the clutch itself is fine, but as the clutch gets worn, it gets heavy, therefore breaking the clip.

A new clip will last well as of course it is new and stronger than the old one.

One thing that I have noticed is that the replacement clips are white plastic, where as the original clips were black plastic.

It could be that the replacement clips are made with stronger plastic?

Regards
Slim

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » 22 Feb 2007, 22:50

Malcolm, it doesn't feel heavy, but then again you get so accustomed to gradual deterioration of vehicles, it's only when you have a go in a new car that you realise how slack or stiff things are.

I certainly don't want egg on my face ignoring advice for sake of shelling out a few quid - niether do I want to shell out if not req'd.

Would a comparison with another be a good idea, even having someone else with Xantia have a go in mine.

The notes from RichardW were very good. I managed to remove and replace bolt from same side with brake pedal depressed having removed black cylinder.

lolingram · Post by **lolingram** » 23 Feb 2007, 18:00

I have had 2 Xantia clips go (50K miles apart) with a perfectly OK clutch FWIW. Changed the cable on both occasions. Still on the original clutch after 100K.

belive the clip faliure is 99% of the time down to clutch on its way out,is your pedle action very heavy,as this is i feel why the clip goes
regards malcolm

davek-uk · Post by **davek-uk** » 28 Feb 2007, 10:52

Don't always rush to change the clutch. My clip failed just under 105k miles in May 2004. The car is now on 174k miles and the clutch seems fine, albeit still heavy. And this is after boosting the pump/turbo at 100k.

I think the plastic clip just time expires. I'm rather pleased I fitted a metal clip in its place though.