Drivetrain Adjustable clutch cable?

To make it easier to adjust you can get a pry bar and stick it in the bellhousing behind the clutch fork. I used to push the clutch fork forward and tie a piece of rope around it to hold it there. Make sure you put pressure on the pry bar before loosening the rope or it will fly back and try to take your face off. I also used to stick a rubber stopper in the clutch fork hole where the cable goes so it wouldn't pop out. A zip tie through the hole and around the end will also work to hold the cable end in there.

You may also be able to pull the cable out the firewall some just to take some pressure off the adjuster and turn it that way. There is a write up here about installing a needle bearing behind that white plastic on the cable and the adjuster. That's one of my future modifications.

I should've invented some rubber padded firewall adjuster pliers a long time ago.

Boostedpimp said:

That is a firewall adjuster.. If you turn it clockwise you will loosen the cable more. If you turn it counter clockwise your tightening up the cable. In your case it sounds like your cable is out of adjustment and way too tight. I would screw the adjuster in a few turns (clockwise) put car in gear and slowly let up the clutch and see if it is any better with disengaging.. Then do it some more and try again until you get it where you want it.

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OK...I would like my clutch to engage a little higher off the firewall. Do I tighten (counterclockwise) or loosen (clockwise)?

General karthief said:

That actually appears to be an adjuster at the firewall, can you spin it till it is against the wall? Look to see if there is an aftermarket quadrant.

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is there a actually starting point if you were replacing a cable? what's the relationship between the firewall connection and quadrant on pedal assembly? and is it correct to say there is no adjustment at actuating lever at gearbox? thanks

Noobz347 said:

@jrichker - I can never find your [firewall adjuster bearing mod] thread when I think to look for it. I'll have to add it to the Index.

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I did some googling on this and it seems SKF has hundreds of different sizes of these Needle Thrust washer bearings...... I found two dealers in my town so I will check out doing this when I " get to that point of resurrection".....