Sodding Xantia Plastic Clutch Clip!!!!!

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Blagarse Yank
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Sodding Xantia Plastic Clutch Clip!!!!!

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Pre-bank holiday Firday traffic.
200 mile Journey to do.
And at 18 miles the plastic clutch clip breaks! I had no option but to drive "clutchless" the 18 miles back to home.
Absolute bloody nightmare-turning it off at lights so I could restart it in 1st. Trying to pull away in fifth at 15 mph uphill...
Now stick over bank holiday whilst I locate spare repalcement.
Car is Xantia 19td which has been great car until this-but clutch getting heavy at 156K. I also have a 306 TD-and reckon I will repalce at the same time (this the exact same type of clip?)
Anyhow wanted you guys to learn from my experience. If your car has done a few miles, and the clutch is heavy, you may want to save some heart ache and change it now!!
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Annoyed Blag
walshy
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Post by walshy »

Xantia 1.9td 1994 126,000 miles
Know how you feel, it happened to us couple of years ago; fortunately, we were only 50 yards down the road from home.
My local citroen dealer got a metal clip, not plastic, as a replacement. It only cost a couple of quid. [}:)]B....r of a job to do though so we had the car towed in to a local garage.
Towing charge, repair and cable - total cost about £80.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend.[:)]
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