Clutch pedal/cable diagnoses help after sudden "pop"

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Wes Bender
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Re: Clutch pedal/cable diagnoses help after sudden "pop"

#16 Post by Wes Bender »

Rifle patch and old cable is what I've been able to use. Run a few patches through with WD-40 on them. Follow that with a couple clean ones. Grease up the new cable and you're in business.
Some days it's just not worth chewing through the restraints.....

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Re: Clutch pedal/cable diagnoses help after sudden "pop"

#17 Post by Ron LaDow »

You know how you remember the highlight of a vacation and the various details fade into obscurity?
Here's what I remember when asked the details of changing the clutch cable:
Grease. Grease on my hands. Grease on my clothes. Grease on the floor. Grease on the other parts of the car. Grease. Some grease on the cable Grease. Did I mention grease?
And other things, I think.
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Re: Clutch pedal/cable diagnoses help after sudden "pop"

#18 Post by Jon Schmid »

Vic Skirmants wrote:Early B cars also had the same pivot pin as the A series.
Thanks for clarifying that, Vic. The cable in my Roadster has broken a few times over the years and at least twice it was a "clean" break. Also, IIRC the cables vary in length depending on the year/model of the car.

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