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How do you fit a clutch cable on 1995 Rover 218?

Fitting Instructions for Clutch Cable for Rover 200 214/216 218

- Remove the air intake hose by loosening the jubilee clips and freeing it from the throttle body/air filter.

- Slacken the lower clutch retaining nut on the clutch arm

- Loosen and undo upper clutch retaining nuts with a 13mm spanner

- Release old clutch cable from lever - pull down on lever and the old clutch cable will come free

- Push forward the new clutch cable through grommet hole in bulkhead, leaving sufficient free cable for adjustment later.

- Feed new clutch cable through lever with the cable end fitting facing forwards.

- Screw the ball end of the new clutch cable onto the operating lever.

- Position the upper and lower clutch cable retaining bolt with the rubber bush, making sure the bush has engaged correctly in the retaining plate with the cable

- Ensure the cable outer and the clip are positioned correctly over the clutch operating arm.

- Adjust the new cable.

Adjusting the clutch cable

- Slacken lock nut with 13mm spanner

- Tighten adjustment nut until a slight resistance is felt when operating clutch pedal

- Press pedal down about 1 inch (25 mm) and check clutch can just be disengaged and then releases immediately upon slight lifting of the clutch pedal.

- Tighten lock nut.

- Reconnect battery (if previously disconnected).

- Refit the clutch cable and the lower fixing nut.

Check operation, adjust if necessary.