Hill Clutch Adjustment

Easy job, just a bit of time involvement. 2 people is good 'cos you can have one in the car and one doing adjustments, but I usually have to do it by myself (aaaah!)

*First you *must* check that the clutch freeplay is adjusted correctly. There is another cable on the throwout lever. It's for the hill holder. *Find a couple of spanners that will undo the locknut & adjusting nut at the end of the cable. *Now go and find som sort of upgrade with no traffic. Park facing nose up. Put the car in gear, hold the clutch pedal down, release the handbrake and the car should stay where it is. Slowly release the clutch pedal and it should start rolling backwards *as soon as* the clutch pedal starts to travel up. *If the car stays where it is, park it, handbrake on, assistant listening to the stereo, leaving you to: *release the locknut on the hh cable *turn the adjusting nut 1/2 turn a time to *lengthen* the cable (can't remember which way) *check if car starts to roll back just as clutch starts to raise with each adjustment. Repeat until it does. *Once it all works ok, tighten the locknut. *Check it all again *Go home and enjoy a nice beer

By the way, if the hh *doesn't* hold at all, then you need to *shorten* the cable until it does. Cheers

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Does the 2005 OBW XT (manual) have this?

According to reviews and tests I've read, yes it does. If you want to be sure though, find a hill and check on your test drive! Cheers

I have and it does not seem to .... which is strange because the previous year did.