Focus Mk2 Clutch Pedal Return Spring

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Had this snap on me last night, almost cacked myself when I head *SNAP* then a largish spring landed on my foot.

Seems its a common problem with the focus, new spring is cheapish at £4 but apparently its a right pig of a job, some people saying it takes 4-5 hours.

Just wondered if anyone had any experience of changing theirs, any tips? Have looked on FFOC and other sites, but no real guidance...
 
doesnt look that bad to remedy

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or am i missing something ?
 
Just when I was looking people saying it was in a really hard spot.

Taken from TalkFord
"I've just finished replacing the snapped clutch pedal return sring on Mrs BB's Mk2 Focus.

1 word ..... NIGHTMARE !!!

If anyone wants any tips, I'll gladly share my experience and offer any help as it's NOT easy!
Yes, it's a simple task and should in theory takes minutes, but its in a proper awkward place and unless your arms and wrists bend the wrong way, your in for a bit of a fiddle !!

Theres threads on other forums about this, but NOTHING can prepare you for it, and it's not as easy as they make out."

Ford quote around 2 hours labour, something to do with splitting it from the slave cylinder :s
 
I remember reading similar horror stories for various scooby related DIY, all I can say is the people that found the work difficult must have the fattest most un-usable hands in the world :p

to me, stretching a spring between two points can't be that hard, but then maybe I'm missing a key point that when the srping breaks that causes a piston to implode and you have to remove the entire drivers wall to access it :p

but for me, based solely on the information presented to me from that picture, I'd say it's a piece of pee
 
Will Gill is todays number 1 sofa mechanic!

Most work in the driver footwell turns into a nightmare, particually when you need to hook and attach a spring behind something which by the looks of things you can't see nor access, hooking it onto the pedal end looks easy, other end not so much.
 
I'm sadly the first to admit I have the hands and wrists of a woman, so maybe they will come in handy for this job. Its one thing looking at pictures and thinking, ah right thats where it goes, entirely another when you're up to your neck in steering rack!

EDIT: Will I think that is also the MK1 Focus in your photo? I saw it as well on another forum but doesn't look quite right (to a focus anorak)
 
Firestar_3x said:
Will Gill is todays number 1 sofa mechanic!

Most work in the driver footwell turns into a nightmare, particually when you need to hook and attach a spring behind something which by the looks of things you can't see nor access, hooking it onto the pedal end looks easy, other end not so much.
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oi, I'm quietly (or not!) confident of my own abilities, sure it will probably twang off a number of times, I'll punch the crap out of the surrounding floor/panels/plastic stuff but I really cannot see that job taking more than an hour to complete. I wish the OP was local to me I'd drive over and gladly have a go :)
 
Depending on how the clutch pedal operates the clutch (via that plastic rod) i'd be tempted to remove the pedal off the mount so you can get your arm up and around to the back spring mounting point, then attach the spring at the other end then re-mount the pedal.

I too have the arms of a woman and long fingers but if the hook end is shaped like a U on its side then clipping it on blind will be tricky.
 
I have the arms of popeye (before the spinach), the hands of a dexterous prostitute and the face of an angel, I still stand behind the fact I changed the starter motor on my renault 5 gt turbo, everything after that (including rebuilding my ej25 engine) was a complete doddle!

to the extent I just had a look in our car park for a focus so I could go and get some first hand exposure (yes I'm v bored today), alas there are none :(
 
Thing is people often passively compound the problem. I've always found working in the driver footwell is made exponentially easier if you remove the drivers seat and lay in the car.

For the sake of 4 bolts - its well worth it!
 
Well said part has been purchased (for the mere sum of £5.12) and I will have a go at it this evening, and hopefully put these rumours to bed! If not I will remove the dash, seats, steering wheel and then roll down to Will Gill to plead for help...
 
Benihana said:
Well said part has been purchased (for the mere sum of £5.12) and I will have a go at it this evening, and hopefully put these rumours to bed! If not I will remove the dash, seats, steering wheel and then roll down to Will Gill to plead for help...
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I have faith! :cool:
 
Just check the situation out. Its a right PITA, the pedals are so in the way and removing the lower dash and raising the steering wheel up did naff all to help. Can't see where the spring goes, or where the other half of the old spring that didn't fall down is.

Going to be a weekend job, with blue air and many tea breaks.
 
I just had this exact problem.

Can anyone hook me up the part No or a link to where I can buy a replacement Mk2 Focus Clutch return spring ?

Cheers
 
I had this issue last week, and feel it may be a good idea to provide a little info on the job, as this page rates quite highly in Google and the information around isn't really that clear.

The part is around £5 from your Ford dealer and is the spring listed just above the clutch pedal in the Ford parts diagram (The picture is terrible, and looks nothing like the spring at all!).

You need to remove the plastics from under the steering wheel to get a good enough view really.

The problem I had was finding where the spring located on the chassis side. Above the hole where the slave cylinder comes through, almost directly above it (5-10mm perhaps) is a tiny hole cut in to the steel of the bracket - it's bloody difficult to see.

Feeding the small hook through there upwards is by far the easiest, and once it's through you can just tie some wire to the other end, thread it through under the steering wheel and pull it to stretch the spring over the lug on the very top of the clutch pedal. It helps to have two people here - one to pull and the other in the foot well to help locate the spring.

Faffing about with interior trim and finding the hole left this job at around 45 minutes for me, but once you've found the hole, it can be done in about 10 minutes.
 
had this happen to me yesterday on my 2005 focus. Although 'this' is what I am guessing it is.

I am no mechanic. The clutch still works, unless you push it all the way down fully then it will stick there unless you pull it up with your foot or hands.

If you remember this then your ok to drive.


Now as for seeing the spring. I certainly have not seen the spring on the floor in the car.


Will I be able to do this.?
I am no mechanic. I can change a bulb and check oil, that is about it.



Any ideas etc and do I get this part from ford.


Thanks.
 
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