Synergie 1.9TD Gearbox Questions

sub42 · Post by **sub42** » 26 Jun 2006, 18:30

Hi all,

Have a couple of questions for you all, if any of you can help me! I'm about to change to clutch cable on the Synergie, as it feels a little sticky, but I am contemplating changing the clutch aswell. Does anybody know the procedure for setting up the gear linkage on a Synergie? And, if poss, how much of a job is actually changing the clutch, are there any hidden pitfalls?

Next up will be the cambelt, is this particular model easy to do at home? Or do I need a £100 locking kit to do the job? I intend having the car off the road for a week after getting back off holiday, and getting all the jobs done in one fell swoop. Glow plugs are coming to mind aswell, and I'm anticipating it taking me a day to do those alone! Just hope none break one me, but I have been told this never happens on the 1.9, it does on the HDI. Then I've just got to find a window regulator, I don't know how much longer the bit of plastic pipe wedged in the door will last!

Cheers, Mark.

JohnD · Post by **JohnD** » 26 Jun 2006, 19:10

Next up will be the cambelt, is this particular model easy to do at home? Or do I need a £100 locking kit to do the job?

The only locking kit you need is three 8mm bolts about two inches long and a length of 6mm steel rod suitably bent to go into the flywheel.

sub42 · Post by **sub42** » 26 Jun 2006, 19:17

Does that include my '2000 model with the electronic pump?

Thanks for your quick response

Mark.

JohnD · Post by **JohnD** » 27 Jun 2006, 09:07

That I don't know. All I've ever worked on is the BX1.7 and Xantia 2.1 - basically both the same.

Kowalski · Post by **Kowalski** » 27 Jun 2006, 10:10

sub42 wrote:Does that include my '2000 model with the electronic pump?

Thanks for your quick response

Mark.

My '97 Xantia has the electronic pump. Locking the cam and crank is the same regardless of the pump, but in any case the pumps are the same as far as locking is concerned.

sub42 · Post by **sub42** » 27 Jun 2006, 19:24

Thanks Guys, much appreciated

Mark.

sub42 · Post by **sub42** » 28 Jun 2006, 22:05

Bump

On the gearbox questions?

Cheers, Mark.

Post by **RichardW** » 29 Jun 2006, 07:19

Presumably the Synergie 1.9TD uses the same box and pull type clutch as all the other 1.9TDs. Changing the clutch is easy - takes about 10 minutes

It's just the 4 hours to get the gearbox off first, and then another 4 hours to refit it that's hard

It's easy enough if you follow Haynes, have access to a good range of tools and some lifting gear. I'd have though the worst bit of the Synergie will be access, with the engine half tucked away under the bulkhead. Take note of the instructions for getting the release arm to re-engage as the box is slid home - it's easiest to do this with 2 people to manipulate the box. Change the diff seals, input shaft seal and guide bush and release arm bushes while you're in there, and you should be left with a lovely light smooth clutch action.

The gear linkage is a 3 rod affair, and should never need adjusting unless you've fitted a new link. Getting the links off requires an 'interesting' amount of force when taking the box out!

sub42 · Post by **sub42** » 29 Jun 2006, 08:00

Looks like I'm in for a bit of fun then.......

Thanks very much. No really, Thanks

dbamsey · Post by **dbamsey** » 25 Feb 2009, 19:57

Hi,

I have just purchased a '98 model Synergie with a failed clutch, what is the best way of removing it? Does the subframe need to be dropped or can the gearbox be removed by sliding it out the side of the arch. It was mentioned about following the Haynes manual but according to the Haynes website they didnt produce a book for it only "considered it".

Thanks

Darren