I wonder if anyone can please give some advice regarding my 05 Focus Mk2 (New shape)

The spring that pulls the clutch pedal fully up has snapped. I've been told by the local Ford dealer and an independent garage that it is a 3 hour job to remove the pedal box to replace the spring. I've looked at other threads on here and seen that it is possible to do it yourself. This involves expanding the spring using a number of small coins spaced between the spring sections and then attaching it.

Now I can see clearly where the spring attaches to the pedal however the location for the other end is rather more unknown. I found what I thought was the location but when I attached the spring it was still loose and not applying the right force to fully pull the pedal back up. This location was on the pedal mounting plate that is attached to the bulkhead. I think the location is on the chassis though?

I wonder if anyone can therefore advise where the correct location point is so that I can have another attempt and hopefully manage to complete the job.

Thanks in advance

David

hi, From memory the spring clicks over the top of the pedal arm and also through a small hole on the back of the mounting bracket were the pedal bolts to the bulkhead. It is a very fiddly job and is pretty much impossible without the special tool. If you try to do it without the tool then you will have to remove the pedal box to do it. I would try a different ford dealer as i would suspect a hour charge for this when done with the tool

Managed to do it myself in the end.

Pretty fiddly but by attaching the spring to the bulkhead I managed to then pull the other end, using some wire, enough to then hook onto the pedal.