Xantia M2 1.9 Td Steering Column Mounting Plate Removal

[Guest Nigel2008]

Hi, I am trying to get to my clutch pedal clip to replace it on a MK 2 citroen xantia.

I have removed my steering column but I am still unable to access the pedal retainning bolt which is skirted by the steering colunm retainning plate attached to the bulkhead below the pedal box and the lower part of the upper dashboard (drivers side).

 

has anybody successfully removed this plate please? and if so was it easy enough to put back? ie are the nuts on the bulkhead welded on or do they drop away under the engine bay from the outer bulkhead?

 

If successful I shall adapt the steering mounting plate so that in future it will not be necessary to strip the whole dashboard down to get acess to the pedal bolt.

 

Any advice will be appreciated.

 

thank You in advance Nigel.