PEUGEOT 404 User Manual

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CHAPTER 5
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CLUTCH
5 :1 Description
5:2 Maintenance
5:3 Clutch control adjustment
5:4
Removing the
clutch
5:5 Driven
plate
inspection
5:6 Refitting the
clutch
5:7 Electro-magnetic Jaeger coupler removal
and
repair
5
:1
Description
The 404 has
a conventional single
dry
plate
clutch.
Earlier
cars
had
a Ferodo PKSC
unit
with
9 coil springs,
as
shown in section in
FIG 5:1. From late 1967 this was
replaced
by a
Ferodo
21 5D diaphragm
spring clutch.
The
change does not
affect servicing
procedure.
Two types
of driven
plate
disc are
in
service,
the type
fitted
depending
on the
depth oÍ
the recess in the fly-
wheel
(see
FIG
5:2). Consequently, the driven discs
cannot be interchanged, but the Ílywheels may be inteÍ-
changed
provided
the
appropriate driven discs
are Íitted.
All Peugeot 404 models from
Serial
Number 4.104.576
aÍe
Íitted with Ílywheels with the 25.5
mm deep
recess.
5:2
Maintenance
The clutch
thrust
bearing has a
lubricating
nipple above
the clutch housing and
1cc
oÍ engine
lubricating
oil
must
be added at every 3000 km or
1
900 miles.
Originally
the
clutch
pedal
had
a
'saÍety
free'travel
oÍ
15
to 20 mm
before declutching.
This
limit has now been
raised to
30
to
35 mm
and
may be adjusted
as
follows.
ReÍer to FIG 5 :3
and
remove the
soundproof cardboard
panels
on
the leÍthand
side
of the clutch
pedal.
Loosen
P404
5
:8 Electro-magnetic
Jaeger
coupler replace-
ment
5 :9
Accelerator
cable
replacement
5:10
Hydraulic
clutch operation
5
:11 Clutch fault diagnosis
the locknut
1, on the
pedal
adjusting
screw.
Screw in the
rubber buffer
2, by approximately two turns
and retighten
the locknut.
Re-install the
soundproofing
panel.
Set
the
pedal
free
travel to
30
to
35 mm
by
turning the
bíass nut
behind the
master cylinder reservoir. Turn
the
nut
clockwise
to reduce the
plav
and anticlockwise to
rncrease.
5:3 Clutch control adjustment
From Peugeot 404
5.030.292 the clutch control has
been strengthened by increasing the
diameter oÍ the
clutch
jackshaft
2
(see
FIG
5:4) and the following
method should be used to adjust.
1 Adjust to 162mm
(6.377
inches) the
distance
'a'
between the
hollow
pin
face on the clutch housing
end
and
the
centre of
the
bronze bush screwed
onto
the shaft.
2 Adjust
to
14 mm
(.551
inches) the distance
'b'
between the centre
oÍ
the
bronze bush
and
the
conical
washer
outer face.
3
The
conical washer
must
bear
firmly
against the
rubber
protecting
pad
as well as against the
shoulder
of the
shaft.
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PEUGEOT 404 Specifications

General

Brand	PEUGEOT
Model	404
Category	Automobile
Language	English