Clutch cable

[dbarr]

Ok, so I got my clutch installed this weekend. Apparently the guy who owned it before me replaced the self adujsting mechanism with the kind you have to adjust at the clutch fork. So anyway, I can't get the cable tight enough. There aren't enough threads left in the adjuster. So I can just take some very small metal pipe and push that down against the clutch fork with the nut. But if you have any better ideas I would love to hear them. Why do people replace the self-adjusting mechanism anyway, I guess they do it to more accurately match their driving style, but what a pain.

 

[cenok is family]

people replace the self adjusting quadrant/pawl because it is made out of plastic and with any aftermarket clutch you're probably gonna brake it at some point. you're cable is probably really stretched and needs to be replaced but if not, get a firewall adjuster. get a pro5.0 one or a good UPR one. the cheap ones cease up on you.

 

[HISSIN50]

CIF said what I would have as well.

I would not shim the cable at the fork - it can stress the ferrule and cable end. I would run a bunch of slack back into the cable. Now go to the firewall grommet and shim it out (like how a FWA works). Now readjust your cable at the fork. WIth the shim in place, you should be able to remove slack without running out of threads.

Do plan on replacing the cable soon - when they break in traffic, that sucks.

Good luck.

 

[baldy1]

I ran into the same problem. My cable was coming apart at the firewall. The metal sleeve was coming out of the insulation.After I installed a new cable I just double nutted the cable and it was fine. But a firewall adjuster will work. Did not have the funds for an adjuster