confirmation on clutch cable adjustment

  1. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Oct 2007 Blackpool - Thornton Posts: 3113 mk.2 green vts
    #1
    clutch is on its way out and the bite is right at the top of the pedal travel, can't get the car into garage for 3 weeks so going to adjust cable tonight to lower the bite a bit, but after a search (and i know this has been asked umpteen times) cant find hard confirmation of which way to turn the bolts to lower the bite so:

    to bring the bite lower down the pedal, do i adjust clockwise or anti-clockwise
  2. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2008 Stockport Posts: 2687
    #2
    you undo the nuts
  3. L-plater Joined: Feb 2010 ireland Posts: 84 Vts
    #3
    u loosen them, turn anti clockwise if from looking at them from the front of the car
  4. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Oct 2007 Blackpool - Thornton Posts: 3113 mk.2 green vts
    #4
    cheers, dunno why but when i turned them (either way), they just twisted back round to the point i started from? the bolts also seemed stuck together, is this right? gave up in the end...
  5. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2008 Stockport Posts: 2687
    #5
    Get a 13 mm spanner on the big nut, 10mm spanner on the smaller nut. Then under the smaller one (loosen it) Then after a few turns adjust the big nut (loosen it) so its up against the small one again, then tighten them back against each other so they dont become loose.
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  6. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Oct 2007 Blackpool - Thornton Posts: 3113 mk.2 green vts
    #6
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by DJDannyB View Post
    Get a 13 mm spanner on the big nut, 10mm spanner on the smaller nut. Then under the smaller one (loosen it) Then after a few turns adjust the big nut (loosen it) so its up against the small one again, then tighten them back against each other so they dont become loose.
    cheers mate thats brilliant i was tryin that but in fear of doing something stupid i stopped as i wasn't sure, round 2 tomorrow then!