Hi, does anyone have any experience with the removal of the clutch pedal to replace the blower motor. I have already removed the centre console and trim and can see the blower motor, I just have no clue with regards the pedal.
Does it need totally removing and can I cause more problems in doing so?
Any pics or instructions would be great if anyone can help.
i had to remove fully but was told you can do it by just mooving to side
it was still tight for me with the pedal remooved
the hardest part i found was getting the wiring retainer from the top
its fiddly and iritating but not really that hard wouldnt really want to be doing it very often but id rather do it myself that pay a garage
as for causing more problems id say unless your really ruff no you should be ok
do you have a manual it may help
Thanks for the replies, I don't have a manual(will have to get one sorted)I just wondered how much I have to remove to get it all out? not to sure whats connected to what till I get down there. I will have a good look tomorrow.
I have just ordered a manual to make it a little easier but just wondered with regards the pedal, would I need to bleed the clutch at all or is it just a case of disconnecting from the master cylinder(think I have that right)?
Just an update for anyone interested, I finally got round to replacing my blower motor, it all went easy enough and the job was fairly simple, the only issue I had was putting the pin back in the rear of the clutch pedal!! after about 100+ attempts I dropped it behind the carpet and had to buy another one which went in first try?? Thinking I probably just needed the break.
You'll need to remove the 4 bolts holding the unit to the bulkhead and the 2 bolts holding the master cylinder to the pedal then it (with a little twist and a logical mind) comes strait out.
I'd advise getting a Haynes manual or similar, filled in the gaps you may not be able to find on the internet
Great tips but i'm looking to order a replacement to fit but I can only find the part for left hand drive cars and i have a right hand drive MK8 2.2 CDTI Type S GT. The part number seems the same but all the shops say LHD ONLY in big bold letters. They look the same
Are they the same of will it just not fit in my RHD Civic?
Bit of a necro post but hopefully helps someone else with this issue.
Just spent eight hours on a gravel drive in 27c sun replacing the blower on my RHD 2008 FN2 Type-R. It was grim. Everything is next to impossible to get to, tight as a duck's bum and a complete faff. Couldn't work out how to get the clutch pedal completely off so shifted it up and to the right and just managed it.
Some hints not mentioned elsewhere (that I could find).
1. Duct tape over the hole the steering column goes into in the footwell.. lots of wee important things are attracted to it.
2. This fits and works.. delivery was OK for me (8 days to UK) but there are horror stories..
3. After you take out the pin at the back of the clutch pedal you also have to remove the rod it was holding in place. That's what connects the pedal to the master cylinder piston. It slides out to the left. Much less painfull to get it and the pin back in before bolting the assembly back to the bulkhead. (Once you get it back out of the steering column hole 😔)
4. The cables attached to the top of the clutch pedal assembly are way up top and stop it moving freely. Need to be on your back with really long needle nose pliers to properly release it or long scissors to bodge it by cutting the wings off the clip.
5. Those carpet retainer posts really hurt when you lean on them. Cover them.
6. Good luck. I'm ruined; covered in bruises and cuts and so knackered I went to get my dinner out the oven only to find I'd accidentally put it back in the fridge
How did you know it was your blower motor that was knackered. Mine doesn’t work only low or not at all mostly, it only blows slightly when the air con is switched on, but hardly blows, how do you fault find to the blower or did you just replace and hope it was just the blower motor?
Mine was completely dead. Display and controls seemed to be fine but nothing from the blower at all. I changed the resistor first because that's a cheap and easy job and when that didn't fix it figured it had to be the motor. It had been quite noisy before it packed in so seemed a fair bet.
I have changed the resistor, yes no joy, still dead. I tapped the blower started up and spluttered to a stand still. I have asked for a quote of a autolec who specialises in this type of stuff or do it my self. I’m in two minds of either buying non OEM or second hand of eBay. If it’s a pig of a job I don’t want it packing up a few months down the line. I am not looking forward to this at all.
if the resistor goes the blower will almost certainly still work on full power anything else will probably be the motor
the job is a bitch but not really hard its the tight space and unseen clips bits that make it a sod
im nearly 6 foot with a dodgy back so that made it hard for me
Ha great, I’m 6.1 and all the ailments going lol, it will be fun then. Need to sort before it becomes winter for steaming issues, so you need to remove trim?
dont think i removed any trim apart from maybe a side panel covering the blower motor
its good few years since i done mine so not too clear
i was the opposite i did mine in 28 degree heat so the temper was tested a little
O.k, looks like it’s going to be trial and error for the job and not one that’s going to be repeated so you know what your doing next time, one of job so slow and steady. Looking forward to it, not, cheers anyway
I think my heater/blower is on the way out it's making a whirring noise just want to know where does it sit in the car? Is it behind the dash like behind the glove compartment or the engine bay, it's bugging me now and I can get one of eBay. Also do you know if it is easy to change? Thanks.
Yeah I have read all these to the point they are bible. It doesn’t detract that this is going to be a test off a job or very costly labour jobby. OEM blower is £270 odd from cox, crazy money, found a couple non OEM on AUTODOC, dont fancy a second hand one and it going in 4 months and being back in the same position, you don’t know mileage of car it’s been removed from.
Erm no thanks, been there and don’t want to again. Just make sure you have had you confined space training, oh and you can bend every way possible. This might help
I've changed the blower motor now, was a bit fiddly with the clutch and the pin, but managed to get it done.
Cars running a bit rough and acceleration feels very jumpy and like I've got a flat tyre, not sure if I've forgotten to plug something back in or it's because the battery has been out for 6hrs and I've knocked setting out from the ECU.
Yea wasn't nice in this heat, had two breaks for an hour cos I was feeling sick.
I have noticed the blowers feel more powerful. Also, when I turn the engine on the blowers were never fully cold until the car was moving. They now go instantly cold straight away. The motor much of been struggling for a while.
Guys - my car literally SHAKES when I'm accelerating at certain speeds, was there a sensor down there I might of knocked out?
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