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Heavy clutch
Would an original clutch that is on the heavy side be puting extra strain on the gearbox as apposed to a light clutch
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As Malcolm says... A new, good clutch will be found to be as light as a feather... So light it feels as if there's no clutch there!
It won't be straining the gearbox but it will be straining the clutch cable and its clip. Moreso the latter.
Changing a clutch clip is a very overrated pastime
It won't be straining the gearbox but it will be straining the clutch cable and its clip. Moreso the latter.
Changing a clutch clip is a very overrated pastime
Jim
Runner, cyclist, time triallist, duathlete, Citroen AX fan and the CCC Citroenian 'From A to Z' Columnist...
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Mayn years ago, I replaced the clutch & cable on my 1.9TD because I felt the clutch was too heavy, though I found on removal that the old clutch wasn't badly worn. There was an improvement with the new clutch, which I attribute to my replacing the cable at the same time (see below). I've never considered my clutch to be light, in comparison to the (few) other cars I've had.
The same clutch became extremely heavy last year, and just as I was seriously contemplating doing something about it, the clip failed. Fitted a new clip, plus a new cable, and clutch returned to it's normal feel.
So my suggestion is to replace the cable first, if you're only concerned with the weight of the pedal, and otherwise are happy with the clutch itself.
The same clutch became extremely heavy last year, and just as I was seriously contemplating doing something about it, the clip failed. Fitted a new clip, plus a new cable, and clutch returned to it's normal feel.
So my suggestion is to replace the cable first, if you're only concerned with the weight of the pedal, and otherwise are happy with the clutch itself.
Martin
1995 Xantia TDLX (deceased )
1995 Xantia TDLX (deceased )