c5 hdi clutch adjustment

sportingfiat · Unread post by **sportingfiat** » 20 Jun 2009, 23:10

is there any way to adjust/bleed the clutch on a 2.0 hdi c5?

sometimes seems to be catchin/ crunching going into 2nd/3rd

got a reciept for a new cluych approx 18k ago

Unread post by **CitroJim** » 21 Jun 2009, 09:04

No adjustments on it at all sadly and not bleedable either

Well, not easily anyway.

A crunch into third is not unusual on a MK2 and is something I put down to worn gearchage cables as these are different to the MK1s fitted with the ML5 'box and this problem never seems to occur on them.

I had this problem on my MK2 Activa and had a set of replacement cables to fit but the car was sold before I did the job and the cables went with it. I don't think the present owner has swapped them yet. Gareth?

sportingfiat · Unread post by **sportingfiat** » 21 Jun 2009, 18:38

is there a bleed valve anywhere then ? ?

dont really know much about these hydraulic jobbies

Unread post by **CitroJim** » 21 Jun 2009, 19:07

sportingfiat wrote:is there a bleed valve anywhere then ? ?

No, the whole hydraulic system is sealed for life

HDI Dave · Unread post by **HDI Dave** » 22 Jun 2009, 10:22

Sounds like my sealed system. There is actually a reservoir on the bulkhead.. and I had to take the clutch hydraulic pipe off the slave cylinder,hold it against it tightly,while the mrs bled from the pedal end:
http://www.frenchcarforum.co.uk/forum/v ... c&start=15

How could air have got in though?
Maybe it's just worn or gbox cables as Jim says.

XantiaMan · Unread post by **XantiaMan** » 22 Jun 2009, 10:50

CitroJim wrote:
I had this problem on my MK2 Activa and had a set of replacement cables to fit but the car was sold before I did the job and the cables went with it. I don't think the present owner has swapped them yet. Gareth?

Nope, still sitting in the roof of my garage. Does still crunch sometimes but moresore if its rushed, not a problem normally.