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shaned12345
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20th Dec 11 at 14:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Clutch cable just snapped again! Only changed it 20k ago, am i doing it wrong?

Snapped at pedal, same as last time
Brett
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20th Dec 11 at 14:25   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Granny shiftin, not double clutchin like you should.
Aleex
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20th Dec 11 at 14:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
as above
shaned12345
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20th Dec 11 at 14:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
lmao i cant be arsed double clutchin
Aleex
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20th Dec 11 at 14:34   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
check the welds on the intake.
shaned12345
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20th Dec 11 at 14:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Serious answers please
fazza
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was it a new clutch cable?

Ive never snapped a clutch cable on any of my 15 corsas ive owned

was the cable ran freely behind the back of the engine? was it kinked anywhere and fitted to the pedal correctly?

if the cable was new 20k ago i would take it back(if the 20k was done over a year etc, not last 5 years lol)
Gary
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20th Dec 11 at 14:49   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Clutch fucked? My cablehad snapped and been replaced but was very stiff. Turned out it was clutch
shaned12345
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20th Dec 11 at 15:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Clutch was replaced 3 months ago

I don't understand it, as far as i'm aware it was fitted properly.

Yep i replaced it in 2010 with a brand new First Line product from Parkers, no reciept tho so don't honestly think that i'd have a leg to stand on.
Mattb
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20th Dec 11 at 16:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
was it a genuine part - or some cheap knock off??

in all honesty if it was a motorfactors part then thats probably the reason it went so early - buy genuine imo
alan-g-w
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20th Dec 11 at 17:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Mattb
was it a genuine part - or some cheap knock off??

in all honesty if it was a motorfactors part then thats probably the reason it went so early - buy genuine imo


So without knowing the make, where he got it, or whether it was even the right one you've immediately come to the conclusion that it was because he bought from a motor factors.

Laughable

[Edited on 20-12-2011 by alan-g-w]
Ojc
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20th Dec 11 at 17:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Motor factors ones for Fiesta RS1800 always snapped, nothing but genuine were any good.
Nic Barnes
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20th Dec 11 at 17:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I use motor factors clutch cable and I slam the crap out the pedal when changing. Not snapped one yet.
alan-g-w
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20th Dec 11 at 17:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I wonder how many different motor factors/ makes of cable you tried though ojc

I'll go with user error apart from that
Brett
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20th Dec 11 at 17:26   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Love it when alan steps in and gives people a reality check
Matty W
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20th Dec 11 at 17:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
just changed mine. when you ran it over the pedal, did you open the retaining clip to let it sit in the groove?
shaned12345
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20th Dec 11 at 19:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
It was a knock off part, 12 quid.

Just figured out that there are 2 cables to choose from on the 1.6, one being slightly shorter than the other.

Bought the slightly longer one this time as we think it had the wrong one fitted last, which was being over-stretched.

 
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