williams 3 clutch cable!!!

[willy_kev]

Has anyone else ever had problems with them snapping? my williams eats the dam things for breakfast!! i can change a cable and ratchet in 30 mins now on the side of the road! lol ive tried a stronger cable, BANG! still let go.
ive taken the car to renault who told me that there was a recall for a different ratchet??? sooooo fitted, 1000 miles later.... BANG!

the clutch weighs a F*$king tone as well????

just wondering if this is a common thing? and would it be possible to convert to a hydraulic set up??? :S

much love!!! lol

 

[DIDITNO]

are you using renault cables?, as aftermarket ones are slightly shorter, hence more strain and snap. havent had to change one in 6 years. as for heavy clutch, you can fit a soft pedal conversion, but its a gearbox off job to replace a longer clutch fork.

 

[jay s]

how old is the clutch ?

 

[willy_kev]

ahhh i didnt know that, i'll have to get a genuine one. Also how do i go about getting this 'soft peddle conversion' ? cheers guys

 

[Wazza182]

That one of the reasons i got rid of my MK1 i went through 5, had one snap after santapod on the m1 in heavy traffic. Thanks to Jays RAC membership i managed to get home

Just buy a genuine Renault cable and there might be a possibility that the clip that holds the cable to the subframe might be broken or poor routing. I know the MK1 lads have carried out a soft pedal conversion which uses a bracket at the gearbox end from a volvo. It might be worth looking on williamsclio.co.uk

 

[Fred@BTM]

172 clutch fork and bracket, genuine cable - done

 

[Laine_16v]

Soft pedal is for fannys, removes the feel from the pedal on the mk1's IMO. Genuine cable, correct routing and new clutch and it'll be lighter than you can imagine.

 

[Sean6545]

What he said ^

 

[jamesd1263]

Laines correct

 

[willy_kev]

its not just for me mate, my misses has MS and wants to drive it. cheers for your help guys.

 

[Sean6545]

A new clutch and genuine cable will sort it.