Adjusting the heater cable "correctly"
With warmer weather coming up, it became apparent that something was off with the heater cable. It seemed impossible to close the heater valve fully.
As one customer tip says in the assembly guide : "You’ll know when you have adjusted the cable correctly as the valve will be able to reach both the fully open and fully closed positions. - Chris B"
On mine, the cable had been secured about 1 cm too short and needed to be adjusted a bit.
That's all and well, but a hell of job to do as the screw is against the fan compartment, very hard to access behind the battery. The battery had to be removed, and the imperial spanner set put to good use. Lucky me, I come from over 20 years with a classic Mini Cooper, I'm not stranger to imperial tools.
As the clamp screw is not accessible with a philips screwdriver, a 1/4" spanner is the best option.
Once the outer sheath if freed, the valve is fully closed by actioning it directly with a finger, while taking care of sliding the cable sheath 'forward' as needed, and keeping the cable pushed in fully from inside the cabin. Finally the clamp can be tightened once again with the same 1/4" screw, and the battery put back in place.
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