Over-Center Spring

Over-Center Spring

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Assembly clip (T10111)

Removing

- Slide driver's seat rearward as far as possible and bring steering wheel to highest position.

- Remove cover in driver's side footwell.

- Insert assembly clip (T10111) into over-center spring from right side.





- While doing this, make sure assembly clip is seated properly on over-center spring:

1 Assembly clip must make contact on rear part of over-center spring with claws directly above brace - 1 -.
2 Press clutch pedal lightly in direction of bulkhead. Engage tab - 2 - of assembly clip into cut out of over-center spring.

- Now press clutch pedal to bulkhead far enough until over-center spring can be removed downward out of bearings on mounting bracket and clutch pedal.

- Bring clutch pedal to rest position.

- Turn over-center spring together with assembly clip (T10111) in direction of - arrow A - and remove downward in direction of - arrow B -.





Installing

- Pull clutch pedal into passenger compartment.

- Insert over-center spring together with assembly clip (T10111) upward in direction of - arrow A - into mounting bracket and turn in direction of - arrow B - while doing so.





- First, install over-center spring in bearing - arrow A - at rear.





- Press clutch pedal to bulkhead until over-center spring makes contact at mounting pin - arrow B - of clutch pedal.

- Bring clutch pedal into rest position, while doing so remove assembly clip.

- Install cover in driver's side footwell.