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[tunnie]

So the 3.2 is starting to suffer, the chassis where the bolt tightens into, the bodywork is rusting, so keeps slipping.

Adjust the cable, tighten it up and starts off well then looses grip.

What's the answer? Move the clip further off, bigger bolt & clip? use some other kind of clip? 

[Andy B]

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What's the answer? Move the clip further off, bigger bolt & clip? use some other kind of clip? 

is it possible to use a nut & bolt? .... can't remember if it's a double skin 

[tunnie]

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What's the answer? Move the clip further off, bigger bolt & clip? use some other kind of clip? 

is it possible to use a nut & bolt? .... can't remember if it's a double skin 

Humm that's a good shout, I cannot remember either. Will have a look tomorrow, as that could work well. Currently the clip is digging in and scoring the cable 

[VXL V6]

Had this on mine so swapped the clip for one off another vehicle which solved the problem.

TBH, any sufficiently strong method of attaching the clamp will suffice, even if you clip it further back up the cable.

[tunnie]

Clip itself is fine, its what it tighens into

[VXL V6]

The screw tightens into the clip does it not? Same design as various trim clips around the dash etc.

Presume what you are saying is there is no metal left on the rear of the slam panel due to corrosion? If that's the case then how does a nut and bolt solve the issue unless you are drilling a hole through solid metal further back..?
 

[tunnie]

The screw tightens into the clip does it not? Same design as various trim clips around the dash etc.

Presume what you are saying is there is no metal left on the rear of the slam panel due to corrosion? If that's the case then how does a nut and bolt solve the issue unless you are drilling a hole through solid metal further back..?

Thinking bolt + nut + washer giving it more to grip onto ?

Rather than screw currently, clip itself looks ok. 

[VXL V6]

The issue I had was that the screw wouldn't tighten up enough to hold the outer body of the cable. Basically the rear side of the clip that the screw screws into had gone out of shape / opened up so the screw just clicked back out as soon as the tension increased, so in my case, another clip solved the problem.

[tunnie]

The issue I had was that the screw wouldn't tighten up enough to hold the outer body of the cable. Basically the rear side of the clip that the screw screws into had gone out of shape / opened up so the screw just clicked back out as soon as the tension increased, so in my case, another clip solved the problem.

Same issue. Wonder if you can order it from Vx, bet it's part of a kit though 

[VXL V6]

For what it is, I assume B&Q could provide something similar.

Or just attend an forum meet with correct size socket in pocket. 

[Bigron]

The fixing is a "Spire" clip, slid sideways into position from a square cut-out adjacent to it's position. You can look on Ebay, as I did, and find that you have to buy 1,000 of the b*ggers, or go to a proper, old-fashioned hardware store if any still exist and buy just the one!
Plan B: if your fingers are skinny, not podgy like mine, you could well manage to get a nut behing the hole, maybe glue it lightly in place to hold it, and then use your existing bolt and clip as normal?

Ron.

[tunnie]

The fixing is a "Spire" clip, slid sideways into position from a square cut-out adjacent to it's position. You can look on Ebay, as I did, and find that you have to buy 1,000 of the b*ggers, or go to a proper, old-fashioned hardware store if any still exist and buy just the one!
Plan B: if your fingers are skinny, not podgy like mine, you could well manage to get a nut behing the hole, maybe glue it lightly in place to hold it, and then use your existing bolt and clip as normal?

Ron.

Yeah was thinking along those lines.

[chrisgixer]

Iirc, n that car, it's been over tightened, so its bent the clip around the cable and won't do up tight enough to hold the cable still. You could try removing the clip and flattening it out in a flat surface with a hammer. But you may as well just replace the clip.

Its a while ago now though, so might of changed since I last saw it. or I'm thinking of the wrong car.

[RobG]

The issue I had was that the screw wouldn't tighten up enough to hold the outer body of the cable. Basically the rear side of the clip that the screw screws into had gone out of shape / opened up so the screw just clicked back out as soon as the tension increased, so in my case, another clip solved the problem.

Same issue. Wonder if you can order it from Vx, bet it's part of a kit though 

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[terry paget]

As Bigron said, it's a Squire clip. Halfords sell a box of assorted clips. I had a bonnet cable fail in the same way, but a new clip cured it. Best to cure it while you can still open the bonnet.